BIG UPDATE: The Current Gameplan! Custom Packaging! Wittles in Baskets!
I have been completely locked into the current Trump administration's moves regarding international trade to a level no man should endure.
There was an attempt to join a cla...
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RoaminBison
18 days ago
Warmable Wonders Photoshoot! Tariffs! Production Photos!
Crazy times, amirite? 😭
I had a busy TFF, immediately mildly injured myself by simple overwork, and have been dealing with the 5 stages of grief that is global trade wars br...
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RoaminBison
about 1 month ago
Time for a Wittle Close Up!
Finally got the photo booth back up (it's a pain to put together, argh) and so that means ✨~fancy picture time~✨
Warmables will get their close up tomorrow, as will the Gol...
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RoaminBison
about 1 month ago
Small Update - Orders Locking! Trademark Stuff! Wowwee~!
As all of you should have seen, the notification with 48 hour warning for locking of orders went out yesterday.
As a reminder, this means you can still change your shipping ...
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RoaminBison
about 2 months ago
Warmable Wonders Reveal! All Colors of Wittles Reveal! Order Lock Deadline!
You've all waited patiently and now, here they are!!!
Note: Keep in mind these are factory photos and the colors/quality of the photo may be a bit off. The same minky fur c...
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2 months ago
Behind the Scenes - Embroidery!
All around me are familiar faces....
Look at all those happy dragon faces go!!!
I have been completely locked into the current Trump administration's moves regarding international trade to a level no man should endure.
There was an attempt to join a class action lawsuit to fight these illegal tariffs, though that case had already gotten enough businesses signed on to make their case.
As a student of history, it's only a little 'funny' that a country founded quite directly because of a $0.01 tax on paper sheets is now claiming it's Good, Actually (TM) to not have free trade.
I'm sure nothing bad will happen and no one will be mad. 🤪
The Stamp Act of 1765
While I digress, the current stage we're in regarding the campaign is now as follows;
🐉🐉Wittle Wonders are 100% complete in their production and boxed ✨✨ Warmable Wonders are 100% complete, but are in the process of being individually bagged due to a barcode requirement from our Guangdong-based fulfillment center for international backers 🐉🐉 Additional tapestries needed to fulfill orders are 100% finished production and already in transit to me to join the inventory I already had in-stock. ✨✨Weighted Wonders are 100% complete in their production with only some getting minor revisions to their tag placements before they are all boxed up and ready to go.
The Current Gameplan
With the Labour Day holiday going on from May 1st to the 5th in much of China, that will minorly delay the Wittle Wonders, Warmable Wonders, and Weighted Wonders from going out to the fulfillment center in Guangdong.
Once that holiday is over, it will take about 2-4 business days for the dragons to arrive at the Guangdong facility. From there, it will take about 48 hours to fulfill the approximately 1,488 International orders.
For USA-based backers, it gets a little tricker.
We are watching the agonizing landscape of international trade and expecting, based on a number of signs, tariffs to be eliminated entirely or to significantly drop in the coming weeks.
We are essentially "holding" until the fog of trade war lifts some and we understand our shipping options, which are rapidly changing as we transition into May and logistics at ports is a version of chaos.
This could delay domestic fulfillment by a few weeks to a month or two, by my current estimate.
Every day feels like it goes on forever as we wait out this frustrating and illegal situation. I promise to update the moment we get the dragons on the ship and heading to us. I hope that is sooner rather than later with, potentially, at least the Wittles heading out before everyone else so that the approximately 600 Wittle-only domestic orders can be fulfilled immediately as we wait on the bulk of the order to make it's way to the USA
I thank everyone for their patience and understanding in this extremely unprecedented and wild matter!
For 1x or 2x Warmable/Weighted orders, we hope to have our custom packaging done in time for domestic fulfillment! Exciting! :D
At this time, custom packaging will NOT be available for international orders to ease the shipping process + time crunch issues. Wittles will also have fancy packaging!!!! These polymailers will be used for shipping out individual orders that only contain a Wittle, but are made of recycled LDPE (#4, low-density polyethylene) plastics with Change Plastic For Good™ BDP® technology which means they are made of 100% recycled plastics, made in the USA, printed with eco-friendly ink, as well as designed to biodegrade int the proper soft film plastics drop-offs located in many grocery stores across the USA!
We will be using paper fill inside packages as well as recycled kraft tape for our boxes. The only plastic used in packaging will be that used to keep clean any White version of a Warmable/Weighted so they are not unduly exposed to dust, dirt, etc while in transit.
As always, I am committed to using the most eco-friendly options possible in all parts of fulfillment and production as humanly possible for a business of our scale. 🌍♻️
This is just a thought, not asking the business to do this as this idea may not work.
I was thinking why not import the dragons to another country say India for example and then India imports them to the US. Wouldn’t that mean we would have less tariffs to pay? Again, this is just a thought and there may be some important things I’m missing but I’d like to understand why this won’t work if that’s the case. Just a general question.
Hello! I am so excited for the rewards, but when I tried to alter the adress to change it to my current one I wasn't allowed to change the region. It will confuse the shipping company and that worries me.
How can I get in contact with whoever can alter my adress for me?
I had a busy TFF, immediately mildly injured myself by simple overwork, and have been dealing with the 5 stages of grief that is global trade wars brought on by one man's misunderstanding of trade deficits.
Our status with all that is 💫✨🥁 to be determined 🥁✨💫 though we believe we have found a solution that avoids the worst of an otherwise dire situation completely out of our control. (this is very much the TL;DR of dozens of arguments, tears, gnashing of teeth, hours of research, and multiple conversations with people in the know)
International backers, for once in a lifetime, are unaffected, as all orders will go out directly from our fulfillment partner in mainland China.
I am currently doing the logistical legwork to make that a smooth process as product will hit that warehouse long before the product hits our warehouse in the USA. I anticipate, roughly, international orders will begin going out the beginning of May, though I will do a follow-up Update as soon as I have something of substance to update.
Now, for some fancy photos of the Warmable Wonders + fancy photos of Gold, Bold Rainbow, and Pastel Rainbow!
Warmable Wonders - Pink
Warmable Wonders - Pink
Warmable Wonders - Black
Warmable Wonders - Black
Warmable Wonders - Blue
Warmable Wonders - Blue
Lots of things are being wrapped up as production ends on all items and we figure out the current state of international freight shipment during this ongoing nonsense trade war. Should anything change, be put on hold, or anything else, I will post an Update in regards to that, but for now, we are plugging ahead and moving forward no matter what happens.
