It may not be clear, but what I think it is important to note about how the sample sets work is Sultan Pasha only does like three or four sample shipments a year. So basically he sets a date and then closes the orders and then makes all the little samples so they are fresh and then ships them in a batch. So there is another batch of samples went out or are in the process of going out now and anyone who places an order of samples is now essentially on the waiting list of the next batch which I assume will go out around three months from now.
Because it is a lot of work, to control inventory, and also for the sake of freshness the way he has decided to do it is to collect a bunch of sample orders and then make the sets fresh each time rather than having a bunch of samples on hand all the time.
So for the samples specifically if you order them, by design it may quite literally take a few months between when you order and when it is delivered. Sultan Pasha is the real deal. You will get what you order, you just have to be patient. SPA is really and truly a niche operation in every sense of the word. If you want instant gratification and overnight shipping on demand go buy one of the perfume extraits, sorry, “attars”, from a house like Amouage.
At least since I ordered months ago there is always a banner at the top of the website that says whether or not sample orders are currently open and when he is targeting shipping them. I felt he was pretty straightforward about the fact that there would be a wait.
