Who is still having trouble getting my website to load up correctly? inflates.kitutal.co.uk/sleepy-dragons

delays are now largely resolved, and production is back in progress. However, with the upcoming new year holiday, I am told the prototype model of the snakes will not be done until at least early March. Extending pre-order options until then will mean the items will

last day for orders is tomorrow

Alright, I think I've extended these birds' pre-order period as long as I can, I'll send all the orders to the factory end of next week for production, so if you're wanting to jump on board last minute forms.gle/skzAzVL454Pm...

Horse year is coming up in a couple of months, should I make horses once these birds and snakes are shipped out to everyone? Could do a few different colours and designs patterned over the same body shape so you can pick the style you like best

I've updated the order form at forms.gle/fR7G8kCTRrer... to include different variants of the snake toy, I know it's a bit late (I'll probably have to extend the deadline a little, since we are still waiting on a working test sample too)

Also as a reminder to people, check the shipping options and make sure it's set to the right region when you order stuff online

inflates.kitutal.co.uk The website has details for all currently available items, pre-order new toys there or pick up old products you missed out in previously.

forms.gle/fR7G8kCTRrer... Birds are still for sale. Any interest?

I've started work on a new design for the inflatable snake, but I worry having things like the legs, horns and mane drawn onto a smooth body shape will look awkward. What do people think, is this something you'd buy?

Don't forget that you can still buy these massive eight foot pool float things, with or without legs, from my pre-order page: forms.gle/fR7G8kCTRrerukE19

Looks like we got about ten sales of each design so far, which is a nice start, but it could be more. Don't forget to share them with all your friends and see if they're interested too

Update on the inflatable snakes, these will be running at a price of just $125 per each, plus a fixed rate $45 delivery fee Get your orders in here: forms.gle/fR7G8kCTRrer...

While I wait for confirmation from the manufacturer about the per unit costs of the big inflatable snake, orders are still open for you to sign up all your details, up until the end of the year. Payments will be requested at the start of January. forms.gle/fR7G8kCTRrer...

what's coming up very soon

How are things going at #Pawsome? they letting you waddle around the convention in undies too big to fit through doors?

That's an outline sketch of a new toy design sent to the factory to get their thoughts, hoping they come back with a good price for them. Might come back with a list of things that don't work with the idea and need changing, we'll see.

nice to see people starting to show off pics of their new purchases, and I'm sure there's plenty more to come

Next week was meant to be the end of the Phoenix order period, but with it overshadowed by these shipping delays and similar issues, I've not really advertised it at all, and people have waited to see these orders go out before signing up. The plan was to have this one being made

One nice thing about selling inflatables is how neatly they all slot into the boxes.

The last three left-over items I sold through the website earlier this month were orange designs with the alternate valve. Looks like I also have one with the regular valve, and would be happy to swap this with whoever of those three customers gets in touch first

If they didn't like it, they're going to be disappointed when they get a second one even more full.

Hope the delivery company likes this present I've got for them. Comes with a free pallet as well

also if anyone gets an automated email letting them know they're importing a box of beachballs from me, the customs form gives me a list of options, and for some reason giant inflatable underpants isn't one they thought to include.

Just a bit of testing to make sure those alternative valves are as secure as promised. Maybe they're too far out of reach, something tantalisingly closer might have worked well too

Every order of 6+ units also packed up, once they're our the door that's a lot of empty space reclaimed to work in organising the rest.

Coming close to 100 customers having their parcels shipped out now. Processing these is slower going than hoped, as I have needed to prove myself to the UPS fraud department multiple times, but we are getting there.

Got to test them out, make sure products are ok, right?

Most of the single item parcels boxed up, and the first batch on their way out the door

All 37 parcels that contain only a single order of the yellow warning label design, boxed up and ready to go

It looks like there may be a limit to how fast I can get these parcels shipped out, simply because the UPS website has locked me out of my account after processing a few shipments in quick succession

Had to take a detour on the way home from work this afternoon, can't go leaving these boxes outside all day

track.dpd.co.uk/parcels/1550... Pallets were picked up a few hours ago and will be processed and delivered to me very soon, maybe even tomorrow (hopefully not while I'm at work)

inflates.kitutal.co.uk/puffypants All the remaining unclaimed or refunded Puffypants have been listed up for sale on the website, better claim yours quick, they're not sticking around for long.

It is September already, and still no sign of the parcels, for all that I've been assured they should be here by this week at the latest. Getting frustrating having no more updates as I wait.

I am back now, and waiting impatiently for the delivery, tracking link that never updates aside, I've been assured by the factory it should be here any day now from their experience.

22 people have been sent final reminder emails for unpaid invoices, it's been five months now, I'll be cancelling orders and re-listing items up for sale in about a week or so.

Also to advise people, bluesky currently doesn't support DMs in my country, due to government interference. I'd need to pay a small fee via a credit card and not any other means, and I'm not signing up for credit I don't need just to pay for this site.

Anyone that has not been contacted directly with tracking details, your order is currently on a ship somewhere out on the ocean, slowly making its way to me, I'll update here once they let me know where this ship is, probably when it's docking.

inflates.kitutal.co.uk/phoenix Orders are currently live, I am trying out a different method of selling them by taking the payment directly, rather than sending out invoices to people weeks later. If you're not able to pay this way, get in touch for options. Sales open until Sep 30th

Full shipping update on Puffypants: The pallets were posted out a few days ago, shipping like this has taken anywhere from three to six weeks on previous projects. DPD list it as arriving by end of August at the very latest, usually stuff arrives earlier. They don't provide any

Reporting on the bird now that I have it here. Material is a good mix of soft and durable, not the best of either one among toys I own, but a nice balance. Contrast between the yellowy-orange and yellow prints is lacking so details don't show up as clearly as hoped.

Just found out the bird prototype was tossed through an open window of my house while I was out. Unfortunately the 1.5 tons of puffypants pallets had to be shipped by a slower method, so it's still in transit for a bit longer.

- pictures from the older sample with colour misprints - This is Phoenix, set it up on display to tower over the room looking dramatic or lay atop it and float out on the pool, two different uses for one toy. Looking at about $155 +shipping when it goes on sale in a few days.

I'd held off on posting as it seemed rude to the people patiently waiting for shipping details on the current project, but now that's in the final stages, here's a preview of what's up next

2 pallets, 49 boxes between them, on their way to my distribution hub to be repackaged and sent out to individual customers

Just wanted to post a quick update to let everyone know that with hundreds of customers, I get multiple messages every day of every month asking for updates, and I can't respond to all of them. I was told three days ago that I would have news to share in about three days, so soon.

so shiny it looks like a cartoon drawing rather than a photo

And still a lot more to test inflate, you're keeping them very busy this week.