A lot of companies are doing that at the moment...pretty frustrating when you don't know if the order got lost, was filled, shipped, mis-shipped, lost, stolen...and several have a ridiculous "re-stocking" fee if you cancel the order.
I had a paid order this Spring projected for an 8 week delay, got it, it's busy. At thirteen weeks I couldn't get in contact with the company, couldn't get a status or an acknowledgement that the order was still valid, the bill had paid weeks earlier. Item showed up finally, but the lack of information sucked.
