no short codes allowed? seriously?

Please tell me this is not the case! You've got to be kidding. I rebranded my entire website with your theme and I am discovering that no shortcodes will work. NOT EVEN WITH MAILCHIMP. This is messing up my entire mailing list campaigns. This is now the second feature that I greatly utilize that the Fabulous Fluid theme doesn't mesh with. First, I had to get rid of my favorite plugin because it through your design out of whack. But this ... that HAS to be a way around it. Please advise