I have for the many past yrs been buying this ornament with year for my Daughters Christmas tree ornament its been harder to get these for the past 3 yrs I have no idea why & when asked I was told they are available as early as Oct but I still have not been able to buy even that early and they are always SOLD out I hate to have started her a collection that will have been stop as such :( They are such beautiful little keep shakes.