Canadian and International orders have already gone out as of early last week with all the ones to the US to follow in July, since there are a lot of you. Thank you for you patience while I muddle through this. It is my first time shipping anything other than the odd bit of mail to friends and family, so this is a lot for someone who is not set up for this kind of business.
All things told, I hope to have everything mailed out before the end of July.
I'm just popping in again to let you all know that I'll be closing the reward surveys in the next 24 hours! I'm giving us all another day to get'er done, since it's the weekend. There's only 8% of you left who need to fill these out, so please get to it if you haven't yet!
My goal is to get these pins all mailed out before a possible Canada Post strike at the end of this month. If you haven't filled out your reward survey before I close them this doesn't mean you won't get your pin, but it does mean that you might be receiving it much later than all the others. Just a fair warning!
I'll start charging cards next week for the shipping fees and then I'll move on to packaging and shipping, starting with International orders and Canadians, then those of you in the US.
As of writing the reward surveys have been 92% filled out. Thank you all for answering those so quickly. This is a reminder that I will be closing reward surveys this Saturday May 10th, so please submit your mailing info and be prepared to get charged for shipping. I will be moving fast on mailing all of these rewards out, since there is a looming threat of Canada Post going on strike soon. I am in full support of the workers to be clear, but I would like to get ahead of this.
Thank you to the backers who noticed and spoke out about the issue with the pin choice question having a fee attached to it. I fixed it a couple weeks ago early into the reward surveys' opening, but if you notice that you have been charged for an extra pin once cards get charged on May 12th please let me know so I can refund you that mistake.
We are still on course for May fulfillment and I am very happy about it!
Thanks again for sticking with me on my first crowdfunding campaign.
I just wanted to give you all a heads up that yes the reward surveys will be ready this weekend for you all to give me your shipping information (and for me to gather shipping costs) so I can begin the packaging and mailing process.
The Pledge Manager team finished their review of my reward survey setup and I'm currently running a "smoke test" of said surveys with just a few randomly selected backers, so if you're one of the people who has received your reward survey early congrats on winning the lottery and please fill your survey out so I can finish the final check.
Good news! I have the pins! I also have the packaging. I just need to get the printing labels. I'm really happy with how these pins came out. I've developed an appreciation for soft enamel, since it demands you consider the line art translated to metal as a texture for the overall pin design.
The reward surveys are on the way, I had finished filling out all the required information over the weekend, but now have to wait for a review from the Pledge Manager team, which will take another business day or two.
Also a reminder that once I send out the reward surveys I will also be asking for payment of the shipping cost on these rewards, so be ready for that added charge to your cards. I can't ship rewards out if I have no money to do that with, haha. The breakdown (in CAD) is $10 for orders from Canada, $15 for the US, and $25 International, just as a heads up. This is based off of weight and size calculations I got off of Canada Post, who I will be shipping through. Bruh, shipping is expensive...
While we wait for the surveys here's a photo of the pins in person. I can't wait to pin these to my own jacket and bag. I looooove them. They feel so good to hold!
