Has anybody found it odd that we are blocked from doing service at the stores until the 29th and the 30th. I've been doing merchandising for over 40 years and have never experienced this so-called blackout dates the 24th to the 26th. I can see the 26th and the 28th but not Monday and Tuesday. Since the product is owned by the stores they want the product on the floor so it'll sells and cut back inventory, and the product provider wants to get product in and out of the store faster. Now the other dilemma is there is boxes of product possibly sitting in the back room store managers are going to start screaming at the company's why the product isn't getting out or screaming at me the merchandiser. My solution ....personally talk to each manager and explain the situation about the blackout date an advising the lack of service was the decision of the third party company. I've been working for this third party company for over 5 years and never experienced anything like this. Any other suggestions....