Hey Linda,
We are so happy to know you have been a returning customer and have enjoyed our cartons all these years, it warms our hearts.
In regards to notifying ahead of time - We totally understand this and wish we could extend that courtesy.
Our pricing, unfortunately, changes more often than we'd like (due to cost, vendor, and quantity changes), so we worry about spamming all our customers! We will definitely keep this in mind, though, because we can see how this could be frustrating.
I'm sorry about this!!