IT'S FULFILLMENT TIME, OH BOY! How we're handling it + what to expect
Good evening, criminals!
So, I hope I don't jinx it, but, considering there's no con crud from AC, I'll call it a success. Thanks, you fuckers, you paid for my car insurance...
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Ken Fiskorne
11 days ago
Spoiler: WELL, THEY WILL! Pins are here for ANTHROCON... are you?
If you are attending Anthrocon in Pittsburgh, PA, and you want to pick up PINS AND STICKERS (most custom crimes are NOT ready), email me ASAP @ [email protected]. Cutoff ...
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Ken Fiskorne
15 days ago
WILL THEY? WON'T THEY? It's up to customs.
Good evening, criminals! Super short one today.
So, as of right now, CRITTER CRIMES pins are in the United States.
They hit Oakland yesterday evening, and I guess they're c...
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Ken Fiskorne
26 days ago
ALMOST TIME TO LOCK ADDRESSES! Is yours right?
Good afternoon, bird gang!
I was gonna save this for tomorrow, but, looks like I have some work outside the house to do. So, we're doing this today.
I'd like to get started...
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Ken Fiskorne
28 days ago
PIN PICS! + Custom crimes sketches
Good evening, criminals!
So, the ultimate update everyone wants: we have photos of finished CRITTER CRIMES pins from the factory. They came in early yesterday morning.
Peep...
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Ken Fiskorne
about 1 month ago
Surprise surprise, global politics are causing delays... how it affects you + what I'm doing about it
Good evening, criminals! Been a bit.
So, I've been marinating on this update, but, as the title says, this is not entirely good news.
Let's start off with something fun: wa...
So, I hope I don't jinx it, but, considering there's no con crud from AC, I'll call it a success. Thanks, you fuckers, you paid for my car insurance and covered half my credit card.
As the last update says...
Everything is here, both stickers and pins, and that means it's time to start fulfillment for CRITTER CRIMES.
My process for project fulfillment usually goes a certain way, but due to fun timing this time around, we're doing something different. Here's my rough plan:
Starting this weekend, packing slips will be printed, final emergency address changes will be made (IS THIS YOU? GO EMAIL ME! [email protected], DO IT COWARD), and domestic + international orders will be sorted.
Sticker orders and freebie sticker sheets will be sorted onto packing slips, likely this Sunday or Monday.
The real fun begins: pin grading. This will happen intermittently. All pins are in, so it's time to get everything checked, backing carded, wrapped, and ready. B-grade pins will be counted and set aside for later sale, as well as a giveaway.
CUSTOM CRIMES slots will be addressed amid this, office sorting, and my other two jobs. We're expecting to jump back in the saddle for these by next week, things have been hectic but you guys need your mugshots. I will be going thru the queue in response order. Keep an eye out for emails about this, mostly in EST evenings after I slam a bunch of coffee after work and need something to do.
Orders containing custom pin tiers will go out first: you're special, congratulations! Man, I wish someone told me I was special :( Maybe then I'd be nicer on the internet. Oh well, too late.
After everything else is set, standard fulfillment will begin. We are expecting a late August to early September finish. I am giving myself a generous deadline due to [waves arms at every single complication on BIRD CRIMES and GOLDEN AGE PARROTS].
Remainder pins, stickers, and B-grades will be listed on KEN'S PIN HUSTLE for retail purchase. Here's your reminder for the future, all of my campaigns have pins at $1-2 cheaper than their website price. If you like what you see, get 'em during crowdfunding!
Tonight, I'm getting packing slips set, and starting sticker assignments. This is great, because it gives me an incentive to take all the shit from Anthrocon out of my truck and stop being a lazy piece of shit.
I don't know if I can call it a "break," but, I'm not actively cooking anything new as I finish up CRITTER CRIMES.
I'd like to run a final pin project this year, while I chip away at sampling some plush. Tariffs are making things kind of unpredictable, both on the manufacturing side and on the buyer demand end. Right now, I'm thinking of treating myself to a project of smaller (1 or 1.5") pins that are easier to grade, buy, and easier on backer wallets.
We'll see what happens. I have a lot of work to do. After Anthrocon, I'm thinking "KEEPER CRIMES" might be our next big one, featuring zoo and wildlife rehab animals known for making already-underpaid staff's lives harder. We'd start with a child endangerment otter, a biological terrorism snow leopard, and an attempted murder kangaroo... how do we feel about that?
(if you're a zookeeper, please leave your worst critters in the comments actually)
With Final Fantasy IX's 25th coming up, I'm thinking I might want to finally dip my toes into that. How do my furries feel about some teeny little Freya pins? Maybe a Beatrix for the lesbians who talk to me about Dungeon Meshi? Do you like both of those things, is there an overlap? Wanna make them kiss, and make me look at it on your itabag while I'm trying to pick my dog's meds up at Costco?
Contact me RIGHT FUCKING NOW if your address on file is not up-to-date, or you have a shop order you want included with your CC order. You know the one. [email protected].
All the GOLDEN AGE PARROTS shit is up on the HUSTLE. Go look at it. Go buy it and tell me to stick it in your pledge shipment.
Ok freaks, see you tomorrow. I have to go write fifty emails to furries.
If you are attending Anthrocon in Pittsburgh, PA, and you want to pick up PINS AND STICKERS (most custom crimes are NOT ready), email me ASAP @ [email protected]. Cutoff 7/1 6:00 PM EST.
Good evening, criminals!
So, after a grueling week of fighting with UPS about packages, FedEx came in clutch with probably the wildest, most coincidentally perfect delivery today. CRITTER CRIMES and PRIDE PARROTS are in hand!
That being said, these guys are not shipping out before I leave early Wednesday morning.
If you wanna grab your pins, send me an email before tomorrow evening during final loadout. I will do my best to accommodate and confirm pickup orders.
Otherwise, I'll see you guys there, and we'll get a start on fulfillment when I get back!
So, as of right now, CRITTER CRIMES pins are in the United States.
They hit Oakland yesterday evening, and I guess they're clearing customs over there. I'm watching tracking every few hours to see what's happening, but, you know, a watched pot never boils or whatever.
There is zero chance backers will get CRIMES or PRIDE PARROTS stuff before Anthrocon. However, I may have limited stock for at-con pickup if they get here before Tuesday night. It'll be super short notice, but, if you are going to AC and want the possibility of grabbing your stuff, please let me know at the usual email: [email protected].
I am in the throes of con prep and prepping my day jobs for me being gone for a week, so CUSTOM CRIME progress is halted till I get back on the 7th. Other than two completed artworks who requested print pickups, I sadly won't have most of them printed and ready for AC.
You a local? Keep an eye out for post about local pickup locations soon!
I was gonna save this for tomorrow, but, looks like I have some work outside the house to do. So, we're doing this today.
I'd like to get started on printing and organizing packing slips for CRITTER CRIMES, so, we're gonna draw a deadline: the last day to change your address on your CRIMES order is Wednesday, June 18th.
Did you move since surveys closed up? Do you want stuff sent to another address, by the time we fulfill (likely in mid July)? Go double check, and make sure shit's up to date.
Stickers aren't in yet, and are delayed due to manufacturer issues, so I can't do much with them yet. Washi tape orders are extra special, you guys are going to be getting boxes.
Anyways, I'll be locking addresses Wednesday. You might hear from me tomorrow or Tuesday, first, if we get an estimated shipping date for our pins.
Oh, yeah: sidenote, are you waiting on an A-grade #16 KAKAPO pin for GOLDEN AGE PARROTS? Rest assured, we are getting you covered, too. Due to tariffs and deadlines, though, you might be in a tiny bit later than CRITTER CRIMES' stock.
I have requested that my factory prioritize CRITTER CRIMES + PRIDE PARROTS to try and make some retail stock available for Anthrocon, and my city's stupid delayed July pride month celebrations. Yeah, I don't know why we do it either, but it means, hey, silver lining, my birds might actually sell in the right season.
This means these pins and GAP remakes will probably be shipping separately, and remakes will come at a later date. Once I get this confirmed, I'll send an update for that project, too.
So, the ultimate update everyone wants: we have photos of finished CRITTER CRIMES pins from the factory. They came in early yesterday morning.
Peep these!
All of our pins, except for the Pastel Cockatiel PRIDE PARROTS, are complete and prepped for shipping. They're going to leave China early next week.
Now, that being said, I gotta bring up our last update: we are looking at potential delays because of world politics. I'm hoping these guys get in before Anthrocon, but with shipping and customs, it could be really close.
We are 50/50 on having CRITTER CRIMES and PRIDE PARROTS for in-person sales, and they will absolutely not fulfill before mid July.
I'm gonna play it by ear, and if we get things in before June 2nd, I'll offer Anthrocon pickup as an option for people who'll be there. I am expecting local pickups to be ready for a July 26th event in Rochester, and if you're interested in that, email me for details. More CUSTOM CRIMES sketches went out this afternoon. I got through 6 today: is one of them yours? Go check your BackerKit email and see if you (finally) got a response from me.
Other than that, it's badge crunch and on prep time. See you all when I know when the pins are coming in!
