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Project Update: October update: shipping delays and other details
The upshot: Even with the delays explained below, as of this moment, we are still on track to fulfill before Hanukkah!
Plus, the games have reached the USA!
The other good news is that the PNP file went out as scheduled last month to backers. If you're having any trouble accessing that, please don't hesitate to get in touch.
On to the less exciting bits:
Originally we were told the Pocket Edition games should have reached Chicago on October 4th. From there, they would be sorted out for delivery, which should have meant receiving the games sometime this week.
Unfortunately, though the games have indeed made it to the USA (yay!), they were delayed in LA and have still not made it to Chicago. We're staying on top of the situation, but unfortunately this is just one of those things that can happen during busy shipping periods.
As of now, we are crossing our fingers that the games will be delivered safely by the end of the month. Thankfully that still gives us a good buffer for shipping the games your way.
Things are a little tighter with the holiday market season, but we're hopeful everything will be set on time.
Now that we've also paid the tariff bill, import fees, shipping, etc., we wanted to be transparent with how things shook out.
The total cost for creating the pocket edition games, shipping, tariffs, safety testing, and everything? About $5,000.
You may have noticed that's about $2,000 more than the Backerkit raised, without even counting the platform and payment fees deducted from the campaign total.
Thankfully, we got a tariff refund for last year's tariffs from the original game! We were really counting on that money coming through, and it was a huge help.
And we knew going into the campaign that we would be subsidizing a portion of the total cost from company funds.
Unfortunately, shipping and tariff totals did still exceed our expectations, which is how we ended up exceeding our raised funds by so much. We're hopeful that holiday market income will help offset that a little bit, but we wanted to share the reality for the sake of both transparency and setting clear expectations for any future campaigns (and we may have one planned 😉).
The other good news is that the PNP file went out as scheduled last month to backers. If you're having any trouble accessing that, please don't hesitate to get in touch.
On to the less exciting bits:
Originally we were told the Pocket Edition games should have reached Chicago on October 4th. From there, they would be sorted out for delivery, which should have meant receiving the games sometime this week.
Unfortunately, though the games have indeed made it to the USA (yay!), they were delayed in LA and have still not made it to Chicago. We're staying on top of the situation, but unfortunately this is just one of those things that can happen during busy shipping periods.
As of now, we are crossing our fingers that the games will be delivered safely by the end of the month. Thankfully that still gives us a good buffer for shipping the games your way.
Things are a little tighter with the holiday market season, but we're hopeful everything will be set on time.
Now that we've also paid the tariff bill, import fees, shipping, etc., we wanted to be transparent with how things shook out.
The total cost for creating the pocket edition games, shipping, tariffs, safety testing, and everything? About $5,000.
You may have noticed that's about $2,000 more than the Backerkit raised, without even counting the platform and payment fees deducted from the campaign total.
Thankfully, we got a tariff refund for last year's tariffs from the original game! We were really counting on that money coming through, and it was a huge help.
And we knew going into the campaign that we would be subsidizing a portion of the total cost from company funds.
Unfortunately, shipping and tariff totals did still exceed our expectations, which is how we ended up exceeding our raised funds by so much. We're hopeful that holiday market income will help offset that a little bit, but we wanted to share the reality for the sake of both transparency and setting clear expectations for any future campaigns (and we may have one planned 😉).
We'd also love your help spreading the word about a few things:
- Our brand new Etsy shop is live!
- We'll be participating in Backerkit's upcoming Holiday Market!
As part of that, we'll actually be introducing a brand new Hanukkah character 🥳
While structured like a "campaign," this is actually a Ready to Ship event, so all the goodies exist already and are guaranteed to be fulfilled. Check out our prelaunch page here! - Irina will be at Kerstmarkt Holland again this year! If you're in the area or feel like taking a trip, make sure to stop by her booth and say hello.
If you know someone who'd enjoy our games and goodies, please make sure to send them our way. Feeling generous? Send them some goodies as a gift!
As always, we really appreciate your support, and your patience as we wait on the games to arrive. We hope to start sending them your way soon!
Anya and Irina
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