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Update #26: Shipping Update + Goldies a bit tight

Posted on April 30

Shipping Update.  We're shipping out the last wave of units today and to mark this momentous occasion the Seattle Space Needle has been painted "Goldie Orange".  Wooohooo!  (fist pump) It feels so good to get this hurdle behind us even though there is lots more work to complete.  I really appreciate all the thankful messages through email and twitter.  Keep sending and sharing your pics.  We couldn't have done this without your support and encouragement!  Let the world know you helped make this happen. 

Tracking numbers.   Tracking is sent out via email when your shipment goes out.  For International customers this tracking number is sometimes used by your national post, sometimes not.  We'll do our best to help insure everyone receives their reward.  Contact us hello@nicebydesign.com if your reward is not received.  

Goldies a bit tight.  We've noticed a few Goldies at the end of our production run have extra "flash" (extra material on the parting line) on the inside.  It doesn't help that the Apple iPhone charger acts like a blade if it isn't pushed in straight. (Apple loves those crisp edges). If you are unable to get the little guy on you can lightly scrap the inside "step", and this will help it pass through.  If that doesn't work we'll happily replace.  Our process was to check each Goldie on a charger before it went out, but alas some may have swam through.  Let us know if you come up with a problem.  hello@nicebydesign.com

Actually the Space Needle was painted back to original color to commemorate the 50th Anniversary.  It was originally painted in "Galaxy Gold".  

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      Neil G on May 21

      I received mine (international) about 5 days ago.. Neat fun little product.. thanks.

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      Erich Green 4 days ago

      I never put in which ones I wanted. Therefore i never got a tracking number. Just wanted two goldies, and one of each on the nibbles and the gulp. It would be greatly appreciated. Congrats on the success!!

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      Jim Young 3 days ago

      @Erich - we found your information and will be sending out your units today.

Update #25: We're shipping!

Posted on April 21

Some of you will start to receive shipping confirmation today or this weekend.  We had a warehouse full of help today packaging up the last units from Production and beginning to start Fulfillment.  Feels like we've only made a dent today (1,061 individual rewards is a lot), but we'll keep cranking best we can and alert you when we've completed probably next weekend.  I have a great video to come of all the activity.  Stay tuned!  

-Jim

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      Jian Shen on April 26

      Awesomeness! Congrats on seeing this all the way thru!!!!

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      Jim Young on April 27

      @Josh & Jian - Thanks for supporting us and hanging in there. Feels good to see these going out!

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      Steven S. on April 28

      Congratulations!! They are great! Really cool to see this project come to life. Great work!

Update #24: Production has started!

Posted on April 16

Great news!!  Thursday our tool was moved to a new facility in order to expedite our production.  Friday I reviewed the first production parts and validated our QC (Quality Control) process with the vendor so we didn't have any surprises.  Everything went very well except there wasn't enough material ordered to do the entire run (seriously).  So green parts were completed Friday and Orange parts were completed Saturday.  The rest of the colors will be done by Wednesday.  

We started packaging this weekend and should be through about 1000 pieces by tomorrow.  We still need to box, print your shipping label, and put in the mail.  You will get a confirmation email and tracking number when your order goes out, that's when you know your CableKeep is on its way.  We'll alert you when they've all gone out.  

Been trying to get iMovie to play nice with my iPhone videos, but that's not seeming to work today.  So here is just a quick unedited clip.  These parts were molded in a smaller facility in Marysville, WA.  I think iMovie only accepts widescreen videos - Doh!

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      arnotron on April 16

      I wish you good luck! I much prefer to get good cable keeps a little late than bad cable keeps on schedule.

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      Avigayil Morris on April 16

      OMG... this really brought back memories. I worked in a factory for a couple of months.. It was for hydro and we made tons of little plastic things that had to have the 'excess' pulled off of them. None as colourful as these though. lol

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      Josh Wright & June Lai on April 17

      Way to go! Supremely happy for you Jim. Great work. We are very much looking forward to our little fishies!

Update #23: Wrestling the Bear

Posted on April 11

"If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all".  

This has been a hard update to write.  Mainly because every time my mind comes around to thinking about this project the anger and frustration kicks in again and I can't focus.  I just want to spew awful, awful words. 

We have not shipped yet and it's killing me.  February 24th I approved parts and our vendor has STILL not delivered our production run.  The shipping boxes sit, collecting dust in our warehouse.  

My original story was about showing the world that the United States of America is a great place to manufacture.  In fact I purposely set my time on designing something that could be done with this vendor knowing their capabilities and reputation for quality.  Their actions on this project have really got me asking where to go next. 

Perhaps when I'm feeling less agitated I'll have the strength to recap. It's taken a lot out of me to finally see something happening.  Tomorrow they will be running our tool at a sister company and then we'll see how things go.  I've been burned too many times to trust them.  Best I can say is "we'll see".  Once production parts arrive I'll update you again.  I hope we get this thing wrestled soon.  I'm having a really hard time moving ahead on anything until it is. 

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      bronwen on April 13

      Thanks for the update. Sorry to hear about the problems. Best wishes to you.

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      Jim Young on April 16

      Thanks Everyone for the amazing support. It has certainly lifted my spirits.

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      Jim Young on April 16

      @Randall - In my frustration I considered using "the crowd" to help motivate our vendor many times, but unfortunately a crowd can sometimes be a mob.

Update #22: Last call for Address Changes

Posted on March 15

Last call for Address Changes.  I'm updating our database this weekend so we can print shipping labels and shipping invoices.  I am optimistically anticipating production next week on at least part of our order.  Message me direct or send an email to hello@nicebydesign.com

Also, if you are an international customer (address outside US or Canada) that did not include the additional shipping charge in your pledge we will be sending you a Paypal invoice so we can have you ready for shipping.  

[Photo] - Boxes taped and ready to go out (Thanks Karen!)  All multi-unit orders go in the boxes, single units in padded envelopes.  Thanks Randy for letting us use your warehouse space!

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      Jeeto Butalia on March 22

      I'm pushing for first backed, first shipped, or perhaps international orders first. #justsayin ;)

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      John Gilliland on March 31

      Hi Jim - Can we get an up/down on whether you've started to ship (at least on part of the order as mentioned above)? It's been about two weeks since the last update. Thanks - John

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      Randall Kane on April 3

      Guys, any idea on when this will ship? Last update was almost a month ago!!

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I'm an independent industrial designer living just outside Seattle in the beautiful Snohomish Valley. I love making things. Design is my livelihood, my passion, and my hobby. When I'm not working I'm either on an adventure with my 3 boys or volunteering my time to my community.

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