๐ฑ July Update 3 โ Production is finally starting (with a small twist!)
๐พ TL;DR โ Quick Recap:
We've received good early results from new manufacturer test
We're no longer waiting for one single supplier โ Delicats production starts now!
Locking orders & Charging remaining balances started
Other campaigns will move forward in parallel, each with their own manufacturer
Extra freebies + โฌ5 credit in the next campaignโs pledge manager for delayed campaigns' backers ๐
Weโre also exploring fulfillment partners to furtherly speed up fulfillment (which may limit new extra freebies)
More details ๐
Hi everyone!
Weโre back with another quick but important update โ and this time, we have a realchange in direction to share with you:
over the past few months, even while dealing with setbacks, we havenโt been standing still. We've been actively testing several new manufacturers by having small batches/samples made. Some of them have already shown great communication and promising quality โ even if weโve only seen very early samples so far.
๐ ๏ธ So whatโs changing?
Initially (and until just a few days ago), we wanted to wait for the full production of Delidragons to finish before moving forward with Delicats (and the other pending projects), as previously said. Our plan was to test and stick to one (single) new โtrustedโ manufacturer, replacing the old trusted one we worked with for years.
Why? Because managing different manufacturers for the same type of product is messy โ lots of back and forth, different reps, different systems, and a higher risk of errors. Thatโs why we had always avoided this approach until now!
But now that we've received a very encouraging first result from another manufacturer we've tested โ even if it's still at a very early stage โ we've decided itโs no longer worth putting every campaign in a long queue with just one partner. Instead, weโll move forward producing our collections with multiple manufacturers in parallel (as soon as each one is confirmed with good communication/sample) โ to avoid further unnecessary delays.
โ What this means for Delicats:
We're now moving ahead!
We'll start locking orders and charging the remaining balances to officially begin production. Yay!
The estimated production and fulfillment window has also been updated โ and you can see it here, along with a full timeline for our other projects:
๐ Updated Parallel Production Timeline:
๐ To make it up to youโฆ
Again, we know the wait has been long โ longer than any of us ever imagined โ and weโre truly sorry for that.
So, as a small thank-you for your patience, weโll include extra freebies with your Delicats rewards during packaging, as many as we can manage at that time!
We're also actively looking for a fulfillment partner to help us with packing and shipping the rewards, so we can speed things up as much as possible once production is complete(though this may mean we won't be able to include extra freebies during packing, as we would if we were handling fulfillment ourselves).
๐ฎ If youโre joining Botanicows too โ weโve got something for you
If you decide to join our next campaign โ the plant-based cow collection ๐ฎ๐ฟ โ weโll also be giving a special credit to all backers of this (and other delayed) campaigns as a thank-you.
Youโll receive this as a store credit in the Botanicows pledge manager/survey after the campaign ends(sadly, the platform doesnโt allow it during the live campaign, or we absolutely would!).
๐ Weโre thinking of a โฌ5 credit per person as a small gesture โ enough to partially cover shipping or help reduce your total, no matter what tier you choose โ no need to claim, itโll be automatic!
Thank you again for your incredible support and patience โ we know this hasnโt been easy, and weโre doing everything we can to deliver the quality you deserve without further delay.
We're finally moving forward โ and we're so excited!
