They've been having issues for a good five years now, I believe. They still owe money to a craft shop in my home town who refuse to stock DMC any more and where I live now I can really only get the threads. If I want any DMC kits I mostly have to look on eBay.

This has, of course, led to me experimenting with other kits and loving them, so really it's been a good thing because it's got me out of my comfort zone and broadened my experience and horizons :)