After 5 months, the $1,200 bottles of Besties All-In tequila are finally starting to ship | TechCrunch

"The holdup was the unusual bottle, Calacanis said: "Handcrafted bottles took a bit longer to create than expected, but the bottles started shipping last week!" The bottle was designed as a collector item and looks like a stack of poker chips illuminated from the bottom. It gives homage to poker, another of the podcast hosts' favorite pastimes besides drinking tequila."

"Buyers were told at that time that they could expect delivery by the end of summer. But summer came and went. The customers not only dished out the $1,200 but also paid taxes and other fees. A TechCrunch reader told us that delivery was repeatedly delayed: pushed back to October, then November, and most recently, one person was told the delivery would be "after November," according to a letter seen by TechCrunch from the distributor Flaviar, the spirits marketplace handling distribution."

Hosts launched a limited Besties All-In tequila with 750 $1,200 bottles that sold out at a June party. Shipments began nearly five months later, with one host, Jason Calacanis, saying handcrafted bottles caused the delay. The bottle is a collector item designed to resemble a stack of illuminated poker chips. Buyers paid the full price plus taxes and fees but faced repeated delivery pushes from end-of-summer to October, then November, and vague timelines thereafter. The distributor Flaviar is handling distribution and indicated shipments are being sent in batches, leaving full fulfillment timing uncertain.

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