The VERY FIRST UPDATE on the Pizza Pinz campaign asked a simple yet age-old question: Should pineapple be on pizza?

I wanted to settle this debate once and for all. A poll would not suffice. Telling me what you prefer wasn't good enough. Yelling at me sure wouldn't work. What we needed were REAL results with REAL stakes! And nothing speaks louder than the almighty dollar 🤑

So let me refresh your memory on how I decided to end this debate: I made a pineapple lover enamel pin and a pineapple hater enamel pin. Whichever pin got ordered the most would settle the debate🍍🚫 Out of nearly 500 backers, exactly 100 of you voted with your wallets. And since exactly 100 of you voted, doing the math was easy. Thank you.

Feast your eyes on the results 👁👁

So there you have it folks, the age-old debate is officially, overwhelmingly, absolutely over! Pineapple DOES belong on pizza and now we have the proof 🍍🍕 Thank you to all who voted and be sure to rock those Pineapple lover pins whenever possible. And to the 16 dark souls who said NO, I'm watching you. Watching you closely.

Thanks again, and if you're reading this before February 7th at 1 PM PST, there's still time to back my next enamel pin project — Movie Moths 🎬 At the time of me writing this, there are ONLY 16 HOURS LEFT so be sure to CLICK HERE and support ❤️

I have a few cool campaigns up my sleeve for 2023, so be sure to stay connected and stay tuned!

Jason Furie 🍕

Hey friends! Hope you are enjoying your Pizza Pinz! 

I wanted to give you all a personal sneak peak of a brand new movie-themed enamel pin project I've been working on that's launching soon on TUESDAY, JANUARY 17th right here on BackerKit!

Movie Moths— a new pin collection inspired by famous moths in movies! Inspirations from The Silence of the Lambs (1991), The Mothman Prophecies (2002), and Godzilla vs Mothra (1964). Sign up now to learn more and to be notified when I launch!

➡️ SIGN UP TO BE NOTIFIED AT LAUNCH — MOVIE MOTHS

BUT WAIT! My wife Katie Bacigalupi is launching a crowdfunding project on the exact same day! It's her very first crowdfunding project and I think you should help show her some ❤️

History of Floral Fads —deluxe enamel pins based on floral fads through time including Renaissance, Baroque, and Victorian.

➡️ SIGN UP TO BE NOTIFIED AT LAUNCH — HISTORY OF FLORAL FADS

Both of these new crowdfunding projects are a part of Pintopia — a series of small scale enamel pin projects from a diverse group of creators collectively launching on Crowdfunding by BackerKit!

I've spent the last month organizing, educating, and collaborating with a small cohort of artists and pin designers to launch 20+ enamel pin projects ALL AT ONCE! It's a little wild, it's a little risky, but it's 100% something you all should keep your eyes on. The lineup of artists and pins is just epic.

If you wanna follow along and see who else is participating, be sure to visit the main PINTOPIA PAGE and see what else is on offer. But sign up for Movie Moths and History of Floral Fads first of course 😜

See you all on Tuesday, January 17th at 10 AM PST for the launch of Pintopia!

🍕 Jason Furie

Hey all! Just wanted to check in and let you know that 100% of the Pizza Pinz orders are shipped, and hopefully in your hands now. Phew! That was a whole lotta pizza-themed work but everything got designed, manufactured, and shipped pretty much all according to plan. Feels good to get these pinz out into the world. I hope you enjoy them as much as I've enjoyed making them.

There may be a few international orders working their way to you, so if you are not USA based, hold tight as they are on their way. And a couple folks messaged me mentioning a pin missing or mismatched. Those orders will be (re) shipping on Saturday 💌

To commemorate this moment, here is a pic of me on my way to the local USPS shipping out the last Pizza Pinz bag.

Otherwise, it looks like we are good to go and dream about the potential of Pizza Pinz 2 😎

🍕 Jason

Wow what a ride! These past few weeks have been a pizza-lovin' blur 🍕 I've been receiving the pizza pinz from the manufacturer, folding the mini pizza boxes, pinning the pins to greasy little backer cards, placing the pins in the mini pizza boxes, and then putting the little boxes in slightly larger shipping boxes, and then in big bags, and then dropping them off at the post office. Cool!

Let me clarify one thing I think you ALL need to know. I had to fold 1500+ mini pizza boxes by hand! And silly old me thought I could do it all by myself. No, no, no. I needed some help, and thank the pizza gods for the BackerKit team! I asked and they SHOWED up folding nearly 1000 mini pizza boxes at our San Francisco office! I owe them what the Wookie's call a "Life Debt". Take a look for yourself, it was epic. And yes, we ordered pizza afterwards. And ate it too!

As for the remaining 500+ pizza boxes that needed folding? Well, my partner and I set up shop in our bedroom and watched an unhealthy amount of The Great British Bake Off until the job got done. I thought I'd spare you any pictures of that as I'm sure it was a grizzly scene. So instead I will leave you with a pic of the hosts and judges. Seriously folks, this is a really sweet show. I highly recommend it. Where American cooking shows are full of blood, sweat, and tears...the British bring joy, laughter, and happiness. Refreshing!

Ok so you are probably wondering why I am talking about The Great British Bake Off instead of showing you the damn pies! Ok, ok, here we go. Let's take a look at the featured pins right before they were packaged and shipped off!

So these pics were taken rather crudely, but let me assure you THESE PIZZA PINZ RULE 🍕 The pins turned out excellent, and the mini pizza boxes were a HUGE challenge, but I got them just how I wanted them. And the cherry on top is the greasy lil' backer cards to make this pure pizza perfection! I truly LOVE these pins and hope you do too. It's been a passion project I've wanted to accomplish for years and it finally happened. And it's all thanks to YOU reading this. What I'm trying to say is I'm going to pass out those Wookie Life-Debts all willy-nilly and give each of you one as well ✨

And for anyone curious what it look like to haul big bags. Here ya go!

As of the time of this writing I have shipped about 50% of the Pizza Pinz! I have to take a small break because I'm heading to PAX Unplugged (Board Game Con in Philly!) with the BackerKit team to hang out with the tabletop games community. I'll be gone starting tomorrow (in like 8 hours actually!) and will be returning on Monday. Once I'm back the reminder of the pins will be shipped off within the week. So I'm happy to report we are right on schedule and all the pins will be delivering before the holidays!

And one last thing. There was a point in time where I had 1500 mini pizza boxes laying around. I'd be a fool not to take the photo opportunity.

Jason ❤️

Hey pizza lovers!

I have a MEGA update coming soon with pics as all the pins have arrived and look glorious, all the mini pizza boxes are in hand and folded, all the greasy lil' backer cards look fantastic, and all my packaging materials are arriving in a few days. I'm about ready to start shipping these lil' pizza slices out!

BUT first I wanted an update to highlight the important fact that you now have 48 HOURS to edit your shipping address!

You should have received a separate email from BackerKit letting you know. Here are a few key details to be aware of:

So that's it. Assuming nothing goes wrong, your Pizza Pinz will be shipping out between late November and early December. Just in time to stuff some stockings if you're into that kinda thing.

Stay tuned for a more robust update with pics! And I have to let you all know the wonderful madness that is folding 1500 mini pizza boxes!

Ok ok, how rude. I can't post an update without at least a little sneak peek. I just took this in my kitchen with crappy light. It's the most-ordered slice — Haunted Slice 🎃

Jason 🍕

Hey friends! Hope you're all having a great week so far. I just came back form Essen Germany where I was attending Essen Spiel—the largest tabletop games convention in the world. For those of you that don't know, I also design tabletop games. Here's just a few if you're interested: Rental Rumble (Available Now), Realm Runners (Coming Soon), and Shape Shape (Coming Soon).

Enough about games, let's talk about pizza! Great news: all designs are finalized, they are officially well into production, AND they will be arriving at my doorstep in about a week and a half. Woo-hoo. We are right on schedule and it looks like I'll be getting these slices out the door in early to mid November as projected. It's rare these things are ever on time, but things have been going super smooth.

There was only one design error that has already been corrected. The Pixel Pie slice was missing some crusty bits. Here's a look at the finished slices and the corrected Pixel Pie slice.

They are going to be slightly larger than pins I've designed in the past. To ensure they don't slide around on your jacket or backpack I've made all the 1.5" designs double clasped for extra support.

Everyone has been charged and all your info is locked in. I still have around 20 people who need to fill out their survey. If you get it completed before I start shipping you may make the cut. Otherwise you will have to wait until after all the completed orders are fulfilled.

What do you think of the pin designs!? Let me know in the comments!

Jason 🍕

Things are rolling along smoothy—88% of you have completed you BackerKit survey. Great job!

BUT there are still a few stragglers out there that need to complete their survey to ensure they get their Pizza Pinz on time.

There are 58 of you that have not completed your survey!
 
PLEASE fill out your BackerKit survey right now if you haven't yet as your survey choices will be locked in TOMORROW, Wednesday, September 21st at around 8 PM PST! 

Ok, I'm giving you all one full extra day to complete your BackerKit surveys so PLEASE have it done by TOMORROW Wednesday, September 21st by 8 PM PST!

Jason 🍕