I just wanted to let you know that I received the rest of the Wish Amulet Pins today, and have prepped the final packages.
I’ll be out of town for the next few days, so I’ll be having a friend drop them off at the post office on Monday for me. After that, all packages have been sent off!
USPS Holiday Notes:
Usually after fulfillment starts on every campaign, I keep an eye on the packages, making sure they are getting delivered and not lost in limbo somewhere. I have noticed that with the holidays coming up, the packages seem to be moving a little slower than usual. Most of you should have received your packages already (exception being international) and others will be getting delivered tomorrow or early next week yet.
If your package says “delivered” but hasn’t shown up yet: USPS has a tendency to mark items as delivered even though they haven’t delivered the actual item yet. It tends to get worse around the holidays. Please give your package an extra few days to see if it shows up as well as checking in with your neighbors if possible.
If your package still says “Pending Acceptance”: There are a couple of you I noticed have had this status since I have dropped off the first batch or orders last week. If these still don’t seem to be moving over the weekend, I will be reaching out to those affected. I also be reaching out to my local post office to see what happened.
As always, feel free to email me if you have any further questions! ^^
I just wanted to pop in and let you all know that most packages have been packed and are ready to be dropped off!
I meant to do the drop off yesterday, but then realized that the post office was closed lol. Once they open this morning, I will be dropping them off right away.
If something is wrong with your package:
If there is something wrong with your package, please email me or reach out on social media via DMs. Backerkit doesn’t alert us to posts/comments all the time and it can get missed. I try to check in regularly, but I’d like to address any order issues promptly.
Remakes are officially on their way! As long as these don’t get bounced around like last time, I anticipate receiving them next week. I’ll get them checked out, and then get the rest of your packages in the mail asap. There are about 18 of you that I am waiting on these for.
Shop and Holiday Market:
Over the weekend, I’ll be getting most items onto my website. If you missed any items, you’ll be able to purchase them there.
There is also a holiday market launching here on Backerkit on the 18th. I’ll have some of these items available there as well as other items I usually only sell at cons. A few will be last chance limited items, and I won’t be restocking them once they are gone.
I’ll be collaborating with Lizbie Cafe for this market, so if you get items from both of our campaigns, you’ll get free stickers!
I’ll pop in here one last time once all packages are done. If you don’t receive an email regarding a tracking number today or after the next update, please make sure you double check your payment as I am still missing quite a few of these.
Thank you all! Hope you have a fantastic Wednesday!
I just wanted to let you all know that after getting lost in transit for a few days, the pins (minus pink wish amulet) have arrived!
I spent most of the day yesterday grading and backing a good chunk of them, and they are ready for shipment.
Addresses will lock on Thursday at 12pm CST. After that, I’ll get going on fulfillment over the weekend. The first USPS drop off will be next Tuesday.
The Pink Wish Amulet Pin is still in the process of being fixed, so I will send out what I can and then let you all know when the rest of those are on the way.
If you need me to hold your pledge for any reason (middle of moving, personal stuff, etc), please let me know at [email protected] and I’ll happily hold your packages as long as you need me to.
I’m also still missing some surveys and payments. If you haven’t done so, please get those fixed. I believe there are about 13 of you in total.
As always, if there are any questions, please let me know!
I hope you've been well! I have news regarding the pins!
Most pins are complete and will be shipping me this week yet or early next week. There are a couple that had delays:
Mini Pins: There were issues with the freebie mini pin that was caught while still at the factory, so those ended up delayed a little bit while they got redone. The rest of them were shipped to me and received about 2 weeks ago. The remakes are now complete and are on their way.
Main Pins:
Most of these are done and are currently getting packed for shipment. I expect they will be on their way probably by the end of this week.
There is a delay with the Wish Amulet-Pink Variant. The factory had a plating issue and will be remaking most of them. I will be receiving the ones that came out ok, but there won't be enough to ship one out to everyone right away. The good news is that it was caught before shipping, which will save time getting them remade.
I do now have some pics of these main pins: These few are before the screen print:
Here are a couple that I received last night:
Current Timeline:
The original timeframe for shipment was for January. We are ahead of this schedule even with the production errors.
I'm expecting the main pins in about 2 weeks. Tariffs slow down international shipment considerably, otherwise I would probably get them next week. Once I receive them, I will be double checking the pins, getting them on backing cards, and then starting fulfillment.
My current goal, as long as there are no further issues, is to complete fulfillment before the end of November. Please keep in mind that with the holidays, deliveries might be a little slower than usual.
Other Info:
Future Projects This Year:
Pintober: If any of you are interested, I will be participating in Pintober, which launches tomorrow! You can follow my project here. Just like during Pin Quest, if you back 3 or more projects, you can get a freebie pin from each project you back. I will also be collaborating with Wayward Enigma Designs, so you have the opportunity to get some more free items if you back both of our projects!
Holiday Market: This year will be Backerkit's first Holiday Market! This event features In Stock items that are already ready for shipment! I will have a few bundles of items I've made in the past, mystery packs, and bundles from this campaign. There will also be an A La Carte option so you can individually order some items. I will have a freebie holiday sticker for each backer and will be collaborating with Lizbie Cafe for additional free stickers! The link to my holiday market will be here.
I hope you all have been well! I don't have a huge update, but just wanted to pop in with some smaller updates. The production phases have the longest stretch of time where I don't have much news since everything is in full swing.
Everything Except for Pins and Stickers:
All of the journals, sticker books, keychains, blankets, and pin banners have arrived and have been gone through.
Stickers:
Ordered and in production. Should be arriving within the next week or two.
Mini Pins:
Production is almost complete. These should arrive before the main pins. I do have a few photos of the process:
Main Pins:
Filling phase is almost complete. I have requested photo updates as well as verbal, so I'm expecting to get some of those soon. __
As stated above, I'm fairly positive that I will be receiving the mini pins before the main pins since I use a different manufacturer for those. Once they arrive, I will be going through them and shipping all of the sticker only and mini pin pledges first. I will be posting another update when they are shipping to me in order to let you know when addresses will lock for those specific tiers.
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out!
