Hey all, just letting you know that unfortunately fulfillment is slow because I've been sick with something weird for a few weeks now. Not covid, not the flu, but just really baseline ill, exhausted, and congested on top of my chronic health conditions.

I don't like the idea of getting "bad germs" on orders so I've been as clean as possible in fulfilling what I can, but I've also been sleeping a lot and hardly able to compose thoughts, only have a few lucid hours per day the past couple of weeks on average. I can also only get to the PO once weekly.

I'm so sorry about the additional delay. The other issues are/were completely outside of my control, but this one makes me feel pretty guilty even though I of course didn't ask for it. I'll update again one last time about this main batch once everything is finally out, and again when the small batch of remakes is here along with Pintober's pins (fully funded! Thank you!).

Thank you for your patience! 

Hey all,

The Pintober campaign launch has been a success!! 2 goals are unlocked (base and 1st stretch), meaning the first full "machine" of 8 designs and all freebies are unlocked. We are on track to meet all goals!

The next thing I wanted to mention....the magnet converters. Right after posting my last update, I realized those were NOT in my order with the pins. I asked my rep about it and he said he must've sent them to the wrong person. Immediately afterward, Golden Week started. It just ended, so I now have confirmation they've shipped to me...and hopefully will arrive next week.

October 10th is right around the corner, so this weekend I'll start packing up the orders okay with the first batch of pins, and that don't have the converters - so reminder that if you do not fill out this poll or otherwise directly confirm you want to wait for remakes, I am to assume you're okay with the pins as they are:

Thank you so much for your patience and your support through all the unexpected hurdles. It's been a wild time. 

So...

The pins were all made wrong.

Months of negotiating, me providing images and videos to show what I meant via pins I already own (and have made) with epoxy on top, and they were still mass produced without an epoxy layer on top despite extensive sampling. And I, we, did pay extra for that, too.

In lukewarm news, they will remake some of each design.

If the way they are now is an issue for you, AND you are wanting remakes, please vote in the poll linked below for backers only. Names are required, so if you use the one on your account, I will know who you are. This means we don't have to contact each other directly and streamlines things.

If you want partial refunds or exchanges for something else, please email me at [email protected].

There is no reason to reach out if you are okay with the way these pins were made.

If I don't hear back by October 10th via email or poll, I am going to have to assume that it is not a problem for you, and send your package out. It's been so - inexcusably, now - long since this started, I really want y'all to get your orders but I want you to be happy with them too. 

This is 17 designs on one mold, it did understandably cause some headache but for this final step to be completely forgotten is just excessive. However, since I have another order that was already agreed upon... they are willing to remake some jellinoms alongside the Pintober production... which unfortunately means fulfillment in December or January.

In some good news, the regular translucent jellos all look good.

They felt larger than expected, however, and I checked...they're about 37mm. I had wanted these to be noticeably smaller than the previous jellinom and flanom pins, but still larger than these gacha guys - somewhere in the middle. Unfortunately that is not the case, they are hefty, and some of that is my fault because I didn't notice their proof incorrectly said 35mm  (which this still is not) instead of my requested and quoted-for 32mm. 

Though I did measure printed-out samples beforehand, I should've shot for even smaller just in case, as the 5mm increase in height made the size overall much larger and heavier as both dimensions increased proportionately... this has happened to me before with multiple manufacturers. So if these jellos are popular, I may get them remade smaller someday.

Really, these pins are overall great quality as usual, just like the fish and moths...they just are not whatsoever finished in the way that was communicated. Over months. Extensively. And I cannot add epoxy to 850+ pins by myself. I did skim over over a sizeable portion already and if I were to judge based on quality, majority of these are A grade pins (not just standards), the larger jellos included. They are made very well.

I still really feel like I let you down. I promise I was very, very thorough about the epoxy, I even commissioned those 3D models too in order to make the communication even clearer, and I thought it had all been properly passed on from my CS rep to the factory floor. However, I've now been told he was on a business trip during the final stretch of production and did not see them before they went out.

I am so sorry. This took so much time and patience from all involved and my rep is very sorry as well.

I will start fulfillment after the waiting period, October 10th (which is also launch date for Pintober unfortunately), unless you tell me sooner that you're okay with them as-is and want me to go ahead with yours. 

I am still not worried about the Pintober moths because they have effectively been made before.

Thank you

Elena

They have finally shipped!! 

I will be spending probably the entire time between their arrival and Pintober's launch just...grading and shipping. Probably longer. I'm sorry production for these took so long!

I've been making pins for a long time (since...2017?), but this will be one of the largest shipments I will ever have received all at once (the largest being the mini bats from my ita fanny pack campaign 3 years ago...wow that was a lot, I think around 1,500). I will do my best to be speedy, but it might take me longer than expected to ensure everything is correct and there's no mix-ups. Thank you!

Remaining info below for backers only -