But before I give the latest status update, I wanted to give PondHQ’s lilypad ita bags kickstarter a shoutout! She just relaunched them on KS and they are SOOOOOO cute.
If you love Lily pads, cute plushies, and the enamel pins, the POND artist's Kickstarter will be right up your alley!!
Ok shoutout done, what is the current status of POND?
Well first, i sent 6 copies of POND to various content creators, including how to play video makers, let’s play channels, and a professional photographer! Please enjoy a few of these amazing photos by Kevin Cootauco (Board Game Visuals)below:
So, there are 4 shipping hubs for POND, and here are their current statuses:
USA: (USA customers) All of the games have been loaded onto a container and is already at sea. The expected arrival of the container is June 27th assuming there are no delays due to customs. But there usually are delays, so my realistic expectation is that games will arrive in the first week of July. My warehouse in Atlanta will then unload the container, process the inventory, then begin shipping. Overall, I expect games to begin hitting doorsteps between mid to late July.
Australia: (AUS & NZ customers) Armarlo is in charge of importing and fulfilling these games. As of last week, they are currently organizing another shipment from another publisher to sail together with POND. This is in order to refuse the cost of shipping for me and they are estimating that the shipment should arrive in Australia in the first half of July with fulfillment beginning by the end of July.
France: EU & UK customers) PTS is in charge of importing and fulfilling the games to EU & UK customers. The freight has been paid for and they've confirmed receiving of the payment, but we are still waiting for them to arrange pick up of the games.
China: (All other customers, including Canada & Mexico) SFC is in charge of shipping all other games. The inventory has already arrived at SFC's warehouse. They are currently bubble wrapping and adding corner protectors to each individual game. Unlike the other fulfillment warehouses, these games will be receiving extra protection because many of them will be shipped directly from China to your doorstep. This means the games will be traveling packed in shipping boxes for much longer distances, so the extra cost for protection should help ensure they arrive safely. Shipping will begin after the bubble wrapping is done and expected to begin in approximately 1 or 2 weeks!
COME DEMO POND AT GENCON!!!
I will be at Gen Con hosting ticketed demo events of POND Thursday thru Sunday between 1 pm and 6pm. You can buy your event tickets now! I will also have free POND sticker sheets for those of you who play the game and leave a review as well as my convention exclusive "Ming Dynastic Frog" freebie promo card for anyone who comes and says hi!
