When you try to be mysterious but end up coming ed
“ Let me start by saying how much I love and respect Frank Ocean, as most of us do. I also want to express my strong hope that Frank Ocean has nothing to do with these infringements and that he and his team are busy drafting a response and solution. With that being said, intentionally or not, Blonded.co is breaking multiple federal laws at your expense and taking advantage of your rights that are protected by the Federal Trade Commission.
I'll begin with the original purchase. Blonded.co must have reasonable basis for quoting the original shipment date. This basically means they need proof that they could execute the vinyl orders in "8-12 weeks" such as that they hold sufficient inventory on hand or adequate sources of supply to meet the anticipated demand for the product. Obviously, they did not. It is clear that they sold product they did not have on hand or an adequate source of supply. However, understandable if it was something out of their control, such as a vinyl pressing factory shut down, in which case they would just need to take the following action...
When the seller learns that they cannot ship on time, they must decide whether they will ever be able to ship the order. If they decide that they cannot, they must promptly cancel the order and make a full refund. If they decide they can ship the order later, they must seek the customer’s consent to the delay. Seller may use whatever means they wish to do this -- such as the telephone, fax, mail, or email -- as long as they notify the customer of the delay reasonably quickly. The customer must have sufficient advance notification to make a meaningful decision to consent to the delay or cancel the order. If businesses fail to ship or give delay notifications by their internal deadlines, they automatically cancel the orders and make refunds.
In any event, no notification to the customer can take longer than the time you originally promised or, if no time was promised, 30 days. If the seller cannot ship the order or provide the notice within this time, the seller must cancel the order and make a prompt refund.
This brings me to the third infraction. The FTC states that the seller must seek your customer’s consent to delay, and that the first delay notice you provide to the customer (the "delay option" notice) must include:
a definite revised shipment date or, if unknown, a statement that you are unable to provide a revised shipment date;
a statement that, if the customer chooses not to wait, the customer can cancel the order and obtain a full and prompt refund; and
some means for the customer to choose to cancel at your expense (e.g., by providing a postage prepaid reply card, toll-free telephone number, or website).
the following information when you cannot provide a revised shipping date:
the reason for the delay, and
a statement that, if the customer agrees to the indefinite delay, the customer may cancel the order any time until you ship the merchandise.
A couple thing you should take from this. They legally must provide a reason for the delay. You are legally entitled to a complete refund. Blonded.co is illegally taking advantage of our consumer rights... at least for US purchases.
Blonded.co support team got back to me today, FINALLY, basically saying that the customer support employee is just a humble fan, like myself, and has no information at all. Having a customer support team with no information, that can do nothing, is unethical at the least, but I am sure have infractions to some other FTC law of their own.
My reason for posting is to keep you informed. I love you, Frank... but what is going on, man? At the very least, make an Instagram post letting us know that this was an unintentional hiccup and that you and your team are working hard to get us our products. People around the world, Frank Ocean Fans, have spent hundreds, even thousands, of dollars on these products and are owed information and respect.
i was mainly joking but i can’t see how this wouldn’t really be counter productive in actually getting your s***/new music
Its not counter productive to getting ur money back from a scammer tho
the mysteriousness is of course alluring until you promise physical copies of music within a certain time period. I think that's what frank is failing to understand here.
bro like this nigga brag rapped about music his fans want so bad
GOD LIKE
Frank really leveled up with this scandal 
New music gonna be Heel turn WWE vibes
Its not counter productive to getting ur money back from a scammer tho
well yeah that’s fair but the way the post is written sort of makes it seem like they think this is how they get their s***, rather than really just get ur money back
F*** that nerd
Bro no one hates mysterious music more than Frank
think about it.......
i remember thinking "i could flip this vinyl" like i did with the bdc magazine
f*** thaaaat
woulda been sittin like "frank PLEASE" with some weirdos
i remember thinking "i could flip this vinyl" like i did with the bdc magazine
f*** thaaaat
woulda been sittin like "frank PLEASE" with some weirdos
Lemme tell yall bout this one time on Reddit
These niggas thought they was gettin Vinyls I told them niggas “Dead it”
But then they posted up and started sayin they was gonna sue me
Had a nigga sayin sorry to me he dont even know me![]()
These new fans so entitled lmao
Especially with s*** like vinyls which are notorious for taking long periods of time, regardless of the artist
Entitled? It’s their money what are you talking about people are entitled to clear customer service when some s*** like this happens
Frank really leveled up with this scandal 
New music gonna be Heel turn WWE vibes
u slowly convincing me this is a W