Loppy is very pleased with the samples! There will be some minor color tweaks, and adjustments to the functional parts of each plushie needs to be made. Loppy's next update will include detailed information on each edit! 

Because of the adjustments that need made and it being Lunar New Year where our manufacturer is located we will be updating our production & shipping timeline. It is so important to us that we have a good final product for you.  Our updated timeline will be revealed as soon as possible. 

We do sincerely appreciate your patience and understanding. Because of the uniquely interactive nature regarding the plushies, Loppy is continuing to take extra due diligence at ensuring perfection. For example: Loppy is making sure zippers are sturdy enough for wear and tear.  In Mishmash's case while he looks great visually, his stuffing needs adjusted so he can be better used as a backpack. 

We've had a number of questions regarding additional charges (ie - shipping charges, pre-order store charges, etc). We will make an official announcement when we will be charging cards. 

Stay tuned for our next update! 

Lops of Love, 
Riot & Loppy 

The survey deadline has been extended to 12/20! Riot and I will be available all week to help answer questions and troubleshoot. Thanks for being patient with us! At the moment, we are shooting for mid-May fulfillment! This means that cards should be charged around mid-April. Orders will be locked on the 20th, so if you change your mind, you can still edit your pledge until then. If you can't find your survey, this link should lead you there!

We have also resolved the issue with the sticker sheet pricing! If you're still having trouble, just send us an e-mail and we will look into it for you! Sorry for the scare!

The Pre-Order Store is now live! If you missed out on pledging in the original campaign, you can place your order here! Your order will follow the same production timeline as original backers. The Pre-Order store will close on 9:00pm ET December 19, 2024.

We are keeping up with Canada Post's strike. Recent news says the postal workers may be off of strike as soon as next week. Since fulfillment is not expected until May, we don't expect this to cause any delays. If for some reason, we are still not able to ship to Canada Post in May, we will ship using UPS. 

Hi everybunny!

The Pre-Order Store is now live! If you missed out on pledging in the original campaign, you can place your order here! Your order will follow the same production timeline as original backers. The Pre-Order store will close on 9:00pm ET December 19, 2024. 

SURVEY UPDATE
Surveys are in the process of being reviewed and will be sent out over the next few days.* If you backed this project, this is where you get to choose your Hurtsies and modify your pledge! You can also add on items. IMPORTANT: If your payment previously failed after the campaign ended you will not receive a survey. You MUST resubmit your payment to receive your survey.

 *Full disclosure, I did not realize that a review was required for the surveys too, and mistook it for the smoke testing. I value honesty so I'm gonna take full accountability for my own blunder! I had everything set up and ready to go but neglected to submit for review because I thought that's what smoke testing was for. >< That ain't anyone's fault but my own, so I'll adjust timelines however I need to account for my mistake. We will be placing orders for bulk this week, so it's important we know how much of each design to order. <3

Thank you all for your patience! I delayed surveys because a lot of backers expressed concern with choosing a plush before they had a good idea of what it looked like. That’s a sentiment I can totally get behind. So I wanted to get a good sample image for each design before sending out the final surveys. It’s important to me that I provide a great product for all of you. These samples still need minor tweaks, but to stay on track with the original schedule as best as possible. I will continue to update y’all, and look forward to getting the samples in hand so I can provide more photos and videos!💖

I’m going to go through each of the Hurtsies, changes I made, and final revisions. Before starting, most of the samples will have color revisions! My manufacturer will be sending a color book with the samples so that we can change them to a more accurate color without all the guess work. (Factory lighting makes it hard to communicate the perfect shade!)

Please keep in mind! I will be able to provide better photos and videos once the samples are in hand. For now, please allow some wiggle room for photo angles and factory lighting. Let’s get into it! 😝

Grimsley (The OG!)
Interactive Feature: Removable Guts

The original Hurtsie! Grimsley features a zipper on his tummy, with removable intestines (actually a cute pink scrunchie and headband!)

Nibbles
Interactive Feature: Removable Brain! Nibbles has a zipper located at the top of his head, with a removable brain coin purse inside.

The location of the zipper was moved up so as not to distort the shape of the head. The original placement had the head looking a bit flat up top. The brain, rather than being a stress ball, will be made into a coin purse. Due to the scale, getting the shape and detail correct was difficult. The small coin purse allows more detail and also more functionality. This way a real stress ball could be inserted into it, or other small items.

Revisions for Final Sample

Mishmash
Interactive Feature: Doubles as a backpack! Mishmash has two storage compartments: a large pouch in his head, and a smaller compartment in his body. 

Mishmash’s base pattern differs slightly from the other Hurtsies so that he looks more squishy and floppy when he hangs around on your back! His legs are a bit longer so they can dangle, but can be posed to mimic the sitting pose of the other Hurtsies. In this photo, he is posed head-on.

Wiggles
Interactive Feature: Brain Worms! Wiggles has a zipper located at the top of her head, with three plush worms inside. The worms double as little fidget toys, with a fun spiral design to whirl around your fingers.

Like Nibbles, we raised the zipper placement to keep the head shape from distorting. Not many other changes need to be made to Wiggles except for adjustments to her color!

Revisions for Final Sample:

Grave Robbert
Interactive Feature: Removable Bones! Grave Robbert has a zipper located on his belly, with a set of removable bones, as well as a headband in the shape of a spinal cord!

NOTE: We have not yet received the latest sample image of Grave Robbert. Our biggest challenge has been his mask marking. Due to the position and size, there is a bit of puckering with the stitches due to close proximity with the seams. 

Revisions for Final Sample:

Interactive Feature: Removable Stomach Riffraff has a zipper located on his belly, with a removable stomach pouch inside.

Our little sugar fiend is basically good to go, aside from color revisions! We changed his facial embroidery to match his hyper attitude after many suggestions from backers!

Revisions for Final Sample:

Mumble
Interactive Feature: Removable Bandage Headwrap + A Bandage Ear!

Mumble’s zipper is located on his back, disguised as a claw mark. In his zipper pouch, he has an additional bandage head-wrap. His long ear can be wrapped around him (like a mummy!) We have been making slight adjustments to his bandage placements. I will be able to provide a better selection of photos when the samples arrive at the home office!

Revisions for Final Sample:

Interactive Feature: Zipper Mouth (with hidden teeth and tongue!) Gruff’s silly little mouth opens up to reveal a long tongue to roll up and tug on and four cute teeth! 

Gruff has been one of the more difficult designs, but I love him in all his silly glory! Unfortunately, due to the size of the plush, we couldn't really do the removable teeth, so we leaned into the zipper mouth! He functions much like Mishmash for storage. To resolve the teeth issue, I designed a cute little toothy charm freebie to go with his design for backers. A pink design is available as an add-on, but a candy corn-themed design will be included with Gruff. <3

Gruff also has similar issues as Grave Robbert in regards to his marking, so we are working for a resolution to that!

Revisions for Final Sample:

Here's a full view of the journey each sample went through (not including Grimsley!) Grave Robbert and Gruff are still in their ugly duckling phase, I fear! But they'll turn into beautiful swans here soon, or maybe more like, radioactive geese.

Here is our revised production timeline. Please note that this timeline may change pending any delays to shipping that are out of our control. 
 
UPDATED PRODUCTION TIMELINE

GPSR LAW
We have had inquiries regarding if GPSR will impact our backers in the EU. While it isn't clear yet, we are in the process of getting a representative established for us to avoid any potential issues with shipping Hurtsies to the EU.

What to Expect After Surveys:

Don't worry! I don't plan on disappearing on y'all. I plan to make monthly updates (at least!) from now until the plushies are shipped out. These updates will include photos of plushes, behind-the-scenes like designing packaging, etc. Y'all have put your trust (and hard-earned money) into this project, so I fully intend on being present and bringing you along with each step of this journey! If at any point, you're feeling nervous or kept in the dark, just send us an e-mail or hang out with us in the community tab!

And on a final note,
I probably sound like a broken record right now, but thank you all sooooo much for your support! I have been avoiding crowdfunding projects for a long time now because, let's face it, as a single human, they're super scary. I really appreciate the grace and kindness and excitement that all of y'all have shown me as I figure out how to do all of this. I've been learning so much, making notes on what I can do to improve next time, and I hope I can continue to iron out my process so that I can continue making silly and unique projects to share with all of you!

I hope all of you are having an excellent holiday season, and that you're eating plenty of delicious sweets, wherever you are!!!

Lops of love,
Loppy Rae & Riot! <3

Thank you for your patience while I got this update in order. 

My manufacturer has stated that the plushes will be complete on June 5th. We are currently arranging for safety testing to get the project going as soon as possible. In the meantime, orders are beginning to be assembled at my home office with the add-ons. 

Hurtsies add-on merchandise has been trickling in and we're can't get over how cute everything is so far! Today we want to show off the charms and sticker books!

The Hurtsies sticker books have a lovely hard cover with fullcolor illustration. The silicone release pages inside are double-sided and hold onto stickers great without compromising the adhesive! I’ve been using one myself just to make sure they’re up to snuff, and they get my personal seal of approval, of course.

All of the acrylic charms have arrived, complete with their matching hardwares! 

Additionally, the bonus charms are in! The glitter guts heart charm has a really pretty glitter epoxy coating. The connecting teeth charms are super fun as well. You’ll notice I ordered a candy corn-inspired colorway to complement Gruff! 🎃

We will begin charging cards for remaining payments & shipping one month before fulfillment will begin. Once we have a more solidified date of when the plushes reach port, we will post a firm deadline. We will give two weeks notice before charging cards. Depending on whether we ship via sea freight or air, the shipping may take about 3-4 weeks. 

When we begin to charge cards, you will also be given ample notice to update your address or other needs.

We've been monitoring the situation regarding retaliatory tariffs very closely. As of right now we are not sure how tariffs will impact the Hurtsies campaign because it continues to be an evolving situation. 

Because the Hurtsies are a product made in China, they would be subjected to a minimum of 125% tariff. We are hoping that this trade war will resolve itself by late June when the plushes arrive, but for now, it is a waiting game. As of today, there is talk of reducing Chinese tariffs this weekend. We’re holding out hope that this issue resolves, but for now we are keeping a close eye on the news.

I want to again apologize for the delays in this project! For many months now, I have been dealing with an international case regarding this project and… truth be told, it’s messy.

I apologize if it seems I’ve been withholding information, but I have been unable to disclose much because of ongoing investigations. I fear that I still have not fully resolved the situation, but I can say with certainty that this project will be fulfilled come summer. 

Essentially, after Christmas of last year, my manufacturer’s email was hacked without their knowledge. An unknown person downloaded our entire conversation log spanning back years, including the commercial invoice for the Hurtsies project. This hacker then edited the invoice with false wire instructions without my manufacturer’s knowing.

When I sent the payment, it was deposited into another company’s account. This company claims that it was one of their own clients who hacked the email to send the money, and has been giving me the runaround in regards to whether they would return the funds or not. As of today, they have still not returned the funds. 

The only solace I have is that only 50% of the funds were sent in the initial transfer. Now rest assured, the plushes and samples have been in progress all this time. However, my manufacturer’s attempts at communication and resolving this issue have undoubtedly caused delays. 

Again, there is no need for you as the customer to be concerned. Your plushies will arrive this summer regardless, but i can only hope this will provide some context and understanding to those who have been wondering.

I have some photos of the official plushes and will be editing and sharing those in another update, along with their safety testing results. 

Lops of Love, 
Loppy & Riot