Hello!!! I finally have a tracking number for the shark plushies! They are still on the freight boat but should be here soon! I can't promise any dates because it's still on the ocean somewhere.
I have been anxiously waiting to update as I didn't receive any info for about 3 weeks. Not even a tracking number. I know it's been insanely long for this project. Please hang in there just a bit longer while we wait for them to get to the US and go through customs. But I appreciate you hanging in there with me while we wrap this up.
Please double check your address! If it needs to be updated please email me at [email protected]
If you chose to split ship and are just awaiting the plushie- I will be emailing you directly to confirm your address! If your address has changed since I shipped your bag to you feel free to email me first!
I really appreciate everyone's patience! Thank you to everyone who kindly reached out. I know it can be tough to wait for something this long. I will be grading and shipping them out as soon as they get here!
Hello Plushie backers! I finally have an update for you from the manufacturer.
The plushies are projected to finish production at the end of August! They will be shipped to me here in the states and then I will ship them out to you.
If you are moving! Please email me at [email protected] with your updated address so I can update it in Backerkit for you. These will be shipping in September so if you plan on moving around then let me know!
Sorry for the long wait on an update; thank you to everyone who emailed me and reached out!
Thank you for all your patience on this project, it unfortunately had many unplanned delays and I've felt so frustrated about this along with all the tarriff issues that I haven't even made any new projects this year. I hope you all love your little plush shark frens and they spark joy!
You will hear from me again in September! We are finally officially wrapping this up.
Galaxy and OG plushie
Hello everyone! Sorry for the long update gap-- I've been dealing with some health issues and now unfortunately tariffs. Hopefully by the time these plushies are on their way to me the tariff issue will be resolved. I finally have the finished samples of the shark plushies. We are proceeding with production. Some people have reached out about split shipping! If you ordered a plushie but want your bag now I can ship it but you will have to pay additional shipping when the plushies get here. They're fortunately very light so I don't foresee plushie only shipping being more than $5 over the summer!
Let me know if you'd like me to ship your bag now and ship your plushie later when they arrive!
Thank you all for your patience as I completed packing orders this week. All of the US/CAN non-plushie orders have been shipped. You should have an email from backerkit with your tracking information. I will be working through international orders this next week! If you received an email from pirateship regarding shipping please disregard it!
For my plushie backers small update! We finally got a 2nd to last sample, he came out much cuter than previously, I was feeling quite devastated that my vision for the plushie went so far off the rails but he's finally almost complete. We're going into embroidery this week. Sorry for the long drawn out process, I will have estimated shipping dates for you next week. I really appreciate the patience of everyone! As always if you have any concerns please email me at [email protected]!
Firstly want to apologize for the radio silence! I did around 15 weeks of conventions in a row and didn't give this community the updates it needed. That is 100% my responsibility and I should've done better. Thank you all for your patience and understanding! Thank you to the people who emailed me directly to ask any questions! It's almost time to wrap up this project!
Just popping in quickly to say the shark bags have arrived! I will begin grading them next week after Kawacon. After I complete the grading process I will be locking your addresses.
If you have moved since this campaign: Please log into Backerkit and update your address. You can do so by searching your email for the survey link from this project. (If you can't find the survey email just send me a quick message and I can resend it to you!)
We are still on track for shark bags, pins, and stickers to ship around mid-end of February.
The only current delay is the shark plushie! I've actually been tweaking the sample a bit since the end of November because I wasn't as happy with the shape. I may have been being overly nitpicky but I want to give the best product possible. Lunar New Year is coming up in the next 4 days since this post will go live. Which means manufacturers will be closed for about 2 weeks. So I will have hopefully final plushie sample images around mid-Feb. I appreciate your patience as this will probably push the plushie delivery date to late March/early April.
If you didn't back this project but were hoping for leftover shark bags, the leftovers will most likely go up in March!
Thank you for the support, I will touch base again once the grading of the shark bags is complete!
Please direct any survey related/address related questions to [email protected]
