Project Update: Vralkast #13 - Overseas Books + Knife-Wielding Postal Workers
Hi all, here's a quick update on shipping progress:
- UK Backers - Have all received their books.
- EU/AUS Backers - All books are currently with my fulfilment partner and I've sent over all requisite info (distribution spreadsheet, book weight, and all that other stuff). I'm hopeful this means all books will have arrived before my next update.
- US/CAN Backers - The books arrived yesterday at the house of the wonderful Matthew Ayers, who's now handling fulfillment in the US to save money on horrific international shipping costs. The books have arrived intact (bar one disastrous unfortunate below) but the box certainly didn't, and there are some minor stubbed corners on some books. If you receive one that's been minorly scuffed, I can only apologise, but there's a very good reason for this -
The US Postal Service handled the box so badly they put a plastic apology inside to acknowledge what they did. Matthew mentioned he's never seen this before in his life, and the box itself is partially ripped and also - to the our mystification - has apparently been stabbed? There's one book that's been unsalvageably cut as though by a knife or pair of scissors. It's very bizarre. I suppose they didn't find the free drugs they were hoping for. In any case, the vast majority of books are completely fine but I can only apologise once again for the ones with a small bit of wear. For clarity, I shipped a few extras to account for things like, so everyone will still receive their books as intended.
Regarding the adventure, it's proving a bit of a bizarre creative roadblock, but this is partly because getting the physical books sorted has taken priority, and partly because I've been wrapping up my current job over the last couple of weeks, complete with an annoying level of travel. I will get the adventure done, and am currently revising the last draft version having received some trusted feedback.
May the postal workers not stab your book,
Jamie Bernstein
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Here are some fun photos of whatever the fuck USPS did:
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