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Apollo Update!

Update #13 · Aug 10, 2012 · 11 comments

Hey Kickstarters,

We miss you! Please keep sending us updates and keep in touch by email, facebook and twitter. In return, we promise to keep you updated with all the happenings at MoS. Wondering where your Apollo shirts are? 

Here’s the very latest:

We are still blown away by the amazing time we had on Kickstarter. We left with FOURTEEN TIMES as many shirts to make as we expected, and we’ve been working overtime to make sure it doesn’t take us fourteen times as long to get those shirts to your door and on your back! The bad news is that building a new supply chain to handle this huge order has caused a delay in our schedule, altering our initial projected ship date in August.

The good news? According to updated estimate on shipment dates, you’ll be rocking your new MoS swag by late September! We know this isn’t ideal, and if it was up to us, your wardrobe would’ve been full of Apollo dress shirts YEARS ago, but we appreciate your continued patience as we keep on trekking.

Pining for your Apollo now? We’re sure the feeling is mutual. Here is some insider information on where your shirt is AT THIS VERY MOMENT!

The road to your doorstep begins in Los Angeles at:

1. -The Dye House! It’s roughly a 2 week process: it takes time to get that perfect blue-ish blue or pink-ish pink.

2. -The Shirt Cuttery! From the dye house to the cutter, who uses robotic cutting to complete the job in about 1 week with unparalleled accuracy.

3. -The Sew Station! Putting the pieces back together again. Our sewers are all set to ramp up their staff to crank out our large order in roughly 5 weeks.

Check out the attached video to watch robotic cutters cutting your shirts last week.

We are so excited to get the Apollo into our offices and then straight to you! We’re sure you are feeling the separation anxiety already, so we have set up a support hotline 617.651.2340 where our wardrobe-anxiety specialists are waiting to take your call!

We look forward to hearing from you. In the meantime, stay secretly incredible.

MoS Team

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      Creator Ministry of Supply on August 13, 2012

      Thanks for the support Rich! Wishing you great luck on reaching those goals. Monica - great point. We're figuring out a way right now to reward our Kickstarter backers for their incredible support and patience - more to come!

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      Creator monica wang on August 13, 2012

      I'd really been hoping to receive the Apollo shirt for my boyfriend just in time for his birthday and a wedding we have to attend over Labor Day weekend, so naturally I'm disappointed that the shipment will be delayed for an entire month. Any chance we can get something to compensate for the delay, like an extra shirt?

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      Creator Rich Spencer on August 10, 2012

      No worries, I decided to order the slim fit in the end as a reward for (hopefully) losing a lot of my middle! I could see how good that fit looked in the video and it made me determined to go that extra mile. By the time it arrives I should be some way towards achieving that goal... fingers crossed!

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      Creator Ministry of Supply on August 10, 2012

      We're blown away right now by your thoughtful, patient, and sincere comments - we'll promise to keep our backers in the loop without a doubt. Thank you so, so much for the support! ps DW - we're in. We'll let you know when we are back in town!

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      Creator DW Nelson on August 10, 2012

      LA?? Lemme know next time you/your folks are out here Kevin/Aman - I know the best Italian place right near the garment district - would love to share a meal and meet the MoS team :)

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      Creator ☜⌠nockgeneer⌠☞ on August 10, 2012

      Apollo 13! Bring them home :-D

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      Creator MBybee on August 10, 2012

      Definitely quality over speed.

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      Creator Peter L on August 10, 2012

      Take all the time you need guys. Its a pleasure supporting you and that means being there for you guys through the ups and downs. I would rather quality over speed any day.

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      Creator Nick Suffolk on August 10, 2012

      No worries guys thanks for the update, keep up the good work!

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      Creator Andrea Mereghetti on August 10, 2012

      Waiting! :)

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      Creator Jon Burke on August 10, 2012

      As much as this is disappointing (I was really hoping to use my shirts on my next international business trips), I appreciate you taking the time to provide us with so much detail about the status quo and the likely delivery date.

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