Knitting Zen

I just got an email from Herrschners, saying the order had been processed, but the cardigan pattern is on backorder. Pooh. And, according to the email, they've gone ahead and charged my credit card anyway, and don't give me any information about how long the delay to get the other one is. Which I find highly annoying. I don't have any experience with Herrschners, but I've had bad experiences before with other companies and "back orders," which tends to mean you might as well forget about ever getting it. I'll be really aggravated if I end up paying $12.00 for a vest pattern.