Hello michael..... I take it you were told that a French lace system has been shipped ? There actually is very little difference in them mate...but I totally understand what you`re saying.I`m sure if you just contact Toplace, they`ll ship a replacement Swiss lace instead..you can simply send the original one back when it arrives.... I`m sure you`ll have it before May3rd... mine usually arrive in 4-5 days from USA and I`m in Ireland... I can`t imagine they had no stock Swiss units to hand.. .. don`t throw your system away man...just return it and I`m sure John will rush you what you actually require in the meantime....sounds `strange`to me...do let us know how it goes.. best wishes.. Paul.