I think it is becoming more common. The emails that say, "good news, your package has been delivered", I find annoying. I guess they are worried that the package got thrown in a snow bank and you won't find it.....
Johnny's also said they shipped MY new Seeds, Monday.
We are on opposite sides of the continent (unlike Osborne, which is only about 300 miles away.) Johnny's says they will ship the "same day" if the order arrives early! Imagining runners hovering around the desk in the warehouse ..! Unicycles!
I did something I've never done this morning, helping a friend find a local seed outfit. I plugged her zip code into the Garden Watchdog. Wow!