Shipping Progress

[TheMonkeyKing]

So how many orders or backers are left? I queried KickStarter again and saw there are Kickstarter 36,781 backers. Of these there are those who order multiple units and multiple types.

For example, I am Backer #7,254. If they were going by Backer number, then that means there were 7,253 people who ordered more than 4 units. But we all know that's not the case. I ordered the humidity/temperature sensor and the Z-Wave addons that were mentioned as being in stock and would not delay the orders. Well, it turns out that wasn't a true statement either.

So I wait and monitor the notifications. I would rather not have excuses in these notes; I would rather see tracking postings of how many people were shipped to, how many units (and type of) shipped. Also, the tallies of how many KS backers are left and how many units need to be cleared before tackling new orders. Of course, I'd also like to hear about the successes of the Pine, how it is working with the OS'es and what tasks the board is performing. But until KS backlog is cleared, I really want shipping manifests first and foremost. And no more excuses. I really don't want to hear about it.

I did earlier threaten to reverse the charges on the Backerkit items (Z-Wave and sensor) but after speaking with my Visa rep, I will wait until Aug 1 for those items to be shipped or not. I was told that the reverse charges are different than the Visa accident or insurance coverage because I yet to have the goods and they have not been lost in transit either. It would take a few weeks to investigate and clear the charge but it would also impact any future dealings with Backerkit. I would have to approve the next Backerkit charge by phone because they would have a "non-compliance" tag in my account log.

So instead I wait. And every three weeks I will ask, "are we there yet?" I'm sure it gets annoying but weekly communication for a new company is expected. Nobody on the team has an MBA or a Communications Degree?

/It really cracks me up that someone just recently called them "thieves and blaggards."

We've uploaded our latest batch of 9155 tracking numbers, bringing our total shipment to 30,855 shipped. You should have received an update with your tracking numbers. if your tracking number does not have any info, it means it was recently processed in the last 24-48 hours so please allow a few days for the tracking number to get scanned in.