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Thank you so much for everyone who already submitted or have attempted to fill out the backer's survey. Many of you might have experienced issues with selecting the kitty pins they want last Saturday, a few hours after I sent out the surveys to everyone. The issue was due to an error on my end, where the maximum number of pins available for each designs were set at 20 pieces max. When the maximum has reached after many of you have submitted your surveys, the system made all the pins unavailable as it thought the pins were out of stock! Thank you so much for everyone who have reached out and let me know that there was an issue, thus I was able to have it fixed as soon as I can. I have now set the maximum quantity of the Kitties of Whiskewood pins to infinite, so there shouldn't be anymore problem with selecting any of those designs you want. I am really sorry for the inconvenience this has caused, and thank you so much for all your patience while I tried to figure out what went wrong. If you have attempted to filled out the survey last Saturday and decided to put it aside due to this error, you can now go back in and finish your survey~
Next, a few of you have reached out asking about the freebie sketching kitty pin as it was not showing on your pledge. Just to clarify, the freebie sketching pin is only available for all the backers who have pledged for three or more pins during the campaign. This means that if you added-on more Kitties of Whiskerwood pins in the pledge manager after the campaign ended, you will not get the sketching kitty pin as a freebie. As for the sketching kitty pin not showing on your pledge, I am working with backerkit to see how I can have this resolved. Backerkit's support team is very helpful, and they told me there is a way that I can do that on my end. So no worries about having to manually add it on yourself. I will send out another update about this once I have it figured out. Thank you so much for all your patience!
Lastly, I got a request to make the individual stickers of the Kitties of Whiskerwood available in the pledge manager. I went ahead and made it available, so if that is something you are interested in, you can now go and get them! Just a quick note, when I am about to place an order with my manufacturer (sometime by the middle to end of May), I will be removing all the Kitties of Whiskerwood pins and stickers from the pledge manager, as I need to make sure I order enough items for everyone. So, if you haven't filled out your survey yet, please do so as soon as possible so that you can grab those add-ons if needed, and your prompt response is also highly appreciated as it will help me determine how many items I need to order.
Sorry for the long update, but that should cover everything! Thank you so much for your attention. Please feel free to reach out if you have any other questions or concerns. Have a wonderful day~
Hey everyone! Surveys are out! I'm so excited to get this going, I've already got the molds in progess as of yesterday. I already can't wait to get these in hand and out to all of you! I want to see my new shineys in my hands so I know you do too. I hope everyone has been keeping well and had a great weekend.
HI all! Hope you have been well! I've been very busy prepping production for all these goodies! I just wanted to post a couple of reminders!
I have about 90% completion rate for surveys, which is awesome! Thanks so much for getting your surveys in quickly and promptly. This has allowed me to get a snapshot of counts easily and ensure I can go into production as soon as possible.
For the rest of you who haven't completed your survey, make sure to do it ASAP! This will ensure you get all the products that you want without having to wait extra time if I need to order additional products to fulfil counts. If you're having issues finding your survey, please let me know and I can help!
For those who have completed your survey, they will lock on May 11th. This means that you won't be able to make changes to the items in your order because items will be in production. You will not be charged on May 11th. Card charges will be run when I receive all the products. You will still be able to make any updates to your address in the meantime. When I receive the products I'll unlock surveys for a period of time to allow you to make any last minute changes.
Lastly, I had to manually mark orders that had the early bird freebie Spotted Lanternfly pin. As such, there might've been some error on my part. I believe I was able to correct any issues, but if you notice that you should receive your freebie pin and don't have it, please let me know! I'm happy to help.
As before, feel free to contact me at [email protected] or my Etsy storefront at VileWorm to let me help you with any questions or concerns!
Good news!!! The first surveys are going out today! The smoke test sends out 5% of the surveys, I will send the rest out either tomorrow or after enough people complete the smoke test!
This is a reminder that the first lockdown will be today. At around 9pm EST surveys will be locked down and charged for your shipping and add-ons. If you aren't ready to submit your survey to be lock downed, complete your survey and then exit out before finishing the confirmation page.
The second lockdown will take place on May 17th,
Booktrovert Pin
I just recently created this pin design and added it within the add-ons section. Since surveys won't be locked down until tonight, you can still add this pin to your order if you want it. If you want this pin, sign into BackerKit, open your survey and navigate to the add-ons section. If you are seeing this update after the first lockdown, but still want this pin, please email me at [email protected] and we can add it to your order.
First off, about 90 people still need to complete the survey - if you are one of these people, please complete it! There are a few which have been mostly filled out but are missing an address or payment method.
PRODUCTION:
Pins and Stickers have all been paid for and are now in production! I will provide updates as I receive them, but this part will be a bit of a lull as they manufacture thousands of pins.
TIMELINE:
We are completely on schedule, and mostly ahead of schedule! I will LOCK the surveys on Friday, May 24th- meaning you can no longer go in and make updates to your items in two weeks. I will send out a 48hr-reminder before this happens!
I will then CHARGE CARDS on Friday, June 7th. This is the charge for shipping costs and any add-ons. This provides me the funds for purchasing packaging material and any additional items to fulfill orders. There will also be a 48 hr reminder before this occurs in case you need to switch your card or make an update!
Addresses will not be locked until ~1 week prior to shipping. This will be some time during August/September. when pins ship to me I will do another update and let you know. You will receive an email prior to shipping which gives a warning that the address will lock soon and allows you to edit your mailing address if needed.
All surveys have been sent out and 514 of you have completed them, and there are only 98 to go ✨ We're really close! Can we get to 100% by the soft close date of May 19?
Can't find your survey? It's easy! Go to your profile (your icon in the top right corner of BackerKit) and click Your Pledges & Surveys. Then click Your Surveys. Alternatively, go directly to This Link, it'll get you to the same place. You'll see my project with a blue survey button. Fill that out and enter your shipping information and payment, and we're golden! This is the best way to ensure you're receiving the rewards you want.
NOTE: When the surveys soft close on May 19th, it will be harder to make sure I have stock for all the items you will want. PLEASE fill out your survey NOW so I have enough stock for everything you want!
Happy surveying, explorers! Please let me know if you have any questions.
Your surveys will be to you by the end of the day!
If you have any questions or issues with your surveys, please reach out to me! You can also click the "Need Help" button right at the bottom of your survey.
If you haven't received your survey by the end of the day, let me know! I can send you a direct link! My email is [email protected]
Also, as mentioned before, the preorder store is open as well! If you missed out or were unable to pledge during the campaign, you can still order whatever you'd like here: https://mushroom-sprites.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders
Also, to answer a question I've gotten in the past: I cannot combine orders that have been made on my Etsy page. but I CAN combine orders made on my website! This is because etsy will penalize me for not shipping orders out in time. But for orders on my website, I can just set your order aside. If you make an order on my website, let me know and I'll refund any extra shipping costs.
