We've received some concerns about the delays in getting the zine orders shipped out, so we wanted to give you a quick update.
A number of circumstances outside of our control have led to this massive slip in our schedule. Last time we encountered a problem was due to personal real life issues of one of our mods, and the production of buttons being delayed. While that has now been resolved, and we were hoping to have everything shipped out by April, a new issue has come up. We were waiting on the final bits of merchandise to arrive, when we realized the order for the acrylic charms did not go through.
Or, to be more specific: the order itself went through fine and was fully paid for, and we have received an estimated shipment date - but, inexplicably, the company making the charms also wanted *another* manual confirmation from us, via email. The way that email was worded had it caught by the spam filter as potential phishing, and landed the email in the spam folder. (We also do not understand why they did not follow up again when they never received a reply.) We did not discover this until very recently, while trying to figure out what was taking so long. We have since then repeatedly put pressure on the manufacturer to get our order made as soon as possible as it had been placed months ago, and our current estimated arrival date is, quote, "the first week of June". We are still trying to push them to get it done sooner though.
As these delays could have understandably been worrying and stressful to everyone who has ordered our zine, rather than have a uniform distribution we have decided to not delay any longer and have begun a partial/staggered shipment process.
The digital PDF copies of the zine have already been sent out - if you ordered a product that includes a PDF, please check the email you have indicated in your order, and please contact us if you have not received your copy.
We will be sending out the physical copies of the zine and assorted merchandise in orders that do not include the acrylic charms within the next coming days, and the rest of the orders will be packed and ready to be sent out immediately upon the arrival of the missing charms.
As you can see we have all of the items ordered and packages are coming together.
As long as the manufacturer's estimate is correct, we are hoping to have all the orders sent out by mid June.
We apologize for taking so long with everything, but we hope that you will be able to enjoy our gorgeous zine all the same, despite the long wait.