Hey critters! First off, let me apologize for the radio silence. I've been sick on and off for weeks now and continue to battle with an extremely resilient inner ear infection that gets better for a few days before getting worse again.
Compound all of that with the looming threats of these outrageous tariffs and my adrenals are in constant fight or flight mode. I am beat, y'all!!!
That said, its not all bad news. I continue to watch the tariff situation closely and remain optimistic that a deal will be struck long before Cryptid Crush is scheduled to ship. We're still in the prototyping stage right now too, so I don't have to make any costly decisions for a little while anyway and for that I'm grateful.
At this stage I imagine the worst case scenario is the tariffs delay the timeline somewhat, but if anything changes I will be quick to announce it here.
And regardless of the outcome, the price you paid is the price you're locked in for and I won't be considering any price increases until after fulfillment when leftover stock hits the tinyteeth store.
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Now on to the fun stuff!! We continue to be full steam ahead on prototyping and have made some great strides this month.
Scarred Werewolf is finished! The sample is more saturated than we were hoping for, but unfortunately this is just a byproduct of color matching so many different styles of fur to come up with one cohesive plush. I personally like the more saturated look though, and I hope he will grow on everyone with time!
The Gorgon is also now finished as of this week! This is the one I was most apprehensive about so to see her come together (despite the crazy complex hair!!) and look so adorable has really lifted a weight off my shoulders 💖
Classic Mothman will be receiving a bit of a color adjustment due to many unsuccessful attempts at color matching those very specific shades of blue/green. The wings have also been updated a bit due to the original pattern not translating very well.
And finally we're still in the thick of it with the dragon and jersey devil, but they'll come around soon I'm sure. I wouldn't be surprised if prototyping is wrapping up by early May.
One of the add-ons for this campaign, the Wyrm on a String has also wrapped up bulk production and should be leaving the factory in the next couple of weeks, provided there's a break in the 145% tariffs.
I'll also be holding off on pin samples until we have more clarity on the tariff situation, but this shouldn't effect the timeline too much since I usually don't start sampling pins until the plushies are about to go into production.
I believe that covers all the most pertinent updates. Stay tuned for some more sample updates next week, as well as turnaround photos of the scarred werewolf! 💖
