Hello, the fulfillment company has now shipped 99% of the packages! There's still just a small amount left to pack and ship due to some technical issues Backerkit was having but it's all resolved now so those last ones should be shipped within the next few days.
Some of you have already started receiving your cat bags and stickers. If you received a shipping notification but have had issues with your tracking number, please contact me. All bags should have come with a matching sticker to each bag, the stickers will be located inside the box so please double check! If your bag arrived damaged at all, if you received the wrong color bag, or you did not receive your matching sticker, please CONTACT ME so we can arrange getting you a replacement!
As for the winners of the Backerkit bag giveaway, I randomly selected 2 numbers and they were Backers #98 & #123! I've already contacted them so the winners should expect their free bags sometime soon.
Once more, I just want to give a huge thank you to everyone who pledged for this campaign! I know it took a really long time to flesh out all the details for each cat bag but I hope you will see the work that went into each one and love them for a long time!
Extra inventory will be available to order once I'm able to take stock photos, arrange long term fulfillment, and set up my shop website so please be on the lookout for that if you'd like to add another cat to your collection. I will be attending The Great Lace in Chicago from March 20-22 so I will have a very limited number of cat bags there in person.
Again, any issues please don't hesitate to contact me. Thank you! :)
Hello! Happy to share that fulfillment of the cat bags has started! You should receive a shipping/tracking notification once your pledge has shipped! Around 50% of the bags have been given tracking so far and will resume over the next several days. Will post another update once all have shipped, thanks!
Hello! Popping in to share that charging cards has begun for shipping! Backerkit has unfortunately been having some technical issues for me with this campaign regarding sending emails so if you wanted to add another cat bag to your pledge but was unable to or if you're having any issues at all with your pledge like updating your address or if the shipping cost seems off, PLEASE CONTACT ME so we can resolve it as soon as possible! You can email me at [email protected] or contact me directly through Backerkit. To ensure fulfillment goes as smoothly and quickly as possible, addresses will also be locked soon so please make your pledge accurately reflects the address you'd like things shipped to. If you need your shipping delayed for any reason, again, please contact me. Thanks!
Hello! So sorry for the delay! Due to the holiday season, the warehouse closed and wasn't able to get the shipping quotations to me but they reopened this week and sent them my way! So shipping will finally begin! Everyone should receive an email regarding the shipping charge, please let me know if you haven't received it! At this time, you can now add any additional cat bags or stickers you'd like to add to your order and have an accurate reflection of the shipping cost. If you're having any problems updating your address, please reach out to me as soon as possible! After shipping is charged, addresses and orders will be locked immediately and then the warehouse will begin shipping all the plush cats shortly after!
Hello hello! Happy to announce that the cat bags safely cleared US customs and has been delivered to the warehouse in the US! We're near the end finally, thanks so much for all your patience! As a reminder, shipping will be charged soon! We're just getting final shipping quotations for shipping the cats in boxes so they don't get damaged in transit so please keep an eye out for the Backerkit survey!
The 3 inch glossy stickers have also been completed! Since the campaign was successful, every order will receive a free matching sticker with each of their bags :D
That's it for now, hope everyone had a lovely Thanksgiving holiday!
Hello! Popping in for another update! The cat bags have finished their quality control inspection and have officially been packaged and shipped to the United States! The sea shipment will actually be faster than previously expected so the bags are expected to arrive in the United States in early December.
As mentioned in my last post, I will be using a US-based fulfillment company for this crowdfund. There are over 130 bags that must be shipped to everyone and I am one individual. After fulfilling other crowdfunds this year, it has become just too difficult for me to do on my own efficiently anymore. Because of the upcoming holidays, especially the weeks between Christmas and New Year's Eve, delays will be expected so it is possible the bags might not complete fulfillment until January 2026. We will try our best for December but just please be aware this is a possibility, and be understanding to all of the warehouse and postal workers who will be working at maximum capacity this season.
So because the bags are completed and will be ready for shipment soon, it's time to charge for shipping in Backerkit. The fulfillment company gave me quotations so I will begin organizing the shipping fees and sending out the new Backerkit surveys within the next week or so. You'll be able to finalize your order, add any extra bags you may want, and finalize your shipping address. I had talked to a few people before about their shipping addresses so please know you'll be able to update your address very soon. Again, US customers will not have to pay additional tariffs because the shipments will be sent from within the US.
That's it for now, please let me know if you have any questions, thanks!
Hello, the fulfillment company has now shipped 99% of the packages! There's still just a small amount left to pack and ship due to some technical issues Backerkit was having but it's all resolved now so those last ones should be shipped within the next few days.
Some of you have already started receiving your cat bags and stickers. If you received a shipping notification but have had issues with your tracking number, please contact me. All bags should have come with a matching sticker to each bag, the stickers will be located inside the box so please double check! If your bag arrived damaged at all, if you received the wrong color bag, or you did not receive your matching sticker, please CONTACT ME so we can arrange getting you a replacement!
As for the winners of the Backerkit bag giveaway, I randomly selected 2 numbers and they were Backers #98 & #123! I've already contacted them so the winners should expect their free bags sometime soon.
Once more, I just want to give a huge thank you to everyone who pledged for this campaign! I know it took a really long time to flesh out all the details for each cat bag but I hope you will see the work that went into each one and love them for a long time!
Extra inventory will be available to order once I'm able to take stock photos, arrange long term fulfillment, and set up my shop website so please be on the lookout for that if you'd like to add another cat to your collection. I will be attending The Great Lace in Chicago from March 20-22 so I will have a very limited number of cat bags there in person.
Again, any issues please don't hesitate to contact me. Thank you! :)
Hello hello, so happy to finally share this update! Lavender x Black, Lavender x White, and Cheshire have finally been completed.
Lavender x Black
Lavender x White Cheshire
We finally were able to get a lavender I'm satisfied with. It's not an exact match due to the nature of printing but I don't think it's anywhere near as jarring as it was before. I think this light lavender matches the more saturated lavender pretty well!
To recap all the colors:
Pink x White Ivory x Gray Wine x Black Lavender x Black Lavender x White Sax x White
Pink x Black
Cheshire Harlequin
The bags are going to get sent to me for final review then we can proceed with the bulk order! And now that all the colors are completed, the survey can finally be sent out as well. Within the next week or so, a smoke test for the survey will go out to a small handful of backers to make sure everything's okay and then the rest of backers will receive the remaining surveys shortly after. When you receive the survey, you'll be able to pick your colorway selection for the bag and for the stickers, it'll help me understand how many of each colorway I should order.
Thank you again so much for your patience as we continued sampling! It took many months but I'm happy with how all the final colors turned out. And I'm very curious to see which colors will end up being the most popular. That's it for now, thank you! :)
Hello! Happy to share that fulfillment of the cat bags has started! You should receive a shipping/tracking notification once your pledge has shipped! Around 50% of the bags have been given tracking so far and will resume over the next several days. Will post another update once all have shipped, thanks!
Hello! Popping in to share that charging cards has begun for shipping! Backerkit has unfortunately been having some technical issues for me with this campaign regarding sending emails so if you wanted to add another cat bag to your pledge but was unable to or if you're having any issues at all with your pledge like updating your address or if the shipping cost seems off, PLEASE CONTACT ME so we can resolve it as soon as possible! You can email me at [email protected] or contact me directly through Backerkit. To ensure fulfillment goes as smoothly and quickly as possible, addresses will also be locked soon so please make your pledge accurately reflects the address you'd like things shipped to. If you need your shipping delayed for any reason, again, please contact me. Thanks!
Hello! So sorry for the delay! Due to the holiday season, the warehouse closed and wasn't able to get the shipping quotations to me but they reopened this week and sent them my way! So shipping will finally begin! Everyone should receive an email regarding the shipping charge, please let me know if you haven't received it! At this time, you can now add any additional cat bags or stickers you'd like to add to your order and have an accurate reflection of the shipping cost. If you're having any problems updating your address, please reach out to me as soon as possible! After shipping is charged, addresses and orders will be locked immediately and then the warehouse will begin shipping all the plush cats shortly after!
