Hello everyone! 

I wasn’t sure how to title this update - I definitely don’t want to cause alarm! I want to be 100% transparent with how much of a struggle this campaign has been for me as a Canadian maker - so you get a little peek behind the scenes 👀

I sent out the box of USA orders last week, and I was slapped with HUGE custom/tariff cost totalling close to $5,000 Canadian. This amount was not planned for, nor covered under the amount the campaign raised. The reason I was dealing with the campaign this way was because I wanted to make sure as many folks as possible in the US could get their parcel tariff-free, but in the end it has nearly killed my small business 😔 

The next couple weeks I will work on protesting the charge and hopefully fix what went wrong, but nothing is guaranteed to be returned to me, and I could be out that $5k.

That being said, I will be continuing to send out the remaining parcels slowly, as I will be self-funding this portion. Those in the USA who did not update before the previous posted deadline will be responsible for the tariff fees upon delivery. From what I am hearing, it has generally been an additional $10 in most cases. In a perfect world, I would have loved to cover this, but I am absolutely unable to do so. 

This campaign has been extremely taxing and I’m so disappointed with how everything turned out 😭 I haven’t even had the time or energy to post photos of the new pins because every ounce of joy in this campaign has been sucked out 🫠

Currently I’m trying to find ways to recoup some of the funds, but I’m unsure if I will open my online shop again 😔 

Please be kind and patient with makers and small businesses as they are all navigating some crazy times right now. Even without the things that are going on, most makers are pouring their heart and souls into these crowdfunding campaigns and most times are barely breaking even. 

Thank you for reading this update (sorry for the length!) and thank you for your patience thus far 🩷