Bun Bakery Dyed Metal & Screen Printed Pins

Hey everyone!

The survey I have been putting together has just been approved by Backerkit. To allow some time for those needing to update payment methods, I will beholding out for about another week before sending out the smoke test.

What is a Smoke Test?

The survey will be sent out to a random 5% of backers from each tier. This makes sure there are no errors in the survey and everything can run smoothly. Once these backers fill out their surveys or another week passes, I will make any changes (if necessary), and send out the survey to everyone else. From there on, we can move onto starting production.

As a reminder, shipping will not be charged when you complete the survey - you will only be charged for items you selected during the campaign period as well as any add-ons you wanted to purchase but didn't get the chance to earlier.

For any questions or concerns, please feel free to email me at [email protected].

Cheers,

Xiumai

Hi everyone!

I've been working on creating the surveys as of last night when Pintopia concluded. It is currently being reviewed by the Backerkit team, and I'm expecting to send them out at the end of Feburary.

Information regarding shipping - you will not be charged until closer to fulfillment time. When the surveys are sent out, all you will need to do is fill in your item choice(s)/design(s) so I know how many of each to order (you will be charged for your pledge + add-ons first, separate from shipping.) Due to the volatility of shipping prices globally right now, shipping fees for this project will be calculated at a later date when better estimates can be provided and I don't end up overcharging. This is projected to happen about a month before fulfillment. Backers will be alerted via email when shipping costs are finalized, and before we charge your cards in your BackerKit survey. Updates will be provided all along the way.

Please see yesterday's update for more details on shipping from Canada to the USA for more information.

For any other questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out at [email protected]!

Cheers,

Xiumai

Hi everyone,

Thank you so much for the support given to this project! Over the next couple of days, I will be working on the survey to send out in about two weeks. There, you will choose your items and their designs, as well as fill in your shipping address.

Some important things I want to touch upon as an artist shipping from Canada to the USA: If you have been keeping up with the news, Trudeau is discussing with Trump on what to do next, pausing tariffs on goods imported from Canada for 30 days as of February 3rd.

Because these pins are made in China, I am unable to declare the items as made in Canada. This means there may still be tariffs imposed on your package at the time of delivery. As of right now, de minimus is still in effect and packages under $800 are not subject to tariffs at the time of delivery. Given the project's time frame, it is possible this will be removed by the time the pins are finished production and shipping begins. The same goes for whatever Trudeau and Trump ultimately end up deciding on once the 30 day grace period is over.

The solution: I am getting updates from the shipping company I work with whenever there has been any changes. They will be providing the option to either charge tariffs at the time of delivery, or to be collected upfront for smooth delivery. I will make this part more clear when the surveys have been sent out, and you will have the option to choose whichever works best for you. Because of this, I will try to look into delaying the collection of shipping prices at the time of the survey until the items are ready to ship out, in case anything changes and I don't end up overcharging to make up for tariffs!

For now, sit tight as we work out the rest of the details for this project. I'm looking forward to getting these designs all made and in your hands.

For any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me at [email protected].

Cheers,

Xiumai

Hi everyone,

After only a day of launch, our project has been fully funded with all of the stretch goals unlocked! 🎉 Thank you so much for all of the love and support received for this project already. I am so excited to get them into production and add some lineless style pins to my collection ~

All pledges since the launch of the campaign and until Jan 25th 1PM EST, will receive this weatherproof matte sticker for free!


And of course if you also backed kittyalyst's project, you will receive these pins as part of your packages.


Cheers,

Xiumai