I doubt anyone sets up a business like MAD with the intention of taking small orders and not sending out the goods. As Mike says, chances are that he has other things to attend to also.

When i get an order for stencils, i dont drop everything to make the customers stencils... they are scheduled in with everything else that goes on, sometimes that schedule goes tits up on me... it happens.. what do you do?

Valid point, though all that is needed is a simple email to say, yep got the money and will be X amount of days or weeks and your job is in the cue, most people would appreciate it. Basic friendly communication goes along way as well as honesty.

In the end this thread was just to make people aware, and give them a educated choice.