Hello ladies,
<<<<Disclaimer: This is a long message to read
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First, I would like to apologize for the delay with the video. I can understand your frustration. I am not sure why the entire video didn't upload originally, but put everything aside today and worked on it. Here is the link to the full video of the kinky model:
http://youtu.be/Ky_z00kAJX0
I would also like to address some of your concerns. I should have a website done within the next weeks and I will have a forum there, so that I can have one place that I can answer questions and concerns because right now, there are a lot of different threads/blogs/websites that I am trying my best to keep up with about the CWK Plates and I cannot lie....I am having a difficult time keeping up with all of the comments and work on the product too :-(. I believe that if created one place to answer questions and concerns, I could respond in a timely manner. The campaign is over, but my workload is at an all time high because now I have a tight timeline that I am working with and my goal is to get this product to you ON TIME.
I will work on my customer service.... I promise
I don't want you to think that since I have not been active on this thread that I am not working..... It is quite the opposite. I have been working very hard on this project. Here is a brief (not so brief) summary of what's been going on
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- I paid $6000 (out of my savings) a couple of weeks before the campaign was over to get the molds started. I didn't want to wait on the campaign to end because my goal is to have all the orders filled on time. The money still isn't available to me :-( It should be released in another week or so. If I waited on the money to hit my account...I would be sooo far behind my deadline.
- I have been in constant communication with the manufacturers about the tooling and I just sent him the numbers for the first production run. I had to do an analysis of all of the orders and get the (total sets) numbers to him. <<<see pictures below of the tools that will be used for the small plates>>>
- We have been researching and trying to find packaging for the product. I don't want to just stick the plates in a box and send it to you all, so I am working on finding packaging. I have also been working on the packaging inserts. The inserts will be done soon, I will send it to the manufacturers for packaging. When the production is done, we will be ready to go.
- I did post a message on an entrepreneur forum to get advice on business model. There are several different ways that I can go with this product and I was seeking advice from experts on the best path to take for PHASE TWO. I could continue to sell out of my garage.... work with distributors.... use sales associates...sell online.... Etc. I hope you can respect my desire to reach out to others who have already done this for advice on the best path to take. No worries, this doesn't affect my kickstarter backers AT ALL. If you read the entire thread, you would notice that I mentioned several times that my backers were my first priority.
- Here is a breakdown for how the kickstarter money will be spent. Please understand that I asked for $8000, but I had plans to use some of my savings for the other portion to get this project off the ground. You only get money on kickstarter if you raise 100% of your goal, so I had to be cautious of that when deciding how much to set my goal. My husband and I were going to fund the rest
$24,000 RAISED ON KICKSTARTER
($4,000 goes to kickstarter and amazon)
($11,000 for the tooling)
($6,000 for the first production run)
($2,000 for miscellaneous items ... Packaging, shipping, tshirts, marketing)
- I saw the link that someone shared about the bonnets and I would like to address that as well. Yes, I did request a quote on the bonnets because I wanted to see if someone manufactured or could manufacture a larger bonnet. This is something that we are looking into for later down the road. If we do decide to manufacture a larger bonnet (which would allow for faster drying time for women with longer hair) the product WILL NOT be funded from kickstarter money. Once I finish paying for the tooling and first production run, the kickstarter money will be gone :-( ..... This is just something that we are considering, much, much, much later down the road.
- I have been working closely with a graphic designer to design the t-shirt that will go out with the orders that has this as a reward.
- The contest winners have not been announced yet, there was a LARGE response for the contest and we are working on tallying up post to determine the ten winners. I promise I will make the announcement by early next week. The contest was NEVER cancelled, we just have not announced the winner yet.
- Once the tooling is complete (in about a week and a half) the manufacturer will send me product samples and I will pay to have a PROFESSIONAL video done. The video will show a demonstration of the plates snapping together and the full application process from beginning to end. The samples should be in within the next couple of weeks.... Trust me, I have been bugging my manufacturer for the samples bc I am ready to show you the FULL video from start to end of the EXACT product you will receive. I found a videographer and a model...all I am waiting on is for my samples to come on in ...they should be here soon
Okay, I know I wrote a book on this thread, but I really tried to address all the concerns that I read about. If I missed your concern, I apologize. Please forgive me for not looking at this particular thread daily, I have been really busy trying to get the product tooling finalized, production analysis, packaging selected and the list goes on. I am truly sorry if I have caused any of you to doubt me or my product. I would like to reassure you that I am working hard to get this product in your hands on time.
Thanks you so much for being patient with me through this process. I am learning as I go but I am human and may make mistakes along the way :-/ Please know that I value each and everyone of you as customers. If you need me to address a concern and I don't respond to this thread (I don't get an alert when post are made on this thread) please feel free to email me and I will do my best to get back to you in a timely manner
. Knbradley[USER=320439]yahoo[/USER].com
Best wishes to all of you,
Kelechi Bradley
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