STATUS UPDATE

Batch 1 plushies arrived! Batch 2 plushies are almost done with sampling. Scroll down for photos!
Enamel pins have been ordered. I'm expecting them early-mid February, but they may be delayed to the end of February depending on the Chinese New Year holiday.
I'm locking your orders in 2 days! Please double check everything!

!! US BACKERS !!READ!! (scroll if you're not from the US)

Please check your survey. You can now find a tariff line in the checkout overview. Please look at this carefully and take note of the balance that is currently open, as your open balance is now higher and I don't want to charge your card without you having checked the new amount.

The tariff rates that have been applied are:

20% for plushies
35.5% for enamel pins
15% for hair claws and keychains

It's a lot and I completely understand if you need to take off any add-ons or anything to lower the balance. The base shipping rates have also gone up, but I've decided to cover these additional shipping costs myself.

I will pay the tariffs to the US government when I buy your shipping label, so your package should be delivered to your doorstep without any surprises.

NOW THE FUN PART!

They arrived really fast! It only took 3 weeks!
First impressions are really good. I'm going to be quality checking them soon. I'm getting some friends together in the first two weeks of February and we will start packing then!

WHICH PLUSHIES ARE IN WHICH BATCH AGAIN?

Batch 1:

Standard cockatiel (Cookie)
Female cockatiel (Tea)
Lutino cockatiel (Lemon)
White-masked cockatiel (Pastry)
Blue budgie M&F (Slushie)
Green budgie M&F (Basil)
Yellowfaced budgie M&F (Raindrop)

Batch 2:

Pied cockatiel
Pearl cockatiel
White-masked pearl cockatiel
Pastel green budgie M&F
Pastel blue budgie M&F
Rainbow budgie M&F

SO WHEN ARE YOU FULFILLING MY ORDER?

If your order ONLY contains batch 1 plushies and/or any other add-ons, I will fulfill your order in February - March. I will charge your card for shipping costs and add-ons next week.

If your order contains ANY plushies from batch 2, your order will ship when batch 2 is ready to ship. I don't currently have a good estimate for when this is, but this will probably be 3 months after I give my factory the go-ahead for manufacturing (two months for manufacturing, one month for shipping). My apologies for the delay!

If you'd like to change your choice of plushie, please do so before your order locks.

ANYTHING ELSE I SHOULD KNOW?

I'll be out of the country at the end of February, so fulfillment will be halted temporarily at that moment.

BATCH 2 CURRENT SAMPLE PICTURES

Pastel blue budgie: Looks good to go! The blue in the picture looks a bit brighter than intended, so I may tone that down a bit if it looks as bright in real life.

Rainbow & Pastel green budgies: Almost there! I might change their wing to be the same yellow as their head. The green on the green budgie might be adjusted a little bit too, depending on how it looks in person.

Pied cockatiel: Nearly done. The only change I requested is to change the color of the yellow embroidery line to grey.

Pearl cockatiels: Almost there too. The grey printed fabric has a slightly different hue to the regular grey fabric. If this is as noticeable in person, I'll have to make some more adjustments.

Thanks for reading and have a good day!

Doreen

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