ChameleonAlley
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Exactly one year ago to this day, EXACTLY, I got my Fish and Wildlife license to import chams from Chameleon Nation. The shipment was originally supposed to happen about 6 months ago or so. Fish and Wildlife turned the shipment down due to one tiny deal on the CITES and Declaration paperwork. I'm sure it totaled hours of how many times I talked to F&W before doing this paperwork taking meticulous notes in order to do everything exactly right. They did not tell me about the deal that ended up having them reject the CITES. We then had to redue the paperwork and have a rushed CITES, and things were ready to go at about 8/9 months into the ordeal. The weather was waaaay to cold to ship by then. Then when the weather warmed up at about 11 months, the US shut down any shipments being flown in from Canada. The ban was lifted about a week before my license expired, and Chameleon Nation was able to ship the chams. I then received them on the exact day a year later that I got my license.
I am writing this, because Chameleon Nation (Tamara and Drew) are amaaazing people to work with! I can't say enough good good things about how they conducted business and their communication with me throughout this whole ordeal. They kept and fed my chams for a YEAR! They worked tirelessly to get this done for us. It just seemed like every single agency involved would throw a red flag when everything was just about to go through.
So, now to the shipment. When I received the shipment, it was immaculately packed. I mean, it was in perfect condition, packed tightly with heat packs and in a styro foam cooler type deal.
Then I opened the package and my jaw dropped!!! Every single cham is phenomenal!!! I was expecting to be wowed, but not like I was WOOOWWWED! Every single cham is ridiculously gorgeous!! I smiled all the way home....still smiling as I write this.
I know this is long, but it's been a looooong year, and I think I'm finally breathing a sigh of relief and having a beer. I want to give you both Tamara and Drew a sincere sincere thank you for everything you have done. Thank you for all the work you did. It was completely worth the wait.
I am writing this, because Chameleon Nation (Tamara and Drew) are amaaazing people to work with! I can't say enough good good things about how they conducted business and their communication with me throughout this whole ordeal. They kept and fed my chams for a YEAR! They worked tirelessly to get this done for us. It just seemed like every single agency involved would throw a red flag when everything was just about to go through.
So, now to the shipment. When I received the shipment, it was immaculately packed. I mean, it was in perfect condition, packed tightly with heat packs and in a styro foam cooler type deal.
Then I opened the package and my jaw dropped!!! Every single cham is phenomenal!!! I was expecting to be wowed, but not like I was WOOOWWWED! Every single cham is ridiculously gorgeous!! I smiled all the way home....still smiling as I write this.
I know this is long, but it's been a looooong year, and I think I'm finally breathing a sigh of relief and having a beer. I want to give you both Tamara and Drew a sincere sincere thank you for everything you have done. Thank you for all the work you did. It was completely worth the wait.
