Hey, just want to pop in and say that every order not containing an apricot should be out by the end of this coming week!! Packing the past week or so has been slower than desired, just because life has been keeping me busy. But there are only around 73 orders left to pack!! Before apricot orders begin being packed.
That being said, I have gotten multiple emails from backers about their tracking not updated. And I will say it once again, Every Label was pre printed before packing since it would make it easier to organize and keep track of everything. Your tracking will update once your order is sent out, please be patient. Again, I am only one person. Who also works a 9-5 job that I cant take time off from, I have a queue to keep up with as well. This campaign blew up way beyond my expectations, but I have been packing daily in the evenings. I am only one person, so please be patient with the process. Everything will get sent out before the middle of April I promise!
That being said, if you have not yet received a tracking number, but did not have an apricot, your tracking and label will be part of the apricot order batch. Just to not add more to the overload of packages.
I do also want to thank everyone who has been patient with the process, and has been supportive. I want to be able to continue to create more pocket pals, including another dino campaign in the future with new species, and its thanks to you all I will be able to.
I also have been checking emails regarding any order issues. Please continue to email [email protected] with any questions or such. I will not be replying to comments, just because it will get very confusing and cluttered. Trying to keep email chains is easier. There dont seem to be any issues with any orders packed after the first week thankfully. Just mistakes made when there were several people in helping who may not have been to careful and mixed up dino names.
Okay great news! Apricots have finally arrived!! I will not be printing labels for them yet since I need to finish the other packages!
It was brought to my attention that several tracking numbers of orders not yet dropped off are stating tracking invalid, since it has been so long since they were printed. If your tracking says this don’t worry! Once they get dropped off they will update! I plan to have everything without apricots in the order packed by the end of next week! And dropped off by next weekend hopefully too!
Hey guys! So just some little updates on everything!!
There are 125 orders left to pack that DO NOT have an apricot raptor!! This does not include the new preorder store orders that just got their address locked, including those makes it 165. Which I will work on getting labels printed for!
Working hard as I can on getting packages packed during the evenings! Like I’ve said in previous updates, I do also work a full time 9-5 job. So currently working 1-2 hours in the evenings during the week to pack orders! There is a mail pick up tomorrow! So several tracking numbers should update!
That being said, there are also 254 orders who DO NOT have labels printed yet. These orders include all of the apricot plushie orders. I am still unfortunately waiting for them to arrive after the shipping hiccup
And finally!! If you have any order issues, which I know there are some, please email
[email protected] I check emails every Thursday! I will not be checking for order issues in the comments on posts, just because it is too difficult to keep track when I don’t receive notifications for every comment. If you have any order issues the fixes are being sent out as soon as we finish with the remaining 124 orders. Since apricot hasn’t arrived yet it will give a small repreive from being overflowing with boxes and give me time to get stuff fixed and resent!
It is just me packing all of these, I had friends who were in the first week to help, which is where the issues have arrose I think since they didn’t know all the Dino names but I still appreciate their help.
I know some people were upset about not all orders receiving fossils and I am really sorry about that. But I am only one person, and I am using my own personal collection of fossils to give these to people, I was not in a million years expecting over 1500 orders. Had I thought it would have grown that large I never would have offered the fossils. Everyone still get the small box, but there are only about 200 fossil boxes that were able to be packed left. I want to make sure that those who got apricot, and those who are international orders,since we did a majority of the domestic orders first, have a chance to get fossils too. So this last 200 ish that I was able to pack is being reserved for these orders. Everyone else will get an extra keychain and the empty box.
Please understand that it isn’t my intention to not give everyone fossils, I just simply do not have enough 😅🥹 I am happy to share my collection with others, I’ve spent years building it from my own fossil excursions. But I also want to make sure that I still have atleast a couple of them left for my own collection.
I check emails every Thursday! And if there’s any issues are any order issues I am asking your address in email, so that once the last packages are packed I can work on fixing any issues in orders. That way I’m not scrambling to fix while still trying to pack stuff.
Any issues WILL be fixed, just please be patient with me! It’s only me packing everything now, we got about 500 out when I had friends in helping. And now there’s about 1100 total that have been sent out! Which means I am so close to being done! Thank you to everyone for your patience and support!!
Please also make sure to check out pride pals!! It launches June 1st and is a mini series for pocket pals with only 10 designs! Which will be the last project until everything is fulfilled from these current campaigns.
Also please make sure to check out the telegram and discord groups!! There’s all kinds of daily updates posted there, you get to help decide things for future campaigns, chit chat with others, and help grow this super fun little community we have! There’s almost 150 members in each one now!
The only labels left to print are those that have apricot raptor in them, I have decided to wait to print them until they arrive, they were supposed to arrive last week, however after checking the tracking it appears there is an issue with it, the manufacterer is back from holiday tomorrow so I am hoping they can sort the issue out!!
But on other news, people have begun receiving their beans!!
I am so excited for the remaining orders to get sent out!!! I am working as hard as I can to get everything packed, but it is just me doing all of this so please continue to be patient. There are two major issues to discuss however.
one I am almost out of fossils, every one of the fossils being sent out are part of my own personal collection that I have gathered over the last 8 years or so from fossil excursions I went on myself. I am so excited to be able to share them with you all, they are very dear to my heart. However, I was not in any way shape or form expecting this many backers, I have sent out over 900 packages as of right now, and we have run out of packed fossils. I am working on packing more so we can continue filling orders, but i am really close to running out and I fear I will not have enough for every order. So if I do run out I will make another update, you will still get the special case with the logo, but no fossils if I run out. However, I will include an extra keychain. I really hope everyone understand the situation, and how this grew way beyond my expectations.
Two The oversized archeopteryx arrived without a mouth on its front. I am going to be sending the mouthless ones to those who bought one, but the manufacterer is also remaking them, so you will also get sent one with the correct mouth. I am going to make an email address specifically for this issue, and ask everyone email when they get theirs, and their address for the new one to be sent. I was hoping to have them by now but there have been some massive manufacture delays, and I am unsure the exact date they will arrive. But they WILL come before the end of may.
AND FOR ONE FINAL UPDATE!!!!
Pride pals will be launching June 1st, it will be a mini series with no stretch goals. And only 10 designs. These designs have been discussed in both the telegram and discord communities! However they are not finalized and I will be putting to a vote next week on if the pride pals should be one single species of pal with different designs for each flag. Or if it should be as it is now, with multiple species and one per flag!
I am still working on the other four flag designs! So I will share those when I post the vote next week!
