Thank you all so much for such a great campaign! I honestly wasn’t sure if ya’ll would like this campaign given it was a newer product line for pins. I’m really glad my quacken got so much love!
Next Steps:
Backerkit will start working on processing all payments. In the next few days, you will be receiving an email whether your payment has processed or errored.
If you have errored payments, please get these corrected asap so the next steps can move along smoothly.
Surveys:
Surveys will be sent out in approximately 2 weeks. During that time, you will be able to confirm your pledge, add on any items you may have missed during the campaigns, and set up payment for shipping.
Onto the fun part…
I decided to have an unlockable plush variant for the Quacken!
During the survey, you will have the option to add him to your orders. Just like during the campaign, if we don’t fund, then you won’t be charged for him!
Pre-Order Store:
For those of you who missed out during the campaign, the pre-order store is now OPEN. You will be able to purchase items from the store and receive them at the same time as backers. The only items I haven’t added in yet were the tote bag and sticker book. I am waiting for them to import on the back end so I can get them added since they were added/edited mid-campaign. They should be up within a couple days though.
**PLEASE NOTE: If you have backed this project, please wait until you receive your survey to add on items. If you utilize the preorder store, you will be charged for shipping twice. The same items will be available during the survey.**
Again, thank you all for such a great campaign! I hope you all have a great weekend!
-Kassie
PS: The rubber quackens came in yesterday. I have no idea what I’m going to do with 2,000 of these things. Enjoy the photoshoot. 😂
I hope you all are doing well! I have some exciting updates regarding the campaign.
First and foremost, I added a new incentive! If we hit 250 backers, all backers will receive a digital download of a quacken stat sheet! These are D&D friendly, so you should be able to use them in campaigns should you choose to.
I will be offering a physical version for purchase post campaign should anyone want a physical version without having to print it themselves. It will also be on a heavier card stock so it’ll hold up better than regular paper.
Next on the agenda, I did receive shirt samples this week! I had gotten both tshirts and hoodies.
My mother modeled the hoodie for me lol
T-shirt
For reference, these are DTF printed shirts. The hoodie will be $55 and the T-shirts will be $25. Sizes for hoodies range from XS-3XL while the T-shirt goes up to 5XL. If you are wanting larger sizes, please don’t hesitate reach out. The brands I went with don’t go larger, but I would absolutely be willing to try and find another brand that would support larger sizes as well.
I have debated between adding them onto the live campaign vs post campaign during the survey. I like to try and keep things fairly clean and easy to navigate during the campaign, but if anyone wants to back for them right away, I can add both options on. ^^
That’s all I have for now. I hope you all have a great weekend!
We are officially less than 3 weeks of this project launching, and I wanted to pop in quick with some fun stuff!
Incentives:
This campaign will have multiple freebie incentives, including an early bird, a cross collab, and a banner collab.
Early Bird:
I'll admit that I'm pretty excited to share these. I've been working with a manufacturer to make little rubber quackens, and received a sample a few weeks ago:
They function just like any other small rubber duck, meaning they do float!
These will be product tested along with the plush, so they will be safe for children to handle should they want to play with them.
They will be offered as an early bird incentive, so if you back the project within the first 48 hours, you'll get one of these guys for free! I'm also thinking about adding a bulk purchase option in the add on sections. Thoughts?
Cross Collab:
For Pintopia this year, I am collaborating with Abysmal Kaiju! If you back both of our projects, you'll be getting a free pin from each of us. You can follow their project here if you are interested ^^. Pin designs for these will be shared later.
Banner Collab:
New to Pintopia this year are banners. Banners are themed groups within the event that you can earn even more freebies from. Backing 3 projects within a banner gets you a freebie item from each of those projects. I am participating in the Nautical Banner, so you'll be able to get an extra freebie sticker as long as the requirements are fulfilled:
I’m not sure how much time I’ll have, but I’ve been contemplating a returning backer incentive, though it’s not a guaranteed thing right now.
Item Updates:
This campaign will currently consist of 4 standard pins, a large pin, and the quacken plush that are unlockable. As usual, there will also be mini pins, and stickers available. Some notes about these:
-I am currently going through the sampling process for a couple of the pins to hopefully speed up some steps during production.
- I know someone had asked for shirts, which I am still looking into. I decided that if I go through with them, I'll be having them available during the survey portion post campaign as to not flood the campaign with too many items. I do plan to let you all know before the campaign ends what I decide to do regarding them. That’s all I have right now. You’ll probably hear from me either right before launch or shortly afterwards.
Thank you all so much for those of you who are here already! I hope everyone has a great rest of the weekend!
