Black Bags (and Coin Purses) Have Arrived! LAST CALL FOR SHIPPING UPDATES
almost 3 years ago
– Thu, Jun 10, 2021 at 08:07:44 PM
Hello everyone!
Great news! The black bags and frog coin purses have arrived and are currently scattered around my living room and storage unit. I'll be beginning shipping of those items plus the pin only orders soon!
(I did not take photos of the storage unit but there are...many boxes...)
The remaining colors (pink, brown, lilac, and mint) are on their way! They shipped out to me towards the end of May and are currently making their way over so any orders containing those items will begin going out as soon as they have arrived to me.
This also means that I will be sending out the final call for shipping address updates, I know I've gotten a lot of messages about updates so please check your address one final time before shipping begins. After 48 hours the addresses will lock on the surveys, don't worry if you messaged me and currently see the old address as I was waiting for this final sweep in order to consolidate any changes! :)
Also if you've lost your survey link you can go here: https://storybook-ita-bag.backerkit.com/ and type in your email to be taken back to your survey!
Add-ons will now be charged as well so I can begin shipping all the orders with the currently in items and prepare to immediately ship out the rest once they arrive. Please make sure all information is updated.
Preorders will be charged soon as well now that shipping has begun! Please make sure all information is updated so I can ship out your preorders after the Kickstarter orders.
Thank you all again for your patience during this and I'm looking forward to sending out the bags!
-Shelby
Boat Shipping Time
almost 3 years ago
– Sat, May 08, 2021 at 01:17:53 AM
Hi everyone!
Sorry for being a little late on the April update, my family was sick last month with my mother being extremely so and only just recently recovering.
All of the bags have been quality checked and the Book of Spells bags and the Frog coin purses have begun the process of shipping out to me as we speak, the bags will all be coming by boat which will take a couple weeks to reach my door but as soon as they are here I will be shipping out orders as soon as possible.
The pink, mint, brown and lilac bags will be coming in a second shipment as my contact at the factory caught an error in the spine print during quality checking and the factory has immediately begun to fix those bags and they will be following the black bags soon. As upset as I am about the error I am glad the factory caught it before shipping them out and agreed to begin fixing them asap.
Factory images of some of the production below! The next images I have will finally be the mountains of boxes overtaking my living room.
Many bag (and the misprinted spines if you squint which are already being removed and corrected)
Thank you all again for your continued patience and understanding! This has been the craziest production I have ever been through (thanks, COVID) and even though waiting for shipping and shipping out is its own hassle I'm so relived to be approaching that stage finally!
Thank you all so much!
-Shelby
March Update!
about 3 years ago
– Sun, Mar 21, 2021 at 08:51:39 PM
Hello everyone!
Popping in with some good news! The factory returned from the CNY holiday earlier this month and production is entering the final stage and they have been working on sewing and finishing up everything now that they're back! They have said that all the production should be finished and shipping to me in April, I'll be posting here when I have the exact ship to me date and again once the bags have arrived on my doorstep.
Once they're here I'll be working to ship everything out as soon as possible! The global situation has made this all a long journey but I cannot thank you all enough for your understanding and patience!
Also just want to answer some quick questions!:
-I'll be shipping out all the pins once the bags arrive in order to keep all the kickstarter rewards together and also so everyone gets their rewards at approximately the same time.
-You can still change your address in backerkit! I won't be locking down addresses until right before shipping and I'll be making an announcement when it's time.
-Additional Add-ons and Preorders will not be charged until the bags are about to ship, I'll be making the announcement at the same time as addresses are being locked.
I'm super excited to be in the home stretch and can't wait to get everything in hand and sending out to you all!
Thank you all again so much!
-Shelby
January Update
over 3 years ago
– Fri, Jan 22, 2021 at 09:57:42 AM
Hello everyone!
Popping in for a brief update. The factory has informed me that though they originally thought and hoped they would be able to finish and ship everything before Chinese new year, unfortunately COVID has flared up again and thus they have to take extra precautions. As such they will not be able to finish until they get back from the holiday as they are working with less hands on deck for safety reasons and shutting down earlier than originally anticipated for safety reasons. The current timeline now has the expected ship date of spring, as once the holiday in February has passed it will take approximately 30 days for the bags to ship to me.
I would certainly much rather the workers be safe and I am glad to hear that the factory I chose is taking such precautions. The pandemic has thrown everything we had all come to expect from production in a tizzy and while things may take longer, I can assure you the wait is all worth it in the end! ( I certainly look forward to staring down all the boxes when they arrive on my step--before relocating to a storage unit where I will live for the next several weeks during shipping lol!)
Thank you all again from the bottom of my heart for your patience and understanding! As an additional thank you I will be including extra goodies in everyone's packages for having the patience of actual saints and slipping in a coupon for the shop as well!
Thank you all again and stay safe!
-Shelby
A Quick Update and Pins!
over 3 years ago
– Wed, Dec 23, 2020 at 07:57:18 AM
Hello everyone!
I hope you're all having a safe and happy holiday season so far!
As I said in the last update, due to production delays impacted by COVID and holiday season, the production of the bags is currently delayed and at the moment we are looking at a Mid-Late winter release as factories are still backed up from COVID, the Holiday rush (which began for factories back in the late summer-early fall), and postal delays.
Please rest assured that everything is in production and moving along, the unique nature of the circumstances of the world have created difficulties like I have never seen before and we are all trying our best to circumvent them.
Each bag is hand-stitched and there are a very large amount to work through. The good news is however, that since pins are slightly less labor intensive, they have finally arrived and are now in my possession!
Behold (1)group of the many boxes of them
The additional samples have also arrived physically in my hands as well:
I'll keep updating as new information comes in, though at the moment everything is moving along. It is a long and difficult journey during these circumstances but the bags look beautiful and I cannot wait for them to be here to send to you all!
I would like to thank you all again for your understanding and patience, It is an extremely difficult and stressful time to be a small shop owner right now with the myriad production and postal delays. We truly appreciate your support and patience and thank you all from the bottom of your hearts.
Wishing you all a safe and happy holiday season,
-Shelby
