Upcoming Ordering Deadlines & Holiday Closure: 2019 U.S. Thanksgiving Holiday

UTEX will be closed in observance of the U.S. Thanksgiving Holiday starting at 12:00 PM CST on Tuesday, November 26^th — Sunday, December 1^st, 2019. Orders placed after 5:00 PM CST on Wednesday, November 20^th through Wednesday, December 4^th, will not be shipped until Monday, December 9^th. Orders that were previously scheduled to ship on Monday, November 25^th will not be delayed and will ship as usual.

The last day to place an Algae Express order and receive it before the UTEX laboratory closes for the Thanksgiving Break is Tuesday, November 26^th at 12:00 PM. The Algae Express service, including any Algae Express orders placed after this deadline or during the holiday closure, will resume/ship out on Monday, December 2^nd.

Please review the table below for more information on upcoming ordering delays and deadlines for specific UTEX items:

Deadlines	UTEX Products	Expected Shipping Date
Before November 18, 2019	Bulk Volume Microalgae Freshwater Diatom Cultures (FD-designated) Cryopreserved Cultures (Cryo Only-designated)	Monday, December 16, 2019
After 12:00 PM on November 26, 2019	Algae Express	Monday, December 2, 2019
By 5:00 PM CST on November 20^th	All Living Algal Strains Algal Culture Media Teaching Kits Photobioreactors (including refills/replacements) RGB-LED Lighting Platform Handheld Photometers	Monday, November 25, 2019
After 5:00 PM CST on November 20^th	All Living Algal Strains Algal Culture Media Teaching Kits Photobioreactors (including refills/replacements) RGB-LED Lighting Platform Handheld Photometers	Monday, December 9, 2019 No shipments will be sent on December 2, 2019 except for Algae Express orders