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IT Barrier Tape - Final Update

Update #5 · Jan 23, 2013 · comment

Thanks one last time to everyone who backed our IT Barrier Tape Kickstarter. We spent last summer shipping a lot of tape, magnets, books, and prints. When all was said and done we ended up with some extras, which we have been selling at various conferences. Finally we have put the last of them up at the Unshelved store - get 'em while supplies last!

-- Bill, Paul, and Jeff

P.S. If you never got your premiums please let us know. We'll figure out what went wrong and get you your stuff!

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Next Steps

Update #4 · Apr 24, 2012 · comment

In case you didn't see, our IT Barrier Kickstarter was successfully funded, and then some! Thanks for your pledge. It's great to have a funny idea, but it's spectacular to see it become real.

We've ordered the tape and the magnets, and we're preparing for an all-weekend shipping bash sometime in June.

A week or two before then we'll send you a brief survey asking for your delivery address. We wait until then because folks are always changing addresses.

If you don't already, we encourage you to subscribe to our comic strip Not Invented Here, absolutely free!

Thanks again,

Bill, Paul, and Jeff

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Last Days

Update #3 · Apr 9, 2012 · 3 comments

Our IT Barrier Tape Kickstarter ends this Wednesday afternoon. It's been a tremendous success (we're currently well over 2x our original funding target) and we'd like to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for pledging, and doubly so for passing the word to your friends/coworkers/nemeses. As soon as we get the official final number from Kickstarter we'll order everything and get it out to you as quickly as possible. Remember to send us photos of your IT crime scenes!

A few parting notes:

  • Since we've passed $10k a few extra goodies kick in - Paul will be drawing a week of Not Invented Here this summer, plus we'll be sending a free bonus magnet for every roll of tape you ordered. Need more magnets? Revise your pledge to add $2 for each extra ($3 for delivery outside the US)
  • Need even more tape in your life? You've still got time to revise your pledge upwards and choose a different premium. Our FAQ has more details.
  • Delivering outside the US? I'm embarrassed to say that I underestimated international shipping charges listed on each premium (and I am unable to edit them). We're willing to stick by our original quotes, but we're asking you worldly folks to chip in an extra $3 per roll to help us make ends meet.

-- your friends at Not Invented Here, Bill, Paul, and Jeff

P.S. If you don't already subscribe to Not Invented Here you can do so here, absolutely free!

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Magnetic

Update #2 · Mar 26, 2012 · 7 comments

In the second week of our IT Barrier Tape Kickstarter we zoomed passed 100% ($5000) of our goal and are now at 150% ($7500)! We've decided to sweeten the pot a little bit - if we reach 200% ($10,000) not only will Paul Southworth draw a week of Not Invented Here this summer, but with every roll of IT Barrier Tape we'll also give out one of these handsome (and handy) 3.5"x2" magnets:

Consider this a combination of a sincere thank-you and an outright bribe to mail all your friends who fix computers for a living.

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The Return of Paul Southworth

Update #1 · Mar 19, 2012 · comment

It's been just a week and the IT Barrier Tape project is already 2/3 funded by over 100 backers! Thanks to everyone who has pledged so far AND I know there are a lot more potential customers out there. This is the perfect time for right-thinking folks to buy this unique artifact as a future gift for their friends, coworkers, team, company, or small municipality. Remember, if we don't reach our minimum funding level no one gets anything.

What's next? Obviously bright yellow tape with an amusing slogan is its own reward, but as an incentive to spread the word (and possibly up your pledge), Not Invented Here artist emeritus Paul Southworth has agreed that if we reach the lofty level of $10,000 he will return from his luxurious retirement in the tropics to draw a week's worth of strips this summer. Many tears were shed when Paul left, so here's a chance to get another taste of his unique style.

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    2 backers

    On behalf of hard-working IT professionals everywhere, our thanks for helping make this funny thing real.

    Estimated delivery: May 2012
  • Pledge $7 or more

    13 backers

    Two 3.5" x 2" magnets with the same slogan as the tape. Add $2 for each additional magnet. (Please add $1 per magnet for delivery outside the US)

    Estimated delivery: Jun 2012
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    234 backers

    One roll of IT barrier tape. (Please add $5 for delivery outside the U.S.)

    Estimated delivery: Jun 2012
  • Pledge $35 or more

    81 backers

    One roll of IT barrier tape PLUS a copy of Runtime Error, the first Not Invented Here collection. (Please add $7 for delivery outside the U.S.)

    Estimated delivery: Jun 2012
  • Pledge $39 or more

    16 backers

    One roll of IT barrier tape PLUS a high-quality print of the Not Invented Here comic strip in question on archival 11"x14" stock. (Please add $10 for delivery outside the U.S.)

    Estimated delivery: Jun 2012
  • Pledge $54 or more

    13 backers

    One roll of IT barrier tape PLUS a copy of Runtime Error AND a high-quality print of the Not Invented Here comic strip in question on archival 11"x14" stock. (Please add $12 for delivery outside the U.S.)

    Estimated delivery: Jun 2012
  • Pledge $55 or more

    46 backers

    Three rolls of IT barrier tape. (Please add $10 for delivery outside the U.S.)

    Estimated delivery: Jun 2012
  • Pledge $100 or more

    0 backers Limited (10 of 10 left)

    One roll of IT barrier tape PLUS an 8.5" x 11" custom black and white ink drawing (you pick the subject) by artist Jeff Zugale. (Please add $10 for delivery outside the U.S.)

    Estimated delivery: Aug 2012
  • Pledge $101 or more

    1 backer Limited (24 of 25 left)

    One roll of IT barrier tape PLUS an 8.5" x 11" custom black and white ink drawing (you pick the subject) by artist Paul Southworth (Please add $10 for delivery outside the U.S.)

    Estimated delivery: Jul 2012
  • Pledge $145 or more

    0 backers Limited (5 of 5 left)

    One roll of IT barrier tape PLUS a black and white reproduction of the Not Invented Here strip in question, hand inked by artist Jeff Zugale. (Please add $10 for delivery outside the U.S.)

    Estimated delivery: Jul 2012
  • Pledge $150 or more

    1 backer Limited (9 of 10 left)

    One roll of IT barrier tape PLUS an 8.5" x 11" color ink drawing (you pick the subject) by artist Jeff Zugale. (Please add $10 for delivery outside the U.S.)

    Estimated delivery: Aug 2012
  • Pledge $175 or more

    0 backers

    Ten (10) rolls of IT barrier tape (Please add $30 for delivery outside the U.S.) Want more than 3 but fewer than 10? Select the $55 "three rolls" level and add $18 for each additional roll. Want more than 10 but fewer than 30? Select this premium and add $17.50 for each additional roll.

    Estimated delivery: Jun 2012
  • Pledge $240 or more

    0 backers Limited (5 of 5 left)

    One roll of IT barrier tape PLUS a full color reproduction of the Not Invented Here strip in question (or your choice of any strips drawn by Jeff Zugale), hand inked and colored by artist Jeff Zugale. (Please add $15 for delivery outside the U.S.)

    Estimated delivery: Jul 2012
  • Pledge $480 or more

    0 backers

    Thirty (30) rolls of IT barrier tape (Please add $75 for delivery outside the U.S.) Want more than 30 but fewer than 100? Select this premium and add $16 for each additional roll.

    Estimated delivery: Jun 2012
  • Pledge $500 or more

    1 backer Limited (4 of 5 left)

    One roll of IT barrier tape PLUS we will feature a character based on you (with your name and likeness) in an upcoming Not Invented Here strip.

    Estimated delivery: Aug 2012
  • Pledge $1,490 or more

    0 backers

    One hundred (100) rolls of IT barrier tape. (Please add $200 for delivery outside U.S.) Want more than 100 rolls? Select this premium and add $14.90 for each additional roll.

    Estimated delivery: Jun 2012
  • Pledge $1,500 or more

    0 backers Limited (3 of 3 left)

    One roll of IT barrier tape PLUS an acryllic reproduction of any the Not Invented Here strip in question (or your choice of any strips drawn by Jeff Zugale), hand painted by artist Jeff Zugale.

    Estimated delivery: Sep 2012
  • Pledge $2,000 or more

    0 backers Limited (1 of 1 left)

    Bill will visit your software company (at your expense if outside the greater Seattle area), spending the day handing out IT barrier tape and getting to know the business and people, and then make fun of it in a future Not Invented Here sequence.

    Estimated delivery: Sep 2012