Short update to share that we have received final versions of the pins from the manufacturer. They look amazing!
Soon we will start the process of preparing and packing the pledges and pre-orders to send. Then we will do the charges (including shipping), and close the surveys. The packages with your pins and stickers will be sent over in early May.
The pre-order shop will be open only until end of April. After that, getting these pins will be a lot harder. Visit the Fluffypede pre-order shop in Backerkit to get yours!
Surveys are going very well. Only 6 people left to fill theirs! If you are one of them, remember to complete the surveys. We will still send a few reminders about it.
Froggy is, so far, the most requested pin. (Not a surprise: it is sooo cute!!)
We are still on track to send the pins early May. And, although we left them open a few extra weeks, we plan to close surveys (and the pre-order/late-pledge store) soon: before the end of April. So if you want to change anything in the surveys or you missed the campaign and want to buy some pins or stickers, you still have a couple of weeks!
We are also close to unlock Vampi as a Pin. It is available in the surveys and our pre-order store.
If you were still undecided, you can see how the pins will look like from our manufacturer digital proofs:
They look so cute!
We have added those images to the items on our pre-order shop and surveys.
Hey guys! Alien inserts are here, I'm going to start shipping out packages with alien conpanions and alien inserts soon, I'm hoping Monday. The plush are on their way, they're coming by boat so I have no idea when they're meant to arrive unfortunately. But I will of course let y'all know as soon as they come in so I can start sending out everybody else's packages!! I have two conventions coming up, Nan Desu Kan in Denver and then Rose City Comic Con in Portland, so I won't be able to ship out more packages until I get back on the 14th/15th.
If you've received your conpanion I would LOVE to see how you decorated it!! Post/tag me on instagram @itskinotastic !!!
I had a couple of people e-mail me regarding receiving the wrong colorway, if you happened to receive the wrong colorway PLEASE e-mail me and I'll send you a return label to send it back so I can send you the correct backpack color!!
Thanks as always for your patience and understanding as I work through everything. If you have any questions or concerns you can e-mail me at [email protected] :D
Hey guys, a couple of serious things I need to update you about. We returned home from our con on Monday but just had a death in the family and have also been dealing with the aftermath of a car accident so things have been slow going since getting home. I'm going to try to start grading bags this week, but for those who needed their bags sent out ASAP please remind me with your name and BackerKit email at [email protected] and I'll get your bags out as soon as I can. Thank you everyone for your patience.
WOOOO the last 169 bags have arrived, and they somehow all fit in my garage lol!
169 BOXES BABYYY
I have another convention this weekend so when I return from it on Monday next week we will start the long process of quality controlling. I'm hoping to start shipping out the rest of the bags starting August 17th, but we are still waiting for the plush to ship so I can't ship out any orders with plush until I get those in. If you ordered any of the plush toys and want your bag in sooner, please reach out to me with your BackerKit name and email address at [email protected] and let me know you want split shipping. Also, I haven't gotten the remakes of the alien inserts in yet but they are shipping to me now so I'm hoping to get them in the next week or so!
That's all for now, I will update you guys as things progress. YAAAYY!!!
By this time most of you should have already received your pins. At this moment, the packages for the US based people should be on their way.
We learned a bunch doing this campaign, our first for pins! Thanks a lot for being part of this.
See you on the next Pintopia!
P.S: Also, as you may know already, the campaign for the Fluffypede game got funded, and is now currently open for Late Pledge. Check it out if you haven't already!
Hey guys! Everyone who reached out to me regarding shipping their bag out early has been shipped, and those who ordered split shipping have been sent out as well! All I am waiting on now is the plush toys to finish production, and then the bulk shipment of Conpanions to arrive within the next few weeks. I'm hoping they come while I'm still home because I have conventions the next two weekends haha. If you have your bag/will be receiving your bag for Metrocon and Otakon, I have booths at both shows! So if anybody compliments your bag or asks where you got it, you can direct them to my booth! My booth is called Art by Kino and I'll be at Metrocon booth V124 and Otakon booth B404 (My partner Jesse will be proxying for me at Metro but I will be at Otakon myself). I will be taking pre-orders for leftover Conpanions at those shows to be shipped out after all the BackerKit peeps get theirs.
Once you get your bag and deck it out, you can show it off and tag me on Instagram @itskinotastic or Bluesky @kinotastic.bsky.social !! I look forward to seeing your Conpanions all decorated!!
As always, if you have any questions or need anything from me, I will do my best to help you! You can email me at [email protected] with your name and backerkit email and your request.
I calculated that there's about 65 man hours worth of grading for the ~1150 Conpanions being delivered next, so I'm trying to recruit some of my local friends to help me quality control them so it goes by faster. That being said, it's going to take me at least a week to grade all the bags I need to send out, so I'm really hoping I can start shipping the bulk out mid-August. As I mentioned in the previous update, if you need your bag by a certain date, please email me and I'll see what I can do!
That's all for now, I'll update you guys when I have new information for you!
Hi everyone! As of this last week all packages that do not have an outstanding balance or address issue have been packed and dropped off to the post office. Yippee!!
Thank you all for supporting my project, I would definitely like to do more things like this and am already scheming on some new pin designs for the future. This update is short and sweet but if there are any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to shoot me an email ([email protected]) or message me here.
That being said, I have updated my storefront with the leftover pins and they are all available for purchase now!
Hey guys! I've begun shipping out bags for those who opted in for split shipping. The enamel pins have been stuck in Memphis customs (why Memphis? I have no idea LOL) for the last week and it's making me super anxious but hopefully they'll be here soon. For anyone who needs their bag by the end of the month for a con like Metrocon, Otakon, Gen con, etc. please email me at [email protected] with your name and your backerkit email address and I'll see what I can do! If you haven't already paid for split shipping but you want your bag asap I'll just send over an invoice via paypal so I can get your bag on its way, and send out your smaller items when they arrive.
I ordered over 900 boxes to be picked up locally at a warehouse but some of the boxes were the wrong size?? And I'm still waiting on larger boxes so I can send out the packages for those who ordered double bags or a conpanion + a coffin bag. The thing about bulk boxes is if the store doesn't have the size in stock they have to order it in, and that can take longer than I'm willing to wait so I am just as antsy as you guys haha.
Sending out the first 80 or so bags for the split shipping orders will take me a couple of days to pack up, and that's making me realize just how large of an undertaking sending out another 800+ backpacks will be. I'm going to try to have my local friends help me pack so it goes by faster, but what I'm most worried about is when the rest of the 169 boxes of Conpanions will get here--ETA is the end of the month, but since I have Metro/Ota from July 30-Aug 3rd, and then immediately after that I have Fan Expo Boston from August 6-10th, I REALLY hope the shipment gets here before I leave. Shipments will mostly likely start when I get back from Boston.
Anyway, I just wanted to let y'all know the state of things! If you have any questions or need anything, like I mentioned earlier please send me an email at [email protected] and I will do my best!! Thank you everyone for your awesome support and for your patience!
