Pouches arrived and regarding importing the plushies
Hi again everyone Popping in to give you some updates! - The add-on pouches for the Poncho Plushies have arrived, and they look very cute. The plushies fit in them very snuggly but they do fit and have a very cute effect with the plush inside. Here are a couple pics from my IG stories of the pouch in action
I personally really like all the various ways you can combine the pouch, lanyard, keyrings and plushies together. I hope you'll have fun with them!
Now for a more serious part of the update, on July 8 a new law regarding toy imports was enacted. Any toys aimed at children imported into the US need to have safety testing documentation otherwise they face fines and destruction. Collectable toys and items aimed at adults are not beholden to this law however it is up to the opinion of the customs agents inspecting your packages if they think it's for kids or adults
Some people who have attempted to buy anime figures from Japan have reported their figures being destroyed at customs, and others are being asked to provide safety testing data. So it sounds like anything perceived as "for children" is at risk.
I will be talking to my manu this week about options for dealing with this, and I will do my utmost to try and get these plushies imported safely. However there is a risk they might be destroyed by customs and in that case I will of course issue refunds to everyone. I'll keep you posted on how everything goes but I'm crossing my fingers for it all to go okay ToT
Just a little progress update and pics of the freebies
Hi everyone I was asked if I still plan on following through with the plushies and I apologize if I have given any reason to think I'm not going to ToT I'm very proud of all the projects I have successfully ran in the past year+ and I have no intentions of breaking from that! I do also post small updates in my instagram stories and my twitter (for this and the Hades Enamel Pin Project) so please feel free to follow me on those platforms for more updates if you like
As for update details Poncho plushies: still in production, I was quoted completion this month but it does seem to be taking a bit longer. If it extends beyond June I will let you know Mio's 5 and 10cm plushies: In production with expected completion in mid July Plush pouch: In production Lanyard, stickers, freebie guide and adoption cert. etc.: All completed and in hands!
Freebies and add-ons
Here's a picture of all the merch! Stickers and lanyard charms literally arrived just yesterday. Everything is a little larger than I anticipated lol but I hope you won't mind
I'm very happy with the quality of everything, and I feel like the poncho theming is really coming together T^T I hope you are excited to get these little guys in hand just as much as I am about sending them. Please let me know if you have any questions and thanks again for your support!
Plushie production beginning! And 88% survey completion
Hi again everyone Firstly thank you to everyone who has already filled out their surveys <3 We are currently at 88% completion, but let's keep going and aim for that 100% rate! As a reminder if you do not fill out your survey you will receive the most popular plushie (which is Astarion naturally lol) as default
Also, I wanted to share that I paid for the production of the plushies yesterday! Meaning the plushies will now start being made, My rep quoted me a completion in mid-July, which is a month longer than I had estimated in our timeline, but I'll do everything I can to get them to you asap
The funds from the campaign paid for about half of the cost of production so there will be plenty of leftovers available if there was a plushie you were holding off on at the time. My next steps will be starting work on the freebies, plush pouch and strap and paying for Mio's plushies to begin production! Look forward to more updates :))
Hi everyone, just a quick update - the smoke test surveys have been sent out. Meaning 5% of you will have received your survey, this gives me a chance to make sure the surveys are all working properly before sending them out to everyone
If you got a survey please fill it out as soon as you can, the feedback from your survey really helps me out!
The next step after this is simply waiting for the funds to reach my bank account and then I will put in the order for the plushies!
Hi there everyone First of all let me thank you for making the Rainy Day poncho plush charms a success! Despite me not really doing any marketing ToT lol we were able to unlock half of the stretch goals and even get featured on Backerkit's front page on the last day of the campaign!
So what's next?
I will be building the surveys today and will get them sent out as soon as they are approved! On the surveys you will be able to choose your characters and purchases add-ons. All six characters will be available to choose from on the survey!
Please keep your eyes out for the survey coming in the next few days, the sooner all the surveys are filled out the sooner I can get these little cuties in your hands. Also I will be putting in the order for the plushies in about 2 weeks, as that is how long it takes backerkit to send me the campaign funds
Please let me know if you have any questions, and thank you again!
Hi everyone again Another great update, in just a few days we have already unlocked our first stretch goal! Thank you so much for all your support of the project, I'm so glad we have achieved this amazing milestone so soon <3
Thanatos is unlocked!
If you can please keep spreading the word about the project, I know a lot of people are looking forward to the other stretch goal plushies like Gale! Let's keep the hype going
Hi again everyone Popping in to give you some updates! - The add-on pouches for the Poncho Plushies have arrived, and they look very cute. The plushies fit in them very snuggly but they do fit and have a very cute effect with the plush inside. Here are a couple pics from my IG stories of the pouch in action
I personally really like all the various ways you can combine the pouch, lanyard, keyrings and plushies together. I hope you'll have fun with them!
Now for a more serious part of the update, on July 8 a new law regarding toy imports was enacted. Any toys aimed at children imported into the US need to have safety testing documentation otherwise they face fines and destruction. Collectable toys and items aimed at adults are not beholden to this law however it is up to the opinion of the customs agents inspecting your packages if they think it's for kids or adults
Some people who have attempted to buy anime figures from Japan have reported their figures being destroyed at customs, and others are being asked to provide safety testing data. So it sounds like anything perceived as "for children" is at risk.
I will be talking to my manu this week about options for dealing with this, and I will do my utmost to try and get these plushies imported safely. However there is a risk they might be destroyed by customs and in that case I will of course issue refunds to everyone. I'll keep you posted on how everything goes but I'm crossing my fingers for it all to go okay ToT
Hi everyone I was asked if I still plan on following through with the plushies and I apologize if I have given any reason to think I'm not going to ToT I'm very proud of all the projects I have successfully ran in the past year+ and I have no intentions of breaking from that! I do also post small updates in my instagram stories and my twitter (for this and the Hades Enamel Pin Project) so please feel free to follow me on those platforms for more updates if you like
As for update details Poncho plushies: still in production, I was quoted completion this month but it does seem to be taking a bit longer. If it extends beyond June I will let you know Mio's 5 and 10cm plushies: In production with expected completion in mid July Plush pouch: In production Lanyard, stickers, freebie guide and adoption cert. etc.: All completed and in hands!
Freebies and add-ons
Here's a picture of all the merch! Stickers and lanyard charms literally arrived just yesterday. Everything is a little larger than I anticipated lol but I hope you won't mind
I'm very happy with the quality of everything, and I feel like the poncho theming is really coming together T^T I hope you are excited to get these little guys in hand just as much as I am about sending them. Please let me know if you have any questions and thanks again for your support!
Hi again everyone Firstly thank you to everyone who has already filled out their surveys <3 We are currently at 88% completion, but let's keep going and aim for that 100% rate! As a reminder if you do not fill out your survey you will receive the most popular plushie (which is Astarion naturally lol) as default
Also, I wanted to share that I paid for the production of the plushies yesterday! Meaning the plushies will now start being made, My rep quoted me a completion in mid-July, which is a month longer than I had estimated in our timeline, but I'll do everything I can to get them to you asap
The funds from the campaign paid for about half of the cost of production so there will be plenty of leftovers available if there was a plushie you were holding off on at the time. My next steps will be starting work on the freebies, plush pouch and strap and paying for Mio's plushies to begin production! Look forward to more updates :))
Hi everyone, just a quick update - the smoke test surveys have been sent out. Meaning 5% of you will have received your survey, this gives me a chance to make sure the surveys are all working properly before sending them out to everyone
If you got a survey please fill it out as soon as you can, the feedback from your survey really helps me out!
The next step after this is simply waiting for the funds to reach my bank account and then I will put in the order for the plushies!
Hi there everyone First of all let me thank you for making the Rainy Day poncho plush charms a success! Despite me not really doing any marketing ToT lol we were able to unlock half of the stretch goals and even get featured on Backerkit's front page on the last day of the campaign!
So what's next?
I will be building the surveys today and will get them sent out as soon as they are approved! On the surveys you will be able to choose your characters and purchases add-ons. All six characters will be available to choose from on the survey!
Please keep your eyes out for the survey coming in the next few days, the sooner all the surveys are filled out the sooner I can get these little cuties in your hands. Also I will be putting in the order for the plushies in about 2 weeks, as that is how long it takes backerkit to send me the campaign funds
Please let me know if you have any questions, and thank you again!
