Wed Jul 3 '19 Announcement
almost 5 years ago
– Wed, Jul 03, 2019 at 01:19:59 PM
Hi everyone! Thank you for your patience as we figured out verification steps and such - the Backerkit surveys have now been sent out to all of you. You should receive an email in your inbox that allows you to choose various things about your items, like shirt size or dog tag type.
For those of you with multiple pledges, please use the "Collapse your pledges together" option so we can ship your items together. To use that option, select "switch to another survey" and then "Want to collapse your pledges together?"
There is also an option to add additional items to your order if you like.
Our plan is to finalize the backerkit surveys in one week, so please head to your email inbox and get them filled in. If you don't see it, please make sure to check spam folders.
If you have a backerkit specific question, feel free to contact their super helpful customer service at: https://fursuitfriday.backerkit.com/faq#contact-us
Thank you so much for your awesome support!
Sat Jun 29 '19 Announcement
almost 5 years ago
– Sat, Jun 29, 2019 at 08:41:42 AM
Hello everyone! We have great news to report to you today - Despite it taking quite a long while, Indiegogo finally released the funds so we can start fulfilling orders.
We have been getting some questions about Backerkit - Let us summarize:
1. Everyone will be receiving an email on or around July 3 with the Backerkit survey. The survey is primarily just to confirm your order (if you need to change your shipping address for example).
2. Everyone who purchased a calendar or signed calendar will receive the bonus items that were unlocked with the stretch goals. If this is part of your reward, you get to pick the dog tag design that you would prefer.
3. Those who only purchased a shirt or set of 5 dog tags do not automatically receive the stretch goal items, however, you have the option to add that to your order if you wish (listed as "Bag of Goodies" on Backerkit). Also an option if you want a second set of the items.
4. Backerkit has a number of other features that will be super helpful to everyone, including automatically sending you tracking information for your package, and allowing you to check the location of your package whenever you wish.
Have more questions? Please take a look at the Backerkit FAQ here: https://fursuitfriday.backerkit.com/faq#backerkit-faq
And feel free to contact us on the #crowdfunding-discussion chat on Discord: https://discord.me/AwooNews
Schedule:
Since it took Indiegogo about a week longer to release the funds than they originally said, that pushes back our schedule for printing, preparing and shipping by about a week. We still expect that just about everyone will receive their rewards in July, however, for those living in very far away countries from the US (Russia and Australia for example), it may be August before the rewards get to you. We will continue to keep you updated as the process moves forward.
Thank you again for all your amazing support for this project - you're awesome!
Sat Jun 22 '19 Announcement
almost 5 years ago
– Sat, Jun 22, 2019 at 10:06:00 AM
For those of you interested in adding to or changing your pledge for the charity calendar - we hear you! Check out this feature on @BackerKit - You have "credit" that you pledged, and can change or add items to your hearts content.
Indiegogo has a 15 day verification period for funds, and on the 15th day (lol) they sent us an email that they need further verification. We hope that they will take care of it quickly - as soon as Indiegogo releases the funds, we will be sending the Backerkit email surveys to all of you. In particular, each of you who pledged for a calendar receives the "Bag of Goodies" with all the stretch goal rewards, and you get to pick which of the dog tag designs you would like. There is a question in the survey for calendar and signed calendar backers for you to be able to choose the dog tag design you prefer.
For those of you interested in getting the stretch goal items who bought solely a shirt or dog tag bundle, you will have the option (as shown above) to add the "Bag of Goodies" add-on. This contains all of the stretch goal items, which are:
- 2 furry art posters
- 1 dog tag of your choice
(Dog Tag Options: Telephone, Majira Strawberry, Rika/Vixndwnq, Kiwi Fox, Pineapple Fox)
- 1 furry door hanger
- 2 furry art postcards
- 8 furry stickers, including:
- Telephone sticker
- Majira Strawberry sticker
- Rika/Vixndwnq sticker
- Kiwi Fox sticker
- Pineapple Fox sticker
- Plus 3 more furry stickers!
Or, heck, if you just want a second bundle of all these awesome items, you can add that to your order. Up to you when you get the Backerkit survey!
Thank you very much for all your amazing support, and we look forward to sending all of you your rewards. Have an awesome day!
Wed Jun 12 '19 Announcement
almost 5 years ago
– Wed, Jun 12, 2019 at 12:42:01 AM
Hi there! This is Team ArtworkTee, and we hope you've been having a wonderful week. Have some updates!
1. We are choosing a few donators to thank in shoutout videos on Twitter - if you would like to be one of those thanked, please comment your preferred name or username and (optional) a photo on this thread: https://twitter.com/artworktee/status/1120779847322742785
2. Update on our #FursuitFriday shirt design - We have updated our design to be able to print it via a 6 color screen print. We had originally planned to use Direct to Garment printing (the type of printing used to make the samples we sent out to the furry peeps), but fortunately we have enough orders to be able to do screen printing in bulk. This will save a good amount of money so we can donate more to the charity, and also, screen printed shirts last much longer in the wash - so a great outcome for everyone. Here is the updated design:
3. Funding - According to Indiegogo, they say they will be able to send us the funds raised on "week of Jun 14" - our hope is that that's sooner rather than later, but we'll see. When the funds come in, we will be sending allocated funds to the charity and also purchasing the calendars through Uprinting. Their lead time on orders is 6 days. By our reckoning, that means we should be able to start mailing out calendars in about 2 weeks, assuming all goes well.
4. Backerkit - We are taking time to set up Backerkit correctly with all the different items and options for shipping, etc. That will be ready soon and offer a ton of great options for you guys. Backerkit recommends that we send out the backer survey after the funds come in, so we'll get that ready and send it out in about a week. This is the form you'll use if you would like to change your order, pick the type of dog tag reward (for calendar buyers), and other helpful stuff.
5. Discord - You can contact the team anytime on Discord by visiting the following link and asking a question in the #crowdfunding-discussion room: https://discord.gg/MbrVjrt
Thanks again for your generous donations, and don't forget to share the campaign with your friends! https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/fursuitfriday-charity-calendar#/
Fri Jun 7 '19 Announcement
almost 5 years ago
– Fri, Jun 07, 2019 at 10:11:34 PM
Hi there everyone, thank you so, so much for all your incredibly generous support. We are so thankful for over $56,000 raised (at time of writing) - we are blown away by over 180% funding for this awesome cause!
We have great news - because of the incredible generosity of the community, we are going to be able to use Indiegogo Indemand and Backerkit to continue to take orders until our shipment of calendars comes in. The campaign will end tonight as scheduled, and then the Indiegogo page will convert over to an Indemand page, which we will keep up for a few weeks.
Our printer has really great volume discounts, so it's barely any extra cost to get 1000 calendars instead of 500. We figure, let's put that to great use and let those who need some extra time to pledge or would like to increase or change their pledge to do so. If you have any questions about this, please feel free to contact us on Discord by visiting the following link and asking a question in the #crowdfunding-discussion room: https://discord.gg/MbrVjrt
Also, for clarification, we will still only be doing one printing, and if possible every backer (including those in far-flung countries) will receive their calendars in July, the first month that the calendar has inside. The Indiegogo funds verification period, printing and shipping times won't change, this just gives a bit of extra time for those who still want to pledge in the coming weeks.
We are also going to be sending out surveys and other information with BackerKit - here's the features coming:
- Bundle rewards
- Easily change or add items
More updates coming soon!
Thank you again for your awesome support, and we look forward to shipping out your rewards, including the 12+ bonus items for every calendar order!
