Project Update: Manufacturer Photos and Products!
Hello again everyone!
Some good and bad news to share today- first the good news:
I received photos of the opening charms (and some inserts) from my manufacturer and they are on their way to me! I hope they'll be here early next week so I can take proper photos and videos of everything, but in the mean time I have some photos to share:
Some good and bad news to share today- first the good news:
I received photos of the opening charms (and some inserts) from my manufacturer and they are on their way to me! I hope they'll be here early next week so I can take proper photos and videos of everything, but in the mean time I have some photos to share:
I also have a couple pics of the inserts though not all of them were photographed:
These charms have been shipped but since they are coming from China it will probably take about a week to get here. I will post an update as soon as they arrive!
Now for the bad news:
I have received the non-opening shaker charms (and Porcelain Beetle Keychains) and there were... a few issues with them. It seems almost every shaker has one or more issues with the manufacturing, with all the shakers having a slightly raised edge around both sides of the charm (not a huge deal but still frustrating) and many of them have other issues like having foggy spots in between the layers of acrylic, bad cutlines, and too- small acrylic pieces inside. Thankfully this issue has only affected the shaker charms however, and the flat/ regular acrylic charms look great!
I am trying to either have them all remade or get a refund so I can have them remade by a different manufacturer. Either way, it will delay any orders that bought a closed shaker by 3-5 weeks and for that I apologize.
I would like to offer to anyone who ordered one of these charms the option to receive one of these slightly flawed charms plus a bonus gift, or if you prefer to wait for them to be remade I will throw in an extra sticker in your order for the wait. Thankfully all the issues are cosmetic and the keychains still function as intended, though I don't feel comfortable selling them at full price and I won't send out flawed charms without at least giving everyone the option to wait if they prefer one without these issues.
Now for the bad news:
I have received the non-opening shaker charms (and Porcelain Beetle Keychains) and there were... a few issues with them. It seems almost every shaker has one or more issues with the manufacturing, with all the shakers having a slightly raised edge around both sides of the charm (not a huge deal but still frustrating) and many of them have other issues like having foggy spots in between the layers of acrylic, bad cutlines, and too- small acrylic pieces inside. Thankfully this issue has only affected the shaker charms however, and the flat/ regular acrylic charms look great!
I am trying to either have them all remade or get a refund so I can have them remade by a different manufacturer. Either way, it will delay any orders that bought a closed shaker by 3-5 weeks and for that I apologize.
I would like to offer to anyone who ordered one of these charms the option to receive one of these slightly flawed charms plus a bonus gift, or if you prefer to wait for them to be remade I will throw in an extra sticker in your order for the wait. Thankfully all the issues are cosmetic and the keychains still function as intended, though I don't feel comfortable selling them at full price and I won't send out flawed charms without at least giving everyone the option to wait if they prefer one without these issues.
Hopefully the issues with these come across in the images, though some of it is a little hard to catch on camera. The issues and which shakers they effect are as follows:
Skeleton/ Ribcage: rough, raised edge on sides of charm; frosted/ bubble areas in between layers of acrylic (mostly in shoulder blades and neck area)
All Book Charms: rough, raised edge on sides of charm; bump in cutline shown above
Red Dragon/ Wyrm Book: rough, raised edge on sides of charm; bump in cutline shown above; front bookmark is semitransparent (I have no idea how that happened??)
Bug Cookies: rough, raised edge on sides of charm; acrylic pieces inside are tiny
Bee/ Honeycomb: rough, raised edge on sides of charm
I think that's about it for this update! If you have questions, please leave a comment here, or message me on Instagram, Etsy, or Backerkit and I will try to get back to you as soon as I can!
If you are okay with receiving one of these slightly flawed charms, please let me know and I will make a note in your order and send you a free gift to go with it. I haven't decided what this extra will be yet, but it will most likely be a mini keychain, mystery sticker pack, or b-grade teeth lanyard. if you do want a b-grade charm and have a preference of one of these options, you can let me know and I will make that your free gift. Again please let me know if you have any questions about anything and I will get back to you as soon as I can!
Thank you for your continued patience with this project!! I hope to have more good news soon :)
Skeleton/ Ribcage: rough, raised edge on sides of charm; frosted/ bubble areas in between layers of acrylic (mostly in shoulder blades and neck area)
All Book Charms: rough, raised edge on sides of charm; bump in cutline shown above
Red Dragon/ Wyrm Book: rough, raised edge on sides of charm; bump in cutline shown above; front bookmark is semitransparent (I have no idea how that happened??)
Bug Cookies: rough, raised edge on sides of charm; acrylic pieces inside are tiny
Bee/ Honeycomb: rough, raised edge on sides of charm
I think that's about it for this update! If you have questions, please leave a comment here, or message me on Instagram, Etsy, or Backerkit and I will try to get back to you as soon as I can!
If you are okay with receiving one of these slightly flawed charms, please let me know and I will make a note in your order and send you a free gift to go with it. I haven't decided what this extra will be yet, but it will most likely be a mini keychain, mystery sticker pack, or b-grade teeth lanyard. if you do want a b-grade charm and have a preference of one of these options, you can let me know and I will make that your free gift. Again please let me know if you have any questions about anything and I will get back to you as soon as I can!
Thank you for your continued patience with this project!! I hope to have more good news soon :)
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