I apologise for the bout of silence. I've been going through IRL difficulties and burnout from conventions. So, while everything was on its way over to me, I took that time to give myself a little break and just did whatever my heart felt like doing.
That being said - everything is finally in! What took the longest - the books and the 2nd half of the pins. So, I do apologise for the fulfillment delay. I honestly didn't realize how quickly time passed after all the summer cons wrapped up.
The pins have all been graded; all I need to do now is to package them and then you can start expecting things to ship starting mid-next week.
I'll also try to take photos. It's the bane of my existence, but it must be done! 😩
Shipping Charges to Go Out shortly after this update is posted!
A quick reminder that shipping chargers were not added onto the campaign (whilst it was live) and will be charged as soon as I'm ready to ship the products, which will be soon.
Another reminder for my international backers: Your packages may take up 8 weeks to arrive, but typically you'll receive them within 2 weeks time. I am also not responsible for any custom charges that might required of you to receive said packages.
I hope you have been avoiding the sweltering heat of summer, wherever you might be! I have quite the uneven tan line going on from all my travels (in car) to conventions all across the States. 😭
I just want to give a quick update before I start my weekend at Metrocon (A323) that I'll be locking the surveys tomorrow. You'll have 48? hours to double check everything before you will no longer have the opportunity to edit your selection.
Another reminder that shipping costs will be charged once I am ready for fulfillment so I have a more accurate gauge on the costs of postage. So, keep that in mind! I'll be providing constant reminders so it won't be a surprise to you when time comes ❤️
By now, most of you guys (about 73%) have filled out the survey that was e-mailed to you. Thank you for getting it done so quickly. If you did not receive an e-mail (likely went to spam), feel free to use this link to find your curated survey: https://yakudoshi.backerkit.com/
I've had some issues that were addressed to me, post smoke test, unfortunately. This is probably due to my time constraints when traveling for conventions and editing in my free time + absolute e x h a u s t i o n. But it was brought to my attention that I had made some errors, so I'm here to address it:
1. Sifter of Dredge was missing from the add-on enamel pins section, but it has since been fixed. If you were looking to get him added onto your pledge and weren't able to, you should be able to now!
2. The cost of enamel pins (via pledge levels not preorder store) were priced incorrectly and was accidentally priced at a lower point ($12) than when the campaign was live ($13), so it was adjusted accordingly to match the campaign pricing. I do apologize for any inconvenience that might have caused you guys.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to message me! That being said - I do have some sample photos for you:
These are a small handful of pics I've received. Every single design has received a greenlight except for one which will have some minor edits. The patches are finished and soon everything else will go into production! The longest wait will be the notebooks since getting them made is a timely ordeal in itself. Once I get a timeline for when those will be finished, I'll be sure to update you.
A very quick update to let you know that the smoke tests have been sent out. Smoke test surveys are randomly sent out to 5% of backers from each category to make sure that everything runs smoothly and there are no errors (on my part), and if there are, it'll be an easy adjustment/fix without having to notify everyone and cause more confusion.
I'll give the smoke testers some time to fill out their survey; it may take a day or two for that information to come in and if there are no hiccups, everything will go out afterwards!
Another reminder is that your survey will NOT have shipping included, due to the constant fluctuation of shipping prices.
Anyway, that's it for now! Thank you guys for your patience and we'll be in touch soon ❤️
A very quick update to let you guys know that if you missed out on pledging towards the campaign while it's live, that it's not the end! The pre-order shop is now open~
I don't have a timeline for how long I'll keep it open, but when it comes time for the shop to close, I'll make another announcement.
Incentives/Freebies
For Backerkit, the backend is pretty streamlined, though there are still some confusing aspects when it comes to creating the surveys and fulfillment. For example: creating a format that auto-sorts individuals who've qualified for the enamel pin freebie when having pledged towards 2 or more pins.
I won't try to explain it 'cause it's confusing to write out (just as it is confusing to try and create an auto-sort for it), so I'll just let it be known that those who pledged towards 2 or more pins via the pledge level (not add-on) will see a freebie pin listed in their order. Those who pledged towards 2 or more pins via add-ons will not see a freebie pin listed in their order until after surveys are sent out, and they are completed.
Rest assured that I'll be checking (and double checking) with the help of Backerkit staff to ensure everyone gets what they're owed~
Counting down the days until I'm able to send out the surveys to you all. I'm excited!
A sketch of me chibify-ing the Calamities during slow hours (it was like the entire time) of a con this last weekend:
