Quick update for everyone!
Things are going along smoothly, and I'm happy to let everyone know that all orders will begin shipping on Monday, September 20th. Instead of doing waves like last time, I am going to ship out all orders at once so there's no more waiting. Everyone should be receiving tracking on the 16th-18th, and then receiving their keys shortly thereafter. I'd like to thank everyone for their patience with the process, as it's no small thing to keep everything organized, make shipping changes, and double check everyone's orders.
Wanted to show you guys a little something in the meantime:
I spend several hours a week in front of a whiteboard, asking myself what I can do better. I do this for everything about KeyForge, and the ideas that are good end up being developed and the ones that suck get put in a pile for brainstorming later.
I've changed up my product packaging a little, and I'll be looking forward to the feedback of those who received keys this sale. The goal was to find better, stronger packaging that was a little more reusable if you plan storing or trading your keys, as well as being more durable than my previous designs. The larger brown stamped bags will be standard key packaging, and they will be completely sealed. Once the bag has been opened via the tear notch on the top, it can be resealed with the ziplock on the inside. The smaller brown stamped packages ended up looking cool, but were a bit too small for my liking. I now have hundreds of these things and I'm honestly not sure what to do with them. I guess I could sell drugs in them. Or those little tiny baby corn cobs that you find at salad bars. Come to think of it, I'm not sure if those things are actually corn cobs.
The golden bags are reserved for special mystery keys that will be included in random packages. They are also heat sealed, but cannot be resealed once opened. This is by design, as sealed mystery bags could potentially be interesting trade items. I know that other artisans use the gold mystery bag idea, so this will most likely be developed further and taken in a different direction over time.
I have removed the sarcastic "Our Story" print from the back of the packaging, for various reasons. There will most likely be something interesting on the back in the future, but I haven't gotten that far yet. In future sales, the brown bags will be marked with specialty stickers that reflect the key that you are getting. These are currently in development, but I'm hoping to include them in the next sale.
Any feedback you have is appreciated, and thanks again for your patience. You should all be receiving tracking and packages will ship out on the dates specified above.