Well, the latest update clears a lot of things up for us. It turns out that Angelia is just a really really rich kid.
From update #8:
I hope it goes without saying that I really care about all of you in the Passion Planner community and that I always do my very best in everything that has to do with Passion Planner. Handling this unexpected port strike situation is no exception.
I want you all to have them as soon as possible, and am putting my money where my mouth is. I have decided to spend $178,565.00 of my own money to get the whole second order of 80,000 planners flown in by plane so we can get these to you by the end of January.