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Order Now: 4 Ship Dates Left in December
Read more →What the heck?! It’s December already. If you are planning to order a Mail Order Mystery as a holiday gift there is still time. We ship every Thursday so that means there are four Thursdays left in December to pick from.December 6 or 13 is your best bet if you want your mystery to start arriving before Christmas. If you choose December 20 or December 27 as your ship date your mystery should start arriving shortly after Christmas. You can download a printable gift note to give on Christmas morning.And of course if you’re interested you can buy a gift tie-in for...
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Need a Gift to Go with Your Mystery?
Read more →Mail Order Mysteries make excellent holiday gifts for so many reasons: they are creative, imaginative, fun, tech-free and they keep on coming for six weeks. That means weeks of adventure long after the Lego has been built and the robot dog has been abandoned under the couch. But we also know that if you're giving a Mail Order Mystery this time of year you may want a present you can wrap up. We offer a printable gift note. Or some people choose to get their first installment sent before Christmas so they can give that as a present (see our holiday FAQ for more...
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Why We're Not Having a Black Friday Sale (Again This Year)
Read more →Yes we know Black Friday/Cyber Monday are coming up and yes, we know, everywhere you look it’s “Sale! Sale! Sale!”. Again, this year, we want to let you know that we will not be participating in the arms race of discounts. When we launched Mail Order Mystery we made some decisions that we stand by now. We use only high quality items in Mail Order Mysteries. We personalize all of the letters we send out to kids, which means we fulfill on demand rather than mass-packing or drop-shipping. We hand-fabricate many of the items ourselves. We do not cut corners....
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Breaking news! The Mystery Emporium is Open for Business!
Read more →Need a gift? We’ve got a brand new store! And we are so excited we can hardly stand it! The Mail Order Mystery Emporium is now open and it is full of amazing stuff that ties in to all four of our Mail Order Mysteries. We’ve got S.H.O.E Academy spy hoodies, Mulberry & Perdu detective tees, Enchanted Slumber wall art, pirate clocks, yeti shirts and so much more. Now you can keep the magic alive for all those kids (and adults!) out there who loved their Mail Order Mysteries and wish there was a little bit more. We’ve got spy socks, tees, hoodies,...
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Why NOT to WAIT to Order a Mystery
Read more →We know there are plenty of reasons to procrastinate when it comes to holiday shopping, and we get it. We have learned the hard way to wait for those Santa letters to drop into the mailbox before making any decisions. But we also know that Mail Order Mysteries make awesome gifts: they are just right for that age when kids are done with toys and you don’t want to give them any more video games. They are experience gifts. They aren’t all about screens. They don’t take up a lot of precious shelf space. They promote all those great things like...
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Ordering a Mystery for the Holidays? We’ve Got Answers to All of Your Questions.
Read more →If you have any special shipping instructions please contact us as soon as you place your order. We cannot make changes to an order once it has been printed and packed. And that happens pretty quickly after an order is placed.I'm ordering a Mail Order Mystery as a holiday gift. When should I place my order?You can order now and choose the date that you would like us to begin shipping. We ship every Thursday. If you choose Thursday, December 13, for example, we will mail the first letter on December 13. Please keep in mind that this is the date we...