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˗ˏˋ⁩ Bin Buddies🐾 - enamel pins & more ˎˊ˗

Created by Quirkory

Get ready to melt from an overload of cuteness! ฅ^´• ܫ •`^ฅ Our collection features enamel pins, cozy hoodies, and fluffy plushies showcasing adorable animals and their trusty bins 🗑️ Prepare for a cuddly adventure like no other! ૮ • ﻌ - ა

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Some Bin hoodies & joggers arrived
over 1 year ago – Fri, Jan 24, 2025 at 10:42:49 PM

Hey Backers Frens!

About half of the Bin Buddies hoodies and joggers have finally arrived after a really long journey — also thanks to Holiday delays and all those infinite Customs checks 😩

We’re super relieved they made it here safe and sound! ʕ ˵T ヮ T˵ ʔ
 Now, we’re just waiting on the rest of the shipment -we're a little anxious they split everything into two deliveries. So far, we’ve received 10 out of 27 boxes (which are a lot!). And we’re keeping our fingers crossed for the rest to arrive quickly and in good condition! 🤞 We'll do our best to keep you updated as soon as they land here.

In the meantime, after finishing packing the pledges we had the addresses already locked for, we’ll focus on checking the quality and counting all the hoodies and joggers. We’ll be also organizing everything by size in our little studio/warehouse. Still don't know how long this process it will take as they are our first hoodies and joggers bulk produced ever.

Once that’s done, we’ll start locking addresses again, but this time for all the pledges that include only the Bin hoodies and joggers (along with the items previously mentioned that we already have on hand ofc).






News about the pins: our manufacturer has confirmed that production for both the Bin Buddies and Trash Box pins will be complete by early to mid-March. Finally!! This is also due to the upcoming Chinese New Year holidays, so let’s keep our fingers crossed for that too! /ᐠ ˵ಢ ⩊ ˵ಢマᯓᡣ𐭩





On another note, here is a new update for the Tote Bag has well! Our manu managed to quickly make the correct inner pattern fabric and add it to the bag already!! So now this is the definitive and completed sample... it looks stunning 😍✨ They will ship it to us soon, and then *finally* the bulk production for it will start as well!



Once again: thank you all so much for your huge patience and support! 💖


That's all for now. Until the next update!



Wish you a super lovely day, 
the Quirkory team~

Tote bag final sample
over 1 year ago – Tue, Jan 14, 2025 at 11:15:13 PM

>Quick update

Finally, after ages, they managed to achieve a sample closest to our initial vision. It still misses the pattern-ed interior, but it looks so beautiful now! /ᐠ ˵◕ ヮ ◕˵マᯓᡣ𐭩

FINAL SAMPLE *manu photos*





Here is the video ⊹₊ ⊹ *


For some reasons they really couldn't make it right and it took months and months of corrections and wait /ᐠ ╹ ㅅ ╹マ

FIRST SAMPLE
Wrong fabric (not canvas). Even if, aside from the colors, we'd actually like to make a plush bag one day!




OUR ADJUSTMENTS for manufacturer

SECOND SAMPLE
They tried to follow our adjustments instructions, but failed at it quite a lote. This time the canvas fabric was right, but the colors not yet. And don't let us talk of the awful colors for Bin xD

Locking addresses in ~48hrs for the remaining *shippable* pledges
over 1 year ago – Tue, Jan 07, 2025 at 08:33:40 PM

Hey everyone,

We finally have the Bin and Kiki plushies in our hands! It took quite a while, especially since they arrived via the slowest route possible, and Customs didn’t exactly rush through their checks. But they’re finally here!

This only regards Bin and Kiki. The other plushies are still in bulk production -except for Cupcakes which is still being fine-tuned, as already said.


We’re now starting to ship the pledges that include Bin and Kiki plushies only, and those that contain them plus other items that we've received (like keychains, stickers, and keystraps).

Today, we’ve started thr locking addresses process for those ready to ship pledges.
It will close in less than 48 hours, so please double-check that your address is correct and up to date if you receive the locking address confirmation email. Also remind to check your Spam folder if you don't find it right away!

>If you don’t receive an email, it means your pledge isn’t ready to ship just yet.


We’ll do our best to pack everything up as quickly as we can! 

Until the next update~

Progress and extended timelines
over 1 year ago – Sun, Dec 29, 2024 at 07:21:11 AM

As we find ourselves in the closing days of 2024, we feel compelled to share an update about the ongoing pin production and the (already mentioned) myriad challenges that have accompanied it.

We deeply apologize for the lack of frequent updates. The truth is, there has been little to report.
We'll say it again: we have been caught in a web of setbacks lasting months, primarily due to unforeseen issues with our long-trusted pin manufacturer. These delays have not only pushed timelines further away, but have also left us feeling adrift and anxious.

When we launched this campaign back in January, everything was all right in every aspect: we could scarcely have imagined the series of challenges that would have lie ahead. Our timelines were already only estimates, but hopeful and optimistic. And due to all the problems encountered, they have become even more uncertain —fragile and subject to the unpredictable nature of crowdfunding.

Communicating updates has become increasingly difficult when there is little (or nothing new) to share. As both AuDHDers, we are not natural communicators, yet we are committed to doing our best to keep you informed whenever possible.


We know that the journey has been tumultuous so far, and for many of you who may not have followed us directly, it might be hard to grasp the depths of what happened to us this year.

This year has tested us in ways we never anticipated. The weight of our personal and health struggles has been overwhelming, casting shadows over our ability to work consistently. As a small business operated by just two individuals, every task —from design to production management— falls squarely on our shoulders. This year, those very shoulders have felt the strain like never before. We even thought of quitting many times, cause we went under a period of immense frustration followed by a very intense depression. But, instead, we're still here.


To talk about the other campaigns we have launched in the meantimes, it's been naturally out of necessity: bills and taxes do not wait, even when our income does here in our Country. The pressure of financial obligations looms heavily over us, amplifying our sense of urgency during these already trying times.
The work we could do on our end for this campaign has been already completed, and now there isn’t much more we can do except wait for the ongoing productions to be finished.

And, of course, it feels unnecessary to emphasize this (but we will do it anyway) that we can't pressure the manufacturers to speed things up. In the past, when we tried that, it only resulted in rushed products of poor quality and incorrect quantities.

All we can do is still wait at the moment —wait for the finished products to arrive to us (i.e. some hoodies and joggers), and plushies + pins in the works to be actually completed, to finally see the other fruits of our labor.

To recap, we're currently waiting for:
1) Bin hoodies & joggers to arrive to us (27 boxes have been shipped from our manu and are currently on their -long- way to us) 🚚📦
2) Peanut hoodies & joggers are still in the bulk production phase 🪡🧵
3) All the pins are in the bulk production phase as well. 📍
4) Peanut, Nugget, Skunk plushies are in the bulk production phase too. 🪡🧵
5) Cupcake plush is still in the sample review phase: they really can't make it right (according to our tastes and needs) 😢 and they have a clogged queue in the samples making section, so things are taking a lot longer than usual. But we're committed to make it super cute the same in the end! 👀
6) Beanies are still in the sample review phase (another difficult one) 👀
7) Pin Banners are in the bulk production phase. 🪡🧵
8) Tote Bags are still in the sample making phase. 🪡🧵
9) All the other un-mentioned products are instead in our hands 🙌✨

Please understand that some products are very diffuclt to make and this is our first run for some of them: sometimes, communicating our specific needs and requests with manus is extremely hard and tricky: they don't always completely understand the exact result we want to obtain (especially when it is about details). Between our communications a lot of time often goes by and some mentioned things get lost. We personally always want to get the best result and quality possible according to our view -which can furtherly extend times.

At the moment we don't have any specific updated timeline to share as we don't know how much things will still take. We kindly ask for your patience as we navigate through these processes.


As we move into the new year, we hold onto hope that the completion will soon be a reality and that we can finally bring joy to you with our Bin Buddies creations, who have stood by us through thick and thin. Also because we have new exciting future plans for the bbs in this collection!

Your understanding and support mean the world to us, and we are grateful for your kindness during this challenging chapter.


Thank you for being part of our journey. We look forward to brighter days ahead! Happy Holidays~


With warmth,

Keychains + Pin Banner samples!
over 1 year ago – Wed, Oct 23, 2024 at 07:11:40 AM

Hey Backers Frens!
Today's update is all about Pin Banners samples and acrylic keychains! They arrived to us and we personally think they're awesome /ᐠ ˵◕ ヮ ◕˵マᯓᡣ𐭩 Even more in person!! They exceeded our expectations and they look so cute as a decoration themeselves, even without pins on! ૮ „ಢ ꈊ ಢ „ა✨



As mentioned above, acrylic keychains also finished production and arrived to us! They're super cuuute with their little charms hanging ૮₍ ˵ಢ ヮ ಢ˵₎ა  We're already using them on our backpacks!
We're now sorting, grading and counting them to prepare them for packing&shipping —those who pledged for them alone, will soon receive a shipment notification! 

Still no news regarding pins and stickers (who follow us already knows the many setdowns and delays we got with our old trusted manufacturer, which of course influenced all our productions in progress for this year). But we're slowly catching up with them for everything! Had also some issues in the enamel color choices, so we're also having many back and forth  ˵⊙ ㅅ ⊙˵ 


That's all again, for now! 'Till the next update, send you warm hugs!