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So Complicated!

Update #8 · Jul 31, 2012 · 4 comments

I know, the surveys and reward levels ended up being pretty complicated, and I made you do the math. Next time I do a campaign, I'm going to try to have my own survey system going, where you can go back and change it, and it'll have better error checking, and other sexy things.

However, in the meantime, I've not been idle! I've rewritten my order management system (so far so good, I think), and this time around, you should expect two email messages. The first one will be sent to you at least two days before your order ships out (probably a lot more than two days), and it will contain a copy of your invoice so you can double-check that you're getting what you thought you were getting, or wanted to. 

The second one will be like my last campaign; a message telling you that your order's in the mail. 

Looking over what I've gotten so far, I gotta admit, I'm impressed how many people got their pledge and their selected rewards to match up, even on some of the bigger and more complicated rewards. I think most of the ones that don't match are due to the fact that, when I asked "How many blahblahblah do you want?" some people answered "one" or "n/a" or something else that, alas, my computer doesn't understand. It knows what to do with "0" or "4", but "four" absolutely mystifies it. (Another reason I want to build my own survey pages.)

Anyway, just wanted to let you know you'll have a chance to check your work before I send you anything. 

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  • Pledge $10 or more

    67 backers

    Sampler, The Sequel: A smorgasbord for the undecided. You will receive labels to make 26 PennyGem tokens: one each of the eight Primary PennyGems, one each of the eight Auxiliary PennyGems, four Wound PennyGems, four Dichotomy PennyGems, and two JumboGems (two different colors, my choice). Please add $1 for Canada or Mexico, and $3 for outside the North American continent.

    Estimated delivery: Aug 2012
  • Pledge $18 or more

    73 backers

    One sheet of PennyGems. Once the project closes, you'll get to choose if you want a sheet of Primary (the original jewel-tone Gems), Auxiliary (pastel), Quartet, Dichotomy, or Wound labels. One sheet contains 80 labels, with which you can make 40 PennyGems. Please add $2 if you're in Canada or Mexico, and $4 if I'll be shipping your reward outside of North America.

    Estimated delivery: Aug 2012
  • Pledge $32 or more

    90 backers

    Two sheets of PennyGems. They can both be the same, or you can get two different sheets, selecting from Primary, Quartet, Auxiliary, Dichotomy, or Wound. Please add $3 for shipping to Canada or Mexico, and $5 outside of North America.

    Estimated delivery: Aug 2012
  • Pledge $55 or more

    84 backers

    Four sheets of PennyGems, your choice, to make 160 PennyGems. That's 20 in eight colors, 10 in sixteen colors, or (for example) 20 red, yellow, green and blue; ten silver, black, purple, and orange; and five gray, pink, champagne, peach, chartreuse, cyan, lavender, and brown. (That would be one Quartet, two Primary, and one Auxiliary sheet.) Please add $5 for Canada and Mexico, and $8 outside North America.

    Estimated delivery: Aug 2012
  • Pledge $90 or more

    32 backers

    Eight sheets of PennyGems, plus a bonus: one set of JumboGems matching either the primary or auxiliary PennyGems. Additional sets of JumboGems are $6 each. Please add $8 for Canada or Mexico, and $16 outside North America.

    Estimated delivery: Aug 2012
  • Pledge $140 or more

    14 backers

    Sixteen sheets of PennyGems, plus two sets of JumboGems. Additional sets of JumboGems are $6 each. Please add $8 for Canada or Mexico, or $16 outside North America. (The shipping cost doesn't change much for eight sheets vs. sixteen, that's why shipping's the same as the previous award.)

    Estimated delivery: Aug 2012
  • Pledge $190 or more

    13 backers

    Twenty-four sheets of PennyGems, plus four sets of JumboGems. Additional sets of JumboGems are $6 each. Please add $12 for Canada or Mexico, or $24 outside North America.

    Estimated delivery: Aug 2012
  • Pledge $200 or more

    2 backers

    Twenty-five sheets of PennyGems with option to expand. Additional sheets of PennyGems will be $7.75 each. If you wanted, for example, 40 sheets, that means fifteen sheets more than the 25 that are included for $200. 15 sheets times $7.75/sheet = $116.25 above the $200 for this level, or a total pledge of $316.25 for 40 sheets. This level also includes four sets of JumboGems.

    Estimated delivery: Sep 2012