He's perfect, I absolutely adore him! They got his arm stuffing just right. Ploosh's prototype arms are a little understuffed, but they're changing it to be like Echo's for production. I was also worried about Echo's lighter grey furs mismatching in person since the manu photos were a bit brownish, but it's all such a beautiful cool grey. The darker pattern print looks amazing too aaahh! Ploosh is so happy to have his best friend home!

We're inching closer to unlocking Remi! Truthfully, many Pintopia creators have been dealing with some fraudulent backers, one of which pledged to Patchkins for nearly $600 on day 1. Their pledge was cancelled by Backerkit after a few days, so that was a huge hit to our Remi funds! But we're slowly and steadily recovering ♥

At the pace we've been going (not including the usual boost on the final 48 hours), I think we will easily unlock Remi and probably Lune, which will also unlock the dango embroidery keychain/patch (looking very much like it'll be a keychain, according to the poll)!

That being said, I know a lot of people are hoping Kipper specifically gets unlocked. If he does, great! If not, I will be able to add him— plus any others that don't get funded— to the backer survey and pre-order store for an additional "stretch goal" to help them come to life! If we reach the minimum number of orders, they'll be put into production just like the funded ones :)
I'll have more info on this when we get closer to the end and I have a better idea of what our funding will look like, so don't fret just yet!

All of the love for Patchkins has been so incredibly heartwarming, and I'm going to do my absolute best to make sure all of them have a chance to exist ♥

I’m also cooking up more freebie ideas as we hit more campaign goals… stay tuned 👀

Can we get them funded while we’re all snowed in this weekend?! Stay safe out there! ❄️💜

Just a quick update to say I've opened shipping to Canada, Australia, and the UK!
ETA 1/24: Added New Zealand!
ETA 2/10: Added Philippines!

Unfortunately, I still can't offer shipping to the EU due to their GPSR laws. So sorry :(

I plan to honor free Early Bird stickers for all non-U.S. backers, regardless of when you pledge! Since it was my fault you weren't able to back on day one, and this update is getting pushed out pretty late in the evening for you guys.

If you're located elsewhere (non-EU) and would like to pledge to Patchkins, let me know in a comment or email to [email protected] and I'll see what I can do!

Thanks so much for your patience while I navigate these hiccups! 💜