The brownies were purchased as a birthday gift for a friend. A lovely idea and I understand the brownies were very nice. However, when I ordered the brownies I asked they be shipped on the 22nd June (as her birthday was on the 24th), but I received an email later on the day I ordered them (14th June) to say they had been shipped. This really wasn't satisfactory as my friend was away until the 21st June and the brownies were, therefore, waiting for her when she arrived home. The brownies arrived way too early and were sitting waiting for her for while she was away, causing a delay of several days before she opened them.