I ordered on 1 September the 2 Norton's stones from Best Sharpening Stones.com . Despite stated 1-2 days standard delivery term I don't get any response until 6 September. Fortunately Yesterday I have found this topic and decided to make an urgent call. Today I was notified by email that my stones were shipped with a priority service. So may be things are not so bad assuming affordable prices.

Best Regards,
Vlad