Ribbits everyone!

Here to bring the good news that I just received the Fedex tracking for all the enamel pins!
It's divided over 2 boxes for a total of a whopping 27 kilogram!
I'm keeping all my fingers and toes crossed it will arrive before I leave for the convention DoKomi next week. I'd like to be sure I got them in before I leave, relief for my brain and all that.

Here's a big overview (and rambling, sorry I am a yapper) in case the enamel pins arrive on time!
(If they arrive whilst I am away to the convention a lot can be disregarded, ahaha.)

I won't have time to pack the enamel pins for all the backers before I leave for DoKomi. Fedex guesses I will receive the pins 1-2 days before I leave to the con. *sweats*
I also have to coordinate with Roundbirbart for all the combined shipping orders. My priority is to do this straight after the convention weekend. We both have another convention (Dutch Comic Con) two weeks after DoKomi so I will try to pack/ship as many as I can in between those conventions. 

I also plan to bring a small amount of enamel pins to the upcoming DoKomi convention (if they arrive on time). The enamel pins I will sell at the convention will come from the overstock that I ordered next to the amounts the Backers pre-ordered.
Preparing for the biggest conventions that are (almost) back to back really put a dent in my budgets and I'd like to use the sales of the overstock to prepare for the last half of 2025.
It will also help prepare for the next crowdfunding I'm planning in August. I'll be focusing on more poison dart frogs and I'm also thinking salamanders!

It feels horrible to sell the pins on a convention already whilst the Backers are all still waiting but I want to stress that I will have enough enamel pins and that backers have precedence on the pins straight after the convention. I'm thinking of just bringing one bag of each pin to the convention and that's it. I want to see how people react in real life to the pins and what they think of it.

With the delivery of shipment now imminent, here is the heads up for the locking of the survey and charging of the cards for the survey. On Tuesday 3 June I will lock and charge in one go.

Roundbirbart had contacted everyone to double check with the Local Pickup for combined shipping in my survey and I have manually updated about 40 Backers to fix it.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me via Backerkit support (the 'Contact us for help' button on your pledge page). Or you can use the contact form on my website, that way you reach me immediately by email and I can help you out much easier. Don't worry about feeling like you are bothering me with questions, I'm here to help!
With the convention coming up I might not respond until after Monday 9th of June.

I've been asking around and so far no one has had any troubles when they we sending from the Netherlands to the United States. I am expecting this as well but as a heads up, something to keep in mind, there might be possible extra costs for you, the Backer, when the parcels arrive and are imported into the US. I expect it to not happen but we never know and want to keep you updated about it regardless.

Completely forgot to show the finished backing card last update. This is the backing card the two freebie pins will be pinned on for all the combined shipping backers. Just two friends in a pond! (Pins are placeholder images, these will be the actual pins in reality.)

The Early frog freebie and extra's which could be purchased via the survey are all here as well!
They look pretty cute, can't wait to use them myself. 

When all is finished and wrapped up the leftovers and overstock will be added to my online shop. I will also bring them with me to upcoming conventions later in 2025 and 2026. The freebie pin will be 'while stock lasts' available for purchase as well. Enamel pin prices will be higher than during crowdfunding, price will be €15 per enamel pin, Northern Glass Frog and the set of Tadpoles will be higher, yet to be determent.

I cannot 100% guarantee pick up will be available for DoKomi but I like to try and offer it for those attending. Please send me a message through the contact form on my website, before June 3rd for Dokomi! And I will try to get back to you asap. Disclaimer: this can only be done if I receive the pins on time. If I do not get them on time I will let you know.

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And that's it for this froggy yapper. Thank you for reading, ahaha.
If the pins do not arrive before the convention, you can disregard all the points around the convention. I will start fulfillment after the convention weekend regardless :) 
Have a great weekend everyone!