We've got over 600 (WOW) items that will be for sale.
We're re-stocking Forgelings, and we've got LOTS of Mimic Surprise Packs and some *just* Suction Packs, and even some Qimera Forgeling packs!
Forgeling Packs will go up at 9:45PM EST to allow for carting ahead of time. If you can avoid it, please do not overwhelm us by placing multiple individual orders. Although we do *technically* allow this, please be considerate of small businesses and the extra time it takes for us to manually combine orders.
Kupps have been discontinued and most eggs are currently vaulted.
-WHATS SPECIAL-
-More Wands than we've ever had in a single drop (96)
-A good variety of full sized Mimics
-The resurrected MAW from Qimera Forge
-EXTRA TREATS FOR THE ERC-
-Members of the Email Reader's Club get a code for an EXTRA 5% off your entire order, which will bring your total off to 20%. Join the mailing list at the bottom of the page. You MUST enter the code yourself, we will not be applying it retroactively.
-INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING-
-UPS Expedited is the ONLY service available
-Countries Available: Austria, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Findland, France, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom
-We will not be offering ANY additional shipping carriers
-PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE include a phone number, this is a wild time of year for shipping and it's much easier if the carrier can contact you by phone should any issues occur
-ADDITIONAL IMPORTANT INFO-
-Please bear with us as this a pretty large drop, and things may not load entirely at 10PM EST, so keep refreshing if you can.
-We do not take Paypal so have any other payment option ready to go (ShopPay, Gpay, ApplePay) etc etc.
-We WILL NOT be accepting any cancellations whatsoever for this drop so please shop responsibly!!!
-We do not have any sort of cart hold system in place, so please be aware that the first person to the checkout is the winner of the prize. Check this page for more tips on being drop ready.
-Please read any listings in full, and check out our shipping and cancellation policies before the drop.
-We truly appreciate your patience and understanding if you experience delays regarding combined orders, emails, and shipping as this is a massive sale and we're just a few tired goblins in a trench coat running this thing.
-Pre-shop starts at 8PM EST, if you're new around here this is the time when you can browse items. The will read "SOLD OUT" until 10PM EST.
-Combined orders will follow normal rules. Find those rules here.
-PLEASE CONTACT US with any questions you have about anything above BEFORE the drop. If you're asking something like "Will you have any Large Secret Beach Ogres?" we might not prioritize your question because pre-shop is soon upon us, but if you've got questions we haven't covered here or are confused by anything please reach out!!!
THANK YOU EVERYONE!! <3
We've got over 600 (WOW) items that will be for sale. Some of it is some old stuff we pulled out of the vault, new designs not yet released, and a lot of special stuff just for tonight!
We're re-stocking Forgelings, and we've got LOTS of Mimic Surprise Packs and some *just* Suction Packs, and even some Qimera Forgeling packs!
Forgeling Packs will go up at 9:45PM EST to allow for carting ahead of time. If you can avoid it, please do not overwhelm us by placing multiple individual orders. Although we do *technically* allow this, please be considerate of small businesses going above and beyond because we care.
We will not have any Kupps or Eggs available this time around.
-FROM THE VAULT-
We've opened the vault to bring you some very rare items! Some of these are ShopDad Secrets that you may have seen before, Qimera Forge designs we adopted and brought back, and even brand new designs! You can check out all the details on those before the pre-shop*. No previously instated cool down rules will apply to any of these designs, but save some for your neighbors. If we don't sell out, these will go back into the vault til their official releases next year, so get them while you can!
-EXTRA TREATS FOR THE ERC-
-Members of the Email Reader's Club get a code for an EXTRA 5% off your entire order, which will bring your total off to 20%. Join the mailing list at the bottom of the page. You MUST use the code
-INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING IS ON FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY-
-UPS Expedited is the ONLY service available.
-Countries Available: Austria, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Findland, France, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom
-We will open it Thursday (11/24) at 8PM EST
-We will not be offering ANY additional shipping carriers
-ADDITIONAL IMPORTANT INFO-
-Please bear with us as this a pretty large drop and things may not load entirely at 10PM EST, so keep refreshing if you can.
-We do not take Paypal so have any other payment option ready to go (ShopPay, Gpay, ApplePay) etc etc.
-We WILL NOT be accepting any cancellations whatsoever for this drop so please shop responsibly!!!
-We do not have any sort of cart hold system in place, so please be aware that the first person to the checkout is the winner of the prize. Check this page for more tips on being drop ready.
-Please read any listings in full, and check out our shipping and cancellation policies before the drop.
-We truly appreciate your patience and understanding if you experience delays regarding combined orders, emails, and shipping as this is a massive sale and we're just a few tired goblins in a trench coat running this thing.
-Pre-shop starts at 8PM EST, if you're new around here this is the time when you can browse items. The will read "SOLD OUT" until 10PM EST.
-Combined orders will follow normal rules. Find those rules here.
-PLEASE CONTACT US with any questions you have about anything above BEFORE the drop. If you're asking something like "Will you have any Small Confetti Kobolds?" we might not prioritize your question because pre-shop is soon upon us, but if you've got questions we haven't covered here or are confused by anything please reach out!!!
THANK YOU EVERYONE!! <3
Colossal Squid |
Kobold |
Wizard |
Chained One |
Polypon |
Bone Devil |
Kraken Rogue |
Kraken Wizard |
Pseudodragon |
Gnoll |
Illithid |
Lava Mephit |
Merfolk |
Murloc |
Rogue |
Slaad |
Troll |
XXL Ankheg |
Code Name -Egg Plooper- |
Witch King's Wand |
💛The lovely Manda of Darque Path has offered to help people via chat or to even build sites (understandably for a small fee) if you want to go that route
💛And I'd like to throw my own hat into the ring. We've been building our base, and have a mailing list of over 2600 people (THANK YOU ERC). We would love to send out your new location once you get there. Please email me by 10/24 with your shop name and new site, and we'll add a new section to our big Halloween email with updated shop locations!
For customers: Please be kind and patient with independent small creators during this time while they're trying to get their bearings. It's not easy to pick up your whole business and learn whole new systems of doing things. I guaran-dang-tee they're working their buns off and doing the best that they can. Because if you're in this business you don't settle for less.
LASTLY-
Thank you all for your continued support for the past 5 years, and we look forward to brining you our next blog on Black Friday announcements 🤗
Thank you,
The Goblin King
We've got over 800 (WOW) items that will be for sale. Some of it is some old stuff we pulled out of the vault, and a lot of it is all new stuff just for this drop.
We're re-stocking Forgelings, and we've got LOTS of Mimic Surprise Packs.
We will not have any Kupps or Eggs available this time around.
-7 NEW PRE-RELEASE DESIGNS-
We've opened a time portal to pull out 7 future releases! Some of these are ShopDad Secrets that you may have seen before, or brand new designs from Venus! You can check out all the details on those before the pre-shop*. No previously instated cool down rules will apply to any of these designs, but save some for your neighbors. If we don't sell out, these will go back into the vault til their official releases next year, so get them while you can!
-JOIN THE ERC TO SAVE MORE-
If you join our mailing list (or are already a member of the Email Reader's Club) you get a code for an EXTRA 5% off, which will bring your total off to 20%.
-INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING IS ON FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY-
-UPS Expedited is the ONLY service available.
-Countries Available: Austria, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Findland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom
-We will open it Thursday (11/25) at 8PM EST and it will be available until Friday (11/26) at 8PM EST.
-We will not be offering ANY additional shipping services, as we are a small 2.5 person shop and do not have the customer service resources to do logistics for the inevitable barrage of lost packages that occur as a result of using the cheaper services.
-ADDITIONAL IMPORTANT INFO-
-Please bear with us as this is the largest drop we have ever hosted on our website. Things may not load entirely at 10PM EST, so keep checking if you can.
-We do not take Paypal so have any other payment option ready to go.
-We WILL NOT be accepting any cancellations whatsoever for this drop!!!
-We do not have any sort of cart hold system in place, so please be aware that the first person to the checkout is the winner of the prize. Check this page for more tips on being drop ready.
-Please read any listings in full, and check out our shipping and cancellation policies before the drop.
-We truly appreciate your patience and understanding if you experience delays regarding combined orders, emails, and shipping as this is a massive sale and we're just 2.5 tiny goblins in a trench coat.
-Pre-shop could start earlier than 8PM EST, but 8PM EST is the official time so it will be no later than 8PM EST. If we *do* decide to put it up early we will let everyone know ASAP via email, the website, and our socials.
-PLEASE CONTACT US with any questions you have about anything above BEFORE the drop. If you're asking something like "Will you have any purple Gnolls?" we might not prioritize your question because pre-shop is soon upon us, but if you've got questions we haven't covered here or are confused by anything please reach out!!!
THANK YOU EVERYONE!! <3
Large: 3.0" Diameter when flattened
XLarge: 3.7" Diameter when flattened
Küppş work best on smooth or glossy surfaces and will stick for a long time. Rough, matte, or textured surfaces range from a good stick for a few minutes to DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. Your mileage will vary. Hang time is also related to the weight and length of the toy. Heavy and long toys will try to pry loose much faster than lighter shorter toys. An XL toy on a medium or small küpp will almost always make an immediate escape attempt.
When it comes to an adventurer's equipment, a good suction cup is right at home with your bag of holding and immovable rod. A useful utilitarian tool, we searched high and low to find two of the best around. The pedestal cup is designed to be extra rigid so toys don't lean and flop when mounted to the ground. The flex cup can bend and grab even heavy toys when they are stuck to a wall or other vertical surfaces. Küppş are cast in a firmness of 10A (Firm).
As always, contact us if you've got any other questions.
GOBLIN FACT: Strider can play a whole bunch of instruments.
Thank you,
KUUUUUUUPPPPPPSSSS
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Thanks,
PFKristen
Contact us with any questions!
Thanks,
The PF Shop Goblins
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A few general bullet points in case you missed the last update:
Now for the spicy parts. You're welcome to skip it if you just came for the MTO update:
We really appreciate the handful who have reached out with MTO issues. At the end of last month, I realized the photos we chose for Cosmic Crystalline did not do the best job of representing the color in actuality. We were glad our customers contacted us when they were receiving pours that were different than they had expected and hoped for.
Offering solutions to the things they brought up, I considered the direction of the indie market, and what expectations our customers have of us and of other small shops.
Silicone, as most people know, is a liquid medium. It is beautifully chaotic. Try as you may, you can pour silicone into a pouring vessel in the same way, the same amounts, the same percentages of pigments and powders, and pour it into the same mold you've poured into 100 times this year and it STILL doesn't always come out in a consistent way. The great thing about silicone, is that it is a liquid medium.
It's unpredictable and loose. It can be feathery, foldy and as a few have noted in their emails "muddy". What is a marble? Is it a tight grouping of folds and striations? Or is it loose and chunky? Should drips get thrown into the flop pile if they're not entirely uniform? And who says what a "named color" is supposed to look like? The artist or the collector? The seller or the buyer? Where do our expectations intersect? Should the criteria for pass/fail be that the buyer accepts 99% of the pours, and caveat emptor? Or should the artist flop pour after pour, hoping to ship out nothing but perfect reproductions?
As I wrap up the Made to Orders, I reflect on these things and wonder who holds the bag? My intention was to offer our community a chance at something cool that we made throughout the year because we all know drop culture kinda sucks. (But that's a whole philosophical topic for another blog). The result was mostly positive, but then, we have the resources and experience to take a few hits, but a lot of other shops don’t.
And then I ask myself if customer expectations have risen to a level that many small businesses can no longer contend with? I think when people shop at indies, try as we may, we cannot express enough that we are not *INSERT HUGE WIDELY KNOWN FANTASY TOY ENTERPRISE*.
We're in this weird middle ground. On one side we have the privilege of being really engaged, and providing one of a kind silicone art to customers we have often chatted with on social media. It can feel like being part of a small neighborhood where everyone knows and generally supports everyone else. Sometimes you even forget the intended purpose of said art. (😉) But on the other side we are all internet-based businesses which creates an expectation creep where folks want next day, lowest price, love it or your money back service.
People want to shop indie because we're accessible and affordable, but then expect that we will be able to respond like a major corporation with a huge team of people. In recent times, I find myself telling ShopDad to remake molds 11 times (RIP Small Merfolk) because I worry about our customer base not liking this or that small imperfection. Molds that would have definitely passed a year ago being tossed into the trash, and pours that are above average being passed off into the flop pile because of the continually expanding expectations we have seen from being active in collecting communities. These kind of things can and do put smaller creators out of business, and are flat out discouraging. Can you imagine all the incredible models we would miss out on if we were unable to allow people to make mistakes without blasting them on Reddit, Discord, Twitter etc? We're literally making these things with our hands. Some things will have printer texture, weird spots, tiny imperfections, and maybe the pour won't be exactly what you imagined, but I guarantee we absolutely care about every single thing that leaves our shop. Because that's what you get when you shop indie, real human people trying their best.
None of that is to say that you don't have the right as a customer to email when issues arise. You 100% do and I encourage people to message us or any shop they buy from with your concerns. I am not going to blacklist you from my shop for emailing me. I will, however, not hesitate to point out that you may be better suited shopping elsewhere as a continued relationship would likely be unsatisfying if your expectations do not match up with what indie shops can offer. As an artist, a small business owner, and a real human person, that's my right. There's no malicious intent behind this at all, I genuinely want to see you happy!
I can't speak for the others but when you purchase an MTO from us, we would consider the following to be realistic and reasonable expectations:
If you email our CS, you will not be speaking to someone with a script on how to retain customers in three easy steps. It will be me, the owner and operator. I will always try to do more, and keep you up to date on what we have on offer but I implore you to take the time to read our FAQ/TOS and do the same wherever you shop. It’s rare, but always disappointing when we find we cannot make someone happy because they have come to our door expecting repours and approval photos from one shop, mixed with the next day service and free shipping of another shop, all combined with the generous return policy offered by yet a third. Speaking with our friends (but not for them!!!) this phenomenon isn’t singular to us. Many new indies experience the burnout that comes from fearing that if they don’t offer everything, all the time, right now, they will be making a misstep they will not recover from and that’s…just a huge bummer.
Allllllll that said, thank you for being not only our customers but our community, and listing to our rant. Please be kind and gentle with indie shops, our work is our heart.
Thank you,
PFKristen
We went straight from BF shipping (which was a nightmare in itself due to unprecedented USPS issues) to casting MTOs. Then one of our shop goblins disappeared. And Starr had to take paternity leave. And ShopDad had a ton of end of year stuff to wrap up at their other full time job. I tried my best to keep people updated on the things that were outside of my control. I worked 12-14 hours a day because I felt that it was my duty to get these things out on time. Not just to get them out, but to make them properly and give y'all my best. But I overestimated my ability to recall 16 colors, and make 279 unique toys 100% to spec in 6 weeks time. I sat down to write an update on these things several times, but I just kept putting it off because I was overwhelmed. Combine that with being a small business owner who has a laundry list of end of year tasks, and the holidays, here we are.
Some of the casts got approved that absolutely shouldn't have gotten through. A lot of these were Cosmic Crystalline. This is a color I know like the back of my hand, I have it on my desk because it's my favorite thing I've ever made. But the photos I chose were a bit too optimistic, they were the best case scenario, not accounting for how Soft likes to mix because it's more liquid-y than Medium, how color sinks when it's cold, or how no matter how many times you pour a cup the same way with the same stuff, it is a liquid medium and does what it wants.
I do sincerely apologize to anyone who felt like the didn't receive my best. I took on too much and despite my strongest efforts some folks are disappointed. I don't expect anyone to feel sorry for me. Don't feel bad for emailing me if you're not satisfied. We are still 100% committed to making our customers happy, but if I don't know that you're upset with your order, I can't help. If I can ask anything at all, I ask that you contact me directly, and let me try to make it right.
All that aside here's the general update on MTOs:
To close this huge book, I appreciate y'all endlessly and I am sorry things panned out this way. It's been a wild year but this community has made it a little brighter and I look forward to what 2021 brings.
Thank you,
PFKristen
]]>It's been a HECK of a year! We've had some cursed weeks, and some wonderful weeks. We decided to offer y'all a chance at getting some of our BEST colors from the WORST year.
We will be putting this text in A LOT of places so that there's no confusion about any of this:
Made to orders are not the same as customs! Customs are just that…custom, whatever you want however you want. Made to Orders are more like ordering off a menu. Our listings serve as the menu for the colors. Each one is a color type we are offering and then in the listing you can pick which model and firmness that color is made in.
If you use any listing and select “Large+Gnoll+Soft” you will receive a Soft Large Gnoll in the color for the listing you've chosen.
Now that you understand the basics here are some additional details:
1. There is one slot open for each design in each firmness in each color. This is because we only have so many molds available. When you place your order that mold gets set aside for you and it is not available for someone else to order a second of the same thing.
2. Made to Orders will become unavailable when a) All of the slots for that color are full, b) we close out MTOs at the end of Tuesday, or c) we reach our maximum total number of orders where we can get everything turned around in a timely manner. We wish we could take an unlimited number of orders but there’s only a few of us goblins and we want to ship things to you quickly AND sleep sometimes.
3. Made to Orders do not come with approval photos like our customs do. These are colors we are great at casting but there will always be a good deal of variability so make sure you are ok with that.
4. Not every model and/or firmness is available for every color. For example, some models do not make good drips and are removed as options while other models are currently on hiatus while we make shiny new molds for them.
SOME OTHER THINGS TO NOTE:
-The listing photos are for reference, if you're uncomfortable with things possibly looking different from the example photos, these may not be for you. We'll do our best to match but as silicone is a liquid medium we can make no guarantees that they will look EXACTLY like the photos. UV/Glow effects may also vary from the photos.
-We can combine your orders but you will not likely receive them until the end of the estimated wait time of 6 weeks. You will receive a single tracking number, and a shipping refund for excess once your items ship.
-Because these MTO slots are offered at no upcharge for special colorations, the discount is minimal (10% off). It will show up IN YOUR CART, not off the items! If you have any issues with things not being discounted, send us a message with your order number and we will sort it out ASAP.
-We will be putting up pre-shop listings at 6PM EST with the full spectrum of colors/models offered. These listings are in effect "dummy listings" and will disappear at 7:55PM EST. If you're the type who has multiple windows open with your stuff ready to go, unfortunately you'll need to refresh at 8PM EST and open the actual listings that you can purchase from.
PLEASE DO NOT HESISTATE to contact us if you have any questions at all about this process.
Thank y'all so much!
-The Shop Goblins
-The all new XS/M Slaads, and XS Centaur/Ankheg!
FIRMNESS BREAKDOWN:
Soft (00-30)- 251
Medium (00-50)- 299
Firm(10A)- 9
IMPORTANT INFO:
-Please bear with us as this is the largest drop we have ever hosted on our website. We hope not to have any tech issues but if we do we will do our best to fix them ASAP.
-We do not take Paypal so have any other payment option ready to go. Please have your address input correctly as well.
-We do not have any sort of cart hold system in place, so please be aware that the first person to the checkout is the winner of the prize.
-We truly appreciate your patience and understanding if you experience delays regarding combined orders, emails, and shipping.
-Tiered Egg discounts only apply to a SINGLE color, you can mix the sizes but NOT the colors.
*Pre-shop: Pre-shop is the 2 hours before the actual drop in which we load up our inventory for careful viewing. The listings will read "COMING SOON" but if you try to buy them, it will say "Sold Out". They will be available to purchase at 8PM EST. If any stock remains in the store from our last drop, it will be available to purchase as usual.
As always, contact us with any comments, questions, concerns, and solutions to evicting roommates you don't want such as this gem-eyed, talking skull who has eaten all the pie.
Thank you for a wonderful year,
The Shop Goblins
Here's an FAQ about tonight's drop because I (Kristen the Goblin King) am wearing many many hats today due to the rest of the Goblins being out which means things are a little hectic and I've got to abridge some things but we've got a heck of a lot of ground to cover so bare with me.
1. We've got a new model debuting tonight, the Slaad! Click me for more details!
2. We've got all new eggs debuting tonight as well! Not egg plugs but seamless, round bottomed eggs! Click me for more details!
3. We've got brand NEW Glow in the Dark Sticker Sheets for $8.00 each available as an add-on only. Click me for more details!
4. We've got Aboleth sized from XL-XS! Click me for more details!
5. We've got a Trick or Treat free for all. That's right! Purchase as many as you'd like as long as they're an add-on! Click me for more details!
Now!!! The pre-shop will be a bit slim as I am literally still creating listings. I do apologize, but some things will show up at 6PM EST and some will trickle in between 6PM and 8PM EST when everything drops officially. This is not normally the case, but as unexpected emergencies popped up for most of my staff, I am a one goblin show. I REALLY appreciate your patience. You can find all the size details for everything we've got in the links above. Combined orders are fine as always.
Please have patience if you contact me by email and I don't reply right away. If there are any issues with the new tiered egg discounts, I will rectify them ASAP with refunds.
THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING A SMALL BUSINESS 😊
AND HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!
We've got a pretty sizeable drop tonight at 8PM EST filled with ghosts, goblins, vampires, and other ghoulish horrors.
FIRMNESS BREAKDOWN:
Soft (00-30)- 90
Medium (00-50)- 112
Firm(10A)- Could be 1 or maybe 6...
Vampy stuff, pumpkin stuff, highlights, drips, splatters, it's getting weird in here and we love it. Go see for yourself at 6:00PM EST during our pre-shop* event.
If that's all you needed to know you can close this email but we're changing some things up so keep reading for more.
TRICK OR TREAT? (Repeated section from last week in case you missed it!)
Do you like spooky surprises? If so, the Trick or Treat Blind Bag Add-On is the thing for you. Trick or Treat bags will contain:
-2 stickers in any combination from the stickers pictured in the listing.
And could contain any of the following in our special Halloween colors, which will change for each drop in October:
-One Forbidden Snack
-One Forgeling
-2 Skull Tokens
This little treat is an add-on item only. We will not ship them alone. One per customer per drop. For example, if you are making multiple orders and combining, you can only add-on ONE per drop. Orders placed against the rules will be canceled (the real trick!)
SOMETHING WICKED, OK IT'S ACTUALLY AWESOME
HANG ON TO YOUR BUTTS because we've got the biggest treat yet, coming next drop...think...candy corn...eggs that are not plugs ...yeah.
*Pre-shop: Pre-shop is the 2 hours before the actual drop in which we load up our inventory for careful viewing. The listings will read "COMING SOON" but if you try to buy them, it will say "Sold Out". They will be available to purchase at 8PM EST. If any stock remains in the store from our last drop, it will be available to purchase as usual.
As always, contact us with any comments, questions, concerns, and ways to win dice games against skulls who showed up and have a penchant for jewels and gambling.
Thank you,
The Shop Goblins
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Self Care September was a little busier than planned and we are out of witty repartee but for our last September drop we've finally got EGGS!!!!!!
FIRMNESS BREAKDOWN (not including Eggs):
Soft (00-30)- 57
Medium (00-50)- 72
Firm(10A)- Unavailable until further notice, see below for more info.
We've got a lot of stuff we've already made because we wanted to make more, some spooky stuff we're testing out, dark stuff, cute stuff, and you can go check it out at 6:00PM EST during our pre-shop* event.
FANCY TOY BAGS STILL DELAYED FOR NOW
It's funny when you "just want to add something to the shop real quick" and it becomes a multi month process of planning for storage, pricing, testing etc. We WILL have these out soon, just a few more bugs to work out.
HONESTLY WE'RE READY FOR OCTOBER
We're working on ALLLLL these cool things for Spooktober, like...mystery eggs, Trick or Treat blind bags, all new Bone Devil sizes, and a few more sneaky surprises possibly to do with some other type of eggs.
STILL NO FIRM TOYS IN THE SHOP?
We have some eggs in firm that we made before we discovered our firm issue, but we are still currently working on a total mold rebuild for firm toys, so you will not see much in firm until further notice.
*Pre-shop: Pre-shop is the 2 hours before the actual drop in which we load up our inventory for careful viewing. The listings will read "COMING SOON" but if you try to buy them, it will say "Sold Out". They will be available to purchase at 8PM EST. If any stock remains in the store from our last drop, it will be available to purchase as usual.
As always, contact us with any comments, questions, concerns, and solutions to getting this dang gem-eyed, talking skull out of our Forge because he's talking a lot of smack and slowly sapping our energy.
Thank you,
The Shop Goblins
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PRE-SHOP FOR EGGS LOCATED HERE
Vampire's Library, Firm 10A
Immortal Plague, Medium 00-50
Cosmic Crystalline, Medium 00-50
Frost Goblin, Medium 00-50
Goldfish Memoriam, Soft 00-30
Sad Rainbow (Loose Marble), Soft 00-30
Sad Rainbow Swirl, Soft 00-30
We've got a lot 148 new things available to purchase at 8PM EST. Space and sci-fi inspired stuff, SO MUCH green stuff, and as usual some 90s inspired stuff, and you can go look at in all it's glory around 6:00PM EST during our pre-shop* event.
SHIPPING STUFF TO KNOW
We have a once weekly pick up on Saturdays only. If for some reason this pickup request is not fulfilled, we will ship out on the next available pickup day, Monday. If for some reason THIS request is not fulfilled, we will cart the boxes to the post office ourselves, but we are still hard quarantining so we prefer to use the pickup method. Please be aware that your tracking may not update until your package arrives on your doorstep. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Additionally, we have had questions like "Why don't you just use FedEx, UPS, DHL, etc?" and the answer is because the rates are not as competitive as the USPS for a small business like us. We REALLY appreciate your continued patience, and if you have any questions or concerns about this policy or your shipment, feel free to contact us.
BAGS, BAGS AND MORE BAGS!
About a month ago we teased some toy storage bags that we are very excited about. We debuted the smaller bags with our brand new Forgeling sets and we hope you like them! We are still working on pricing and website updates to include the larger sized bags, but hope to have them ready to go somewhere toward the end of the month.
THESE DANG EGGS
We're working on a big egg drop, but have had a few behind the scenes bumps in the road. We are 98% sure that we will have a Very Large egg drop on 9/24...
WHY AREN'T THERE ANY FIRM TOYS IN THE SHOP?
We are currently working on a total mold rebuild for firm toys, so you will not see much in firm until further notice.
*Pre-shop: Pre-shop is the 2 hours before the actual drop in which we load up our inventory for careful viewing. The listings will read "COMING SOON" but if you try to buy them, it will say "Sold Out". They will be available to purchase at 8PM EST. If any stock remains in the store from our last drop, it will be available to purchase as usual.
As always, contact us with any comments, questions, concerns, and invites to join your virtual TTRPGs.
Thank you,
The Shop Goblins
]]>FIRMNESS BREAKDOWN:
Soft (00-30)- 106
Medium (00-50)- 74
Firm (10A)- 72
If that's all you needed to know, see you at 6PM for the pre-shop*, if not...read on!
THE ONLY THING THAT STOPS THE MAIL IS _____
We've had some ongoing issues with the USPS, which are of course no fault of their own. Please continue to be patient with us and them, as we will continue to support them as long as we can. International Shipping is still Priority only for the time being. Our apologies for any inconvenience. Please be sure to enter a correct, valid shipping address as we will not be re$ponsible for re-shipping packages that are returned to us.
FORGELINGS, EGGS, BAGS, OH MY!!!
• You may have noticed that our Forgelings have been out of stock for a few weeks. The short rest has turned into a bit of a longer rest, but you can expect to see the all new, HD, suction cupped (some models) Forgelings by the end of the month.
• The Eggs are a bit scrambled at the moment (😂) but we hope to have some available in September.
• Also coming soon...bags! We hope to have our first round of cotton muslin bags for sale at the end of the month. We've just got to contract some other shop goblins to help us stamp them.
*Pre-shop: Pre-shop is the 2 hours before the actual drop in which we load up our inventory for careful viewing. The listings will read "COMING SOON" but if you try to buy them, it will say "Sold Out". They will be available to purchase at 8PM EST.
As always, contact us with any comments, questions, concerns, and curse removal spells.
Thank you,
PFKristen, ShopDad, Starr
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It's your not so often, semi-action packed info drop from PF HQ aka the Forge.
We're having a drop tonight! What's in the drop you ask? 172 new fancy friends looking for homes. We've got some drippy stuff (because we know y'all love drips), some metallic stuff, some beachy stuff, some stuff inspired by our Twitter followers, and a lot of other stuff you will be able to see during the pre-shop at 6PM EST, and purchase at 8PM EST.
PLEASE SAVE PICTURES ASAP AS WE FREQUENTLY REMOVE LISTINGS TO KEEP TRACK OF BORING BEHIND THE SCENES STUFF!
LET'S TALK ABOUT SHIPPING
We have made some changes to our shipping policies, which you can read here. We exclusively use USPS to ship, and they're currently experiencing some issues. Please be aware that your tracking may not update in a timely fashion. Please also be aware that we have access to the SAME info that you do, so emailing us to ask for a tracking update is a waste of everyone's time. We want to continue to support the USPS because we've been using them for 3 years and are only now having minor issues. If it persists we will explore other options and update y'all should we make any changes.
INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING SPECIFIC- At this time we are no longer offering First Class International shipping as an option. We have had multiple issues with delays, and will only offer Priority Mail International. Unfortunately this option is more expensive, but the added cost is worth the added reliability. Please be aware of continued delays as a result of COVID-19. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.
As always, contact us with questions, comments, concerns, invitations to join your Zoom TTRPG groups, and stay safe out there!
And subscribe to our mailing list for extra special tidbits...😉
Sincerely,
PFKristen & Friends (Starr and M)
We've been going through a lot over here in the Forge. The world is weird. But we're having a drop tonight at 8PM EST with 219 new things, which you can start looking at at 6PM EST! Lots of rainbows, lots of glowing things, and a couple other odd additions.
FIRMNESS BREAKDOWN:
Soft (00-30)- 64
Medium (00-50)- 96
Firm (10A)- 59
Other important notes, shipping is a thing. We're shipping MOSTLY on Saturdays now, but if we are able to get it out sooner or during the week, you'll get a surprise earlier package. If you're international, we're shipping it out quick but it's probably going to be a minute so we hope you're feeling patient.
The special code that you get when you order (it's on your packing sheet) has expired and a new one will be issued for Q3 (*wink wink* it's Q3 of 2020), but don't forget, they're now a ONE TIME USE CODE meaning you can only use them ONE TIME! If you bought something in June, contact us or just use that handy hint we left above for the new code.
And as always, contact us if you have comments, questions, concerns, cool factoids, riddles, or cat pictures.
Virtual hugs if you're into that sort of thing.
Sincerely,
PFKristen and the Forgelettes (Starr and B)
Tonight at 8PM EST we will be having a drop after a few weeks out, sponsored by depression. 😬
We will have a cornucopia of stuff, rainbow stuff, glowing stuff, other stuff...but no Firm 10A will be included so if you're looking for Firm, you'll have to check back in a couple weeks. We apologize for any inconvenience, but we just didn't get around to it. We had one person out this week, and have been training a new person, and things generally have just gotten really behind. We hope to get back to normal soon.
PRE-SHOP at 6PM EST:
At 6PM you will be able to view things, but unable to purchase them until 8PM EST. The title will say "COMING SOON" but the actual buying button will read "Sold Out" until 8PM EST.
DROP at 8PM EST:
Around 8PM EST we will make the items available to purchase and the button will change from "Sold Out" and "COMING SOON" will be removed from the title. Sometimes this takes a moment to load so be sure to keep refreshing.
CART RESERVES:
Last drop we tried a cart reserve app, and to be honest it just didn't work the way it was supposed to. We do sincerely apologize for that. We will NOT BE HAVING ANY SORT OF CART RESERVES this drop so be sure to have your payment/address/info ready to go. If someone completes their checkout before you things will be taken out of your cart. We are still looking for solutions here, but shopping website developers in the midst of a pandemic/civil movement is not easy. Please do not email us about this.
SHIPPING:
Shipping has changed to Saturdays only, so no matter when you order, it will be shipped on Saturday. Again, we apologize for any inconvenience.
If anyone has questions about this process, or anything else, feel free to message us via our contact page.
We appreciate your support, and patience while we re-calibrate out brain holes.
THANK YOU!!!!!
PFKristen and the Gang
We are super bummed to say that we will be postponing this week's drop for a myriad of reasons.
We appreciate your patience, and will 100% be having a very large drop next week, Thursday, 6/18 at 8PM EST. We will post some teaser photos this week and next week, but we have been experimenting with rainbows like crazy so expect a TON of different rainbows in all models/firmnesses/sizes.
Sincerely,
PFKristen
Speak up. Do better. Be better.
Sincerely,
Everyone at Pleasure Forge
We're excited for the second drop here at our new home! Just a couple things to know:
• Pre-shopping: 256 new listings will be available to VIEW but not to purchase. To differentiate between new and truly sold out items we have put "Coming Soon" and "Sold Out" in the listing titles. These items will be available for purchase at 8PM EST so shop around and take a peek so you know what to grab when the time comes.
• Cart Reservations: When you put an item in your cart you will have 10 minutes to check out no matter what you put in/take out of your cart. When an item is inside your cart no one else will be able to purchase it for the next 10 minutes. If an item is in someone else's cart it will read "Inventory number exhausted" for the next 10 minutes. BE sure to check out within 10 minutes no matter what you put in your cart or the entire cart will be put back up for grabs. ***IF this goes really bad technically or we find that people are just sitting on items we will remove the feature as early as tonight!!! We want to try to make shopping as easy as possible but we also don't tolerate nonsense.*** Combined shipping is NOT at all guaranteed while we are still figuring out our new shipping system but we will certainly try. With the cart reserve, we hope it will be less of an issue.
Tonight's drop will feature the following firmnesses:
59 items in Soft
148 items in Medium
49 items in Firm
Please contact us immediately with your order number if you have an issue. Read the FAQ, wash your hands, and stay safe out there!
Most sincerely,
PFKristen