Survival By Snark & Sincerity is a collection of pins for people who know we're Going Through Some Sh*t, and the only way we survive is by laughing about it all.
Our Survival By Sincerity & Snark pins set of soft enamel pins includes ten individual soft enamel pins, some with multiple color or design variants, released as a core batch and stretch goals, along with stretch goals for accessories, free stickers, and other cool stuff. Some but not all of these pins all feature Pride colors.
Come And Take It, Bread & Roses, Tikkun Olam Pins: 2" in longest dimension
Thickness: 1.6mm
Fill: soft enamel
Finishing for all but Brass Text Pins: black metal + front-side polished
Attachment: one post (Come & Take It has 2) post + rubber clutches
Pin specifications are subject to change as we finalize designs. The pins won't get smaller, but they may get larger by up to half an inch so that the text is fully legible.
Hello! We're NerdyKeppie - a team of trans & queer creators led by Spider & Emet Perry. This is our eighth crowdfunding campaign for enamel pins since we started NerdyKeppie almost nine years ago, and we're excited to bring you our new soft enamel pin designs!
Pledging ensures that we can afford to produce these pins. We offer discounts when pledging for multiple pins and any freebies unlocked during the campaign. Any extra pins will be available at $12+ shipping on NerdyKeppie.com after fulfillment, and if no one pledges for a particular pin, we may not order it, so please pledge to make sure that your preferred pin gets made!
Risk-Free Pledging - backers may always increase/decrease (or even cancel) pledges at any time during the campaign. If we reach our base goal, you'll be charged only at the end of the campaigns. Should we miss our goal, you won't be charged.
Pledge for all of the pin designs you want - locked stretch goals only unlock via pledges, after all. Nothing stinks worse than missing that last stretch goal by a hair.
Got questions? Check the campaign's FAQ tab! Still got questions? Ask!
We are part of the Bookworm banner - make sure you scroll down and check out the rest of the projects in this collection with literary themes. Backers who support 3+ projects participating in this Group-Collab will receive a free bookmark from each one. The more projects you back, the more freebies you get!
We will send out backer surveys as soon as possible after the campaign ends and pledges are processed. If your pledge status shows as errored (card error, card expired, card declined, etc.) and you do not fix the issue by one week after the campaign ends, we will automatically drop your pledge. In this case, you will receive no rewards.
Once surveys are sent out, backers are responsible for answering surveys within 30 days. If you do not answer your survey within 30 days of the survey emails being sent out, you risk not being able to select the pins you desire; we will be ordering pins 35 days after the Kickstarter closes, and if pin options are not selected by anyone, we may not order them. In that case you would have to select from ordered pins; we will not refund pledges in this case.
Likewise, if you do not answer your survey within 45 days after the Kickstarter ends, we will consider your pledge a donation and you will receive no rewards. In the past we did not set firm backer deadlines and that led to people expecting to select rewards 2+ years after we finished shipping them, having never answered a survey and missing or ignoring 25+ emails from us about the matter. We are extremely communicative about our projects -- you'll receive multiple emails from us at every stage, so there's no way that backers won't know the deadlines are approaching.
We do not cover tariffs nor are we responsible for watching shipments and notifying customers of outstanding tariff payments. Backer rewards returned for unpaid tariffs will only be reshipped if a backer pays for reshipment.
Timeline
January 23: Campaign begins
February 12: Kickstarter ends.
Last week of February: Backer surveys sent.
First week of April: Order placed with pin manufacturer.
Early to mid-August: Receipt of pins, shipping begins.
Late August to early September: Domestic backers receive rewards.
Mid-September to November: International backers receive rewards.
Backers are responsible for all taxes and fees associated with their packages. We do not collect or remit VAT or any other taxes; these are the responsibility of backers. We will correctly mark all packages as merchandise with an accurately declared pledge value. We will correctly ignore any requests to mark packages as "gifts" or with a lower declared value than the pledge amount.
All shipping costs will be charged through BackerKit during the fulfillment stage. This allows us to more accurately charge the actual by-weight cost of shipping & handling your package, rather than an average of costs. If you fail to pay your shipping costs through BackerKit by the time we start shipping, we will consider your pledge a donation and you will receive no rewards.
We ship all domestic packages via tracked USPS Ground Advantage (formerly First Class Packages). You will receive a tracking number and packages normally arrive within 4-8 business days after you receive the tracking number. You may see packages appear not to move for few days after the number is generated; this is because it takes us time to pack all backer rewards and get them to the post office, and then from there it may take a day or so for the packages to be scanned and begin to move. Package insurance is available as an add-on during the survey phase.
NerdyKeppie is not responsible for packages marked 'delivered' by carriers. Provision of a secure shipping address is the responsibility of backers: we cannot replace packages stolen by "porch pirates" or lost to other mishaps after they are marked delivered by carriers.
Packages take anywhere from 2-8 weeks for delivery. In many cases, tracking ceases when the package leaves the US, but some countries may provide enhanced tracking. All packages are shipped via USPS International First Class Package service. NerdyKeppie is not responsible for packages marked 'delivered' by carriers. Provision of a secure shipping address is the responsibility of backers: we cannot replace packages stolen by "porch pirates" or lost to other mishaps after they are marked delivered by carriers.
Please note, due to shipping restrictions, NerdyKeppie cannot ship to all countries. Please check to see if shipping services in your country are suspended before pledging by checking the USPS's list of International Mail Service Suspensions.
Due to lack of complete shipping insurance, high rates of package loss, and/or mail embargos, NerdyKeppie is unable to ship to Russia or Commonwealth of Independent States countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan). Pledges with shipping addresses in these countries will be refunded and you will receive no rewards.
📌 Pintopia 2026
Pintopia 2026 / Pins • Plushies • Ita Bags
This project is participating in the BackerKit event Pintopia 2026, a celebration of enamel pin, plushie and ITA bag project featuring an all-star lineup of creators crowdfunding together from January 22 – February 12, 2026.
Bookworm
This project is part of the Bookworm Group-Collab - a collection of projects with literary themes. Backers who support 3+ participating projects will receive a free bookmark from each one. The more projects you back, the more freebies you get!
