Hello! Wanted to pop in for one last update regarding the campaign! As mentioned in the last update, all the orders have now shipped. All orders should have been delivered by this point so please contact me if you never received your shoes! Here's all the final shoe colors together~
Unlike the crowdfund campaign, this is a direct pre-order so your card will be charged within a few business days of you placing the order. If you'd like a payment plan, please contact me and we can arrange one through PayPal for 50% deposit. I will be placing the order with the shoe manufacturer before the end of the year.
Because fulfillment of the campaign took quite a bit of time to handle by myself (shoes also take up so much storage space!), I decided to discuss with my manufacturer about using a fulfillment company in China for the 2nd bulk order. Hopefully this will make fulfillment go faster as the shoes can be made and shipped more quickly instead of needing to travel overseas to me first. We are looking into shipping options that includes duties & taxes but I want to make sure we can still keep full insurance on the packages in the event anything happens so we're still investigating options.
The estimated delivery is March or April 2026 but might be earlier as I'll be submitting the orders on a rolling basis as I reach the amount needed to fulfill the minimum order quantity. The Spring Festival in China is coming up so it really will depend on how busy my shoe manufacturer is before the holiday.
Hello! I'm happy to announce most of the shoes have now shipped, including all international orders! I just have 4 orders left to ship, these last 4 orders, there was a shortage of extender straps in my inventory count that I recently noticed so I needed to order extras from the manufacturer. Those extra straps have now shipped to me so I will ship the last 4 orders once I receive those in the mail. So those should be shipped out next week the earliest if the straps are delivered by then. As usual, please alert me if there is any issues with the delivery of your shoes, they are all fully insured for the cost of the shoes in USD.
I will be opening a 2nd pre-order of the shoes through Backerkit this month. It will be a direct pre-order instead of a crowdfunding campaign so unfortunately payment plan options will not be available this time. However, I will not be increasing the cost of the shoes, they will still be $240 for the pre-order and shipping has already been calculated. I will be removing Orange since no one ordered it in the bulk order and adding 3 new colors: Emerald Green, Sage Green, and Bordeaux in its place. I'll make another update here once that's live.
Once more, thank you so much for supporting this campaign! It went better than I ever could have hoped and proved it was realistic for me as a single person run small brand to pursue something ambitious like this. I'm actively drawing new shoe designs so please look forward to them. Thank you! :)
Hello, just wanted to pop in for another update! I have 25 orders left to ship so I'm nearing the end of fulfillment. Unfortunately the elevator in my building is broken so that's slowed me down a bit in regards to shipping, especially for orders that have 2 or more pairs of shoes since the boxes are very large and heavy to carry up and down stairs. But I'm still anticipating I'll be able to pack and ship the rest by the end of September. If this changes, I'll make another update. Reminder if you haven't received an email, that means I haven't packed and shipped your order yet. If you did receive an email but didn't receive your shoes, please make sure to contact me. I've included a feedback survey in all the shoes orders so you can let me know your thoughts on the shoes there or you can email/DM me. Thank you!
Hello, a few people reached out to me regarding their shoe status so I just wanted to pop in to give a full update that shoe fulfillment is in progress!
Since the last update, everyone was charged for shipping at the same time but not everyone's orders have shipped at the same time. There is no particular order the shoes are being shipped, I'm just going through boxes as they are stacked in my storage unit, so some people will receive their shoes before others. All shoes are being shipped with USPS Priority or International Mail with full cost insurance. Please note, there was over 150 pairs of shoes pledged for during this crowdfund and there is only one person (myself) reviewing, packing, and fulfilling all of them. I personally inspect each pair to make sure there are no damages. I currently work a full time job during weekdays when the post office is open and recently had to travel to two conventions throughout July & August so shipping is taking some time. Currently 37% of the preorders have been fulfilled.
When your shoes have shipped, you will receive an email with the shipping notification and your tracking number. If you have not received this email, your shoes have not yet shipped.
If you did receive a tracking email but did not receive your shoes, please make sure to contact me. And of course, let me know if there's any other questions. Thank you!
Hello! Just wanted to give a quick update that the shoes are set to be delivered to me next week so that means I will begin the process of charging shipping very soon! As noted in the campaign, each pair of shoes weighs over 3lbs (around 4lbs once put in the shipping box depending on the shoe size) so the shipping costs will reflect this. This package weight doubles if you ordered a 2nd pair so please keep this in mind. All shoes will be shipped with insurance in the event of misdelivery. If you need a Signature Request, please let me know, I will gladly add it so the package can safely reach your hands if package theft is a concern. Please note for international pledges, this package weight also applies, I will not be able to control the cost of shipping because it is a heavy product. Please keep an eye out for the updated survey and make sure your shipping information is up-to-date! I will be attending Tekko so shipping will begin once I have returned from Pittsburgh. Looking forward to sending these out to you all!
