I love when people change a meeting, 5 times, and the final time for it is right smack dab in the middle of my busiest day of the week...too bad I won't be able to make the training session. Oh well.
@Alexey(if you check here again): It's not just Russia that FedEx sucks at dealing with. We have shipments going to one of our locations(for work), with the right address, but FedEx drives in, turns around, and leaves because the name on the building isn't the same as for the mother company(the location is for a company we recently bought out). Doesn't even get out of the truck. Now, we are talking people's pay checks here, so it's a little more frustrating than a deck of cards.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-18T15:41:31-04:00
Good news, the walls that were up, are up at the new house site. No noticeable wind damage. No doubt the basement is full of water but that is ongoing in any case until we can get the exterior buttoned up and the floor poured.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-18T16:32:36-04:00
Well that's really good! That's like the test to see if your house is sea-worthy.
Warning: your house may not necessarily be truly seaworthy. Do not attempt to commandeer your house like a pirate ship and sail it across the 7 seas.
Donna M Snow 2015-09-18T18:56:35-04:00
Hi,
I haven't received my package even though it says it was delivered. I believe it got sent back and I just want to know whom to contact to find out if my package got returned?
Thank You
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-18T18:58:44-04:00
Donna, contact support@explodingkittens.com about the problem. Make a short, concise subject line and include important details in the email. It may take over a week because they have so many emails, but I think that's starting to die down. It'll still take many days, so be patient please and don't send redundant emails. Be forewarned they may ship it and not even reply to you, so it may just show up magically at your doorstep. But if nothing happens in 2 weeks, email them again to try to get helped. They really want to get every backer what they wanted, so work with them and be patient. About 1-2% of the 220,000 backers have the same trouble.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-19T00:00:42-04:00
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-19T00:17:58-04:00
'sup?
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-19T00:19:02-04:00
That dorm camping trip I mentioned earlier that got called off because of rain was held at the dorm itself and ended up being the Neihardt House Party pt. II. It was alot of fun. Got to kick some butt at Cards Against Humanity and ping pong.
Dave 2015-09-19T00:49:08-04:00
Cards against barf...
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-19T01:09:12-04:00
Hola dave!
Watching John Wick now. Sometimes it's funny by accident, but it's a really good movie so far.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-19T02:14:22-04:00
That movie was really good. And really funny at parts, but I couldn't tell if it was intentional or not at times, which made it even better.
Lord Zombitten 2015-09-19T12:53:21-04:00
People annoy me. I mean, like, a lot. They are aggravating. I'm pissed. Need retail therapy, but don't have the money. Anyone wanna buy a $50 book for me?
Powers of Tesla 2015-09-19T13:04:33-04:00
Have you tried kicking them in the crotch? As a last resort kind iif thing of course. I always try reasoning first, then screaming like a crazy person then, if all that fails, I go for the old crotch kick. But be absolutely certain you don't miss, cause if you miss you won't get the chance to run away clean. And there are likely to be some hard feelings about it.
Lord Zombitten 2015-09-19T13:10:34-04:00
I don't know if that would help in this case. I started an annual zombie-themed shooting competition a few years ago. This year, I decided to ask the people who typically participate when they wanted it. The majority wanted it a week from today, so that's when I scheduled it. I told them all six months ago when it would be. Now, all but three have said they're not coming. THREE!! Out of a usual twenty! Everyone has come up with some lame excuse about something that just came up. To that, I say: six months! You have known about this for SIX MONTHS! I don't believe that your party just "came up." I put a lot of work into this thing, and your party or appointment or trip to the zoo or whatever could just as easily have been on a different day!
Powers of Tesla 2015-09-19T13:13:19-04:00
Yeah. I usually try to avoid kicking people with guns in the crotch. Usually a bad idea. You know, 'cause people heal.
Sorry about your event.
Lord Zombitten 2015-09-19T13:15:53-04:00
Yeah. I'll get over it. It's just frustrating.
C.F. "The Ex-President" Heyns 2015-09-19T13:52:43-04:00
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-19T15:01:32-04:00
Aaw, TeP, I saw that one! I should've posted.
LZ, go to their houses in all your zombie shooting gear and shanghai them into it. They can thank you later. With a court order.
Lord Zombitten 2015-09-19T16:09:20-04:00
No. If I do that, they'll do it for free. That's counterproductive
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-19T18:32:30-04:00
Miami is kicking the Husker's butts, expectedly, but we're holding out pretty well. I mean they're really aggressive and we look like pansies in comparison, but still, it could be way worse.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-19T18:42:57-04:00
Kittens are exploding in Target in Northern Virginia!
I was wandering through my local Target and saw Exploding Kittens and the NSFW deck on the second shelf from the top under the party favorites banner in the games section. Each was in a six box retail display box, and three of the basic game boxes were absent (presumed sold) and four of the NSFW boxes were missing (again presumed sold), Great to see a game I backed on a major retailers shelf!
Lord Zombitten 2015-09-19T20:19:17-04:00
The good news for the day is that my new projector came today. It has a bigger (116"), much sharper screen than my old projector.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-19T20:56:15-04:00
Awesome LZ. That'll be fun to mess around with.
WhaaaAAAAT?!?!?! A comment about finding exploding kittens somewhere that isn't a b****y complaint?! This has to be sorcery. Out with you, wizard of the darkness! Begone!
Lord Zombitten 2015-09-19T21:11:14-04:00
Yeah, I didn't even know how to respond to a positive comment about the EK availability
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-19T21:12:38-04:00
Is that what this is? Wow... it feels so... warm and fuzzy.
Lord Zombitten 2015-09-19T21:29:12-04:00
Like a blanket made of kittens.
Lord Zombitten 2015-09-19T21:34:49-04:00
I tell you what, though...I'm never making one of those again! Once you get them sewn together, keeping them all fed and watered becomes a chore. And don't even get me started on the poop!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-19T22:33:37-04:00
And it gets pretty loud for just a nice coat. Totally not worth the effort.
And LZ - I'm sorry. It's frustrating as hell to plan something, have people confirm, then drop out. It's selfish and irresponsible. I think it's happening more frequently too. people lack common courtesy to recognize that you put time and effort into something. It's angering.
Well, that sucks. (I must have missed that part!) Because A- it sounded really cool and B - I know you already put some work into it. But at least now you won't have to stress over it all.
Lord Zombitten 2015-09-19T23:44:02-04:00
Yep. Now I get to focus on making my Jack Skellington Halloween costume.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-20T00:03:29-04:00
Oh, hai. Didn't see you all there. Has it been that long since I was here?
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-20T01:14:43-04:00
Ok, it won't happen again! Jeez, just give me the silent treatment.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-20T03:05:57-04:00
You know what, even though it's not a cat, it gets me every time. I can see why my mom loves pigs so much. http://9gag.com/gag/aVXmdbP Darn you TeP for starting this!!!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-20T10:15:29-04:00
I have heard from the Exploding Kittens support staff. This is some of what they had to say about what is going on.
Blackbox is still shipping, but they did experience a computer glitch which caused a delay in the orders of some backers who requested address changes or submitted their surveys late. Everyone affected should have received an email already, but just in case there's a rollout, I'd say they should have received their shipping confirmation by last Friday. The "batch 1" people who filled their survey out by the original deadline all were postmarked at the end of July, so if someone is having an issue, and they completed their survey that long ago, their package may have been lost in the mail in which case they should email explodingkittens@support.blackbox.cool
Russia... We've been fighting and fighting to get our packages through Russian customs, but we have not been able to make much progress. We will be reaching out to all of the Russian backers who have not received their packages shortly.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-20T17:15:29-04:00
Very interesting. That will be a big help in helping people, but that crowd is hopefully dwindling very much by now.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-21T00:49:16-04:00
Creeper: At you. Maybe not quite exactly the same for you, but I know you have your own horror stories and war scars to whip out and compare at parties. http://www.tickld.com/t/1271782
Also - THERE ARE KITTENS IN MY APARTMENT! Opened back door. Put cat food in bedroom. Little black hisser just walked into the living room (where i am) and meowed. Mama cat and another kitten is in bedroom. and now i hear a ruckus so i have to investigate. KITTENS!
Now, you just need to trap them in there, and force them to get used to being indoor kittens. And to being near you/cuddling with you.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-21T11:35:17-04:00
My mom's cousin got a savannah cat and it was really irritable, so he locked himself in a room with her for 3 days until she calmed down and tolerated him. Still doesn't like other people much, but with him, she's a normal cat. Those weren't a pleasant 3 days though. He had scratches for months after even just from trying to feed her. Anyways, that was just to say if you're locked in with someone who feeds you for long enough, you'll get used to their company pretty quickly. Most cats I'd say only a day or two till they like you.
Also, creeper, did you see the baker's stories I put down there?
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-21T11:38:41-04:00
Ooh, kickstarter is a PBC? That's really good, but the next step is a not-for-profit! Then they can let creators keep all the proceeds towards their goal! Don't know how they'll survive on that, but if they could it'd be awesome.
I did see the stories! I love the reaction 'That's what happened to me." hahaha.
I think the kittens are adjusting. They just hiss SO much. It's kinda cute. But one walks around in teh apartment. Getting used to smells. I just dont want him to spray. They are slowly adjusting to the human. I think if they were locked in a room with me, it would probably only take a day, maybe two - since i've already been feeding them.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-21T16:04:47-04:00
Feed them cake. It may kill them, but at least it's killing them with kindness. ;) ... kind of like that Dr. Who episode...
Besides, if you lock yourself in a room with them, you get to take the day off work! For a *cough cough* family emergency *cough cough*.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2015-09-21T17:16:25-04:00
*pops into thread*
Just a quick "Hello". I started my new job today and so far so good. We will see in the weeks ahead if I can do this. I hope so. I am loving getting benefits and despite the fact that it's so damn far away and is costing me an arm and a leg, I'm hoping that once my trial run is over, they will offer me more money.
In the meantime, I should be on here more on the weekends or late evenings. (Can't be spending time chatting on the computer at my new job)
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-21T17:33:42-04:00
Hey, Geist! That's understandable. Good luck!
Michael Robbins 2015-09-21T18:57:58-04:00
Got to play the game with family a bunch last week, it was a great time!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-21T19:06:49-04:00
Huzzah! Are we still doing that? Huzzah!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-21T21:01:01-04:00
Second day in a row where every website but youtube works. What the heck?!
Dark Hex 2015-09-21T21:06:16-04:00
Hi everyone. Hope you're all enjoying EK. Just thought I'd share an extremely cool e-mail I received last Friday. Sorry if someone already shared this e-mail. I should be getting my game this Friday on my birthday!
Dear valued customer,
Blackbox here, reaching out with an update on your Exploding Kittens Kickstarter reward. We're really sorry you haven't received your order yet. As it turns out, we had an issue that caused a delay in shipping.
We're incredibly sorry about this. Your order will ship early next week. When it ships, you'll receive a confirmation email to track your order.
As a free apology gift, Exploding Kittens is sending you an extra copy of the First Edition of Exploding Kittens with your order!
We really appreciate your patience. If you have any questions, you can reply to this email and we'll get you sorted.
Sorry again,
- Blackbox
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-21T21:18:52-04:00
Dark, i had been told, but haven't seen the email yet and didn't know of the apology gift. That's awesome! Hope it arrives really fast! And it's so worth the wait, though I'm sorry you had to wait.
Dark Hex 2015-09-21T21:20:44-04:00
Thanks Micah.
Lord Zombitten 2015-09-21T22:29:29-04:00
Huzzah for free apology gifts!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-21T22:32:50-04:00
Oh my lord. So... there's the two original cats. And mama cat and her teens.... and she's now laying under the tree by the bedroom, with THREE MORE BABY KITTENS that i was sure she had abandoned.... there's literally a pile of kittens right outside my bedroom window.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-22T00:09:11-04:00
wait, brand new baby kittens? Hope they grow up well before it gets cold! Just make sure to tell them you're plenty willing to invite them into the warmth and foodth of your own home. Also, like she had them there or they're already moving around and exploring? Because if she had kittens in your house, that's pretty crazy. I doubt that's what happened though.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-22T00:12:03-04:00
Oh yippee. We're using that solvent that I can't wear contacts while using. In the words of my roommate, "woo. (sarcastically)". I can't wait. Looks like I'm gonna have to borrow my lab-neighbor's goggles again.
she was super pregnant this summer, jumped over the fence and showed up two days later no longer pregnant. This was her second litter. her teens are hanging out back here now. Roommate and I thought she had abandoned her second litter because we never saw them. (this was about 6 weeks ago). Finally, she starting calling them over to this side. :):) ....and now there are way too many kittens to take care of!
Lord Zombitten 2015-09-22T00:24:15-04:00
There are worse problems to have.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-22T00:50:49-04:00
Just about anything would be worse than that! Just make sure they're all good through the winter since they were born late. Recently the winters have been more mild, so I hope this one is too. Well, not for me, but maybe for them.
Yeah, roommate just came home. We watched a kitten scale a (small) tree while mama was drinking water. Mom comes back and stares at us through the window like "You stole my kitten. Give her back" meanwhile, kitten is above her trying to figure out how to get down. It was a tense 10 minutes of death stares from mama. Kitten finally figured it out and fell on top of mama. our backyard is very entertaining.
Now i have some commenters on Baubax trying to figure out which pockets would house the kittens and the Precious Butter knife in the appropriate space. Would the kitten fit in the drink kozie? so on and so on. All my KS campaigns are melding.
Siddhesh 2015-09-22T04:05:21-04:00
Hi Elan,
Still haven't received my Package, no replies to my emails either.....!
Starting to wonder if I will ever get to see them
Powers of Tesla 2015-09-22T09:21:10-04:00
Hi Siddhesh.
I'm not Elan. Elan rarely checks this comment section, so chances of him ever seeing your comment are pretty low. The creative team is working on the shipping problems.
What email address have you sent inquiries to? support@explodingkittens.com?
Have you sent an email to explodingkittens@support.blackbox.cool? How long has it been since you sent your email? It has taken two weeks or more for a response lately, although that lag should be getting shorter. Did you complete your survey in late May/early June? Did you complete it at all? If you got it in late, or sent in address changes late that has pushed your shipment back.
Blackbox is the organization dealing with the shipping. In fact they just sent out an email apologizing for some delays they've had. The creative team is committed to getting all backers their rewards they are working diligently to get everyone their rewards. I know it's difficult but if you have contacted Blackbox try to be patient.
Alan Farre 2015-09-22T09:38:27-04:00
Worst suck ever. Just discovered that FedEx totally failed in getting my EKs to me in South Africa because the address I supplied to the Kickstarter is a PO Box amd they don't deliver to PO Boxes. Not only that, but they've already been returned to sender (and are back in the states). So now am waiting to hear back on my query... Sigh...
Alan - that does suck. :( But EK is definitely working to make sure everyone receives their order. As long as you sent an email to support@explodingkittens.com you should hear back within 2 weeks.
Hooray for not being able to pay people because they don't submit their timesheets to be entered. Too bad 99% of people live paycheck to paycheck.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2015-09-22T13:29:37-04:00
The Pope is in town today. Traffic is a nightmare. Tomorrow will be worse.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2015-09-22T13:30:16-04:00
Glad the kittens are finally warming up to you Creeper. Hopefully they will start jumping in your lap and asking for a belly rub next.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-22T13:34:23-04:00
Oh yeah, forgot the Pope of Nope was visiting your humble area. That's exciting if you're into it, but if you're not, I could see how it would suck. People from all around America coming to see him.
GM, that's gotta suck. For them. And how much you wanna bet they'll blame it on you? ;)
Creeper, You need to assert order over all your campaigns. Get those coat people in line! *cracks whip* HYAA! Don't steal from our fun!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-22T13:36:14-04:00
I just realized it's been forever since last we heard of Sklorz. Either he learned his lesson from my long chat with him or he learned from us (because for some reason you all gave him tips on how to scam better and make the project look nicer) and is good enough the kitten patrols haven't caught him.
We'll see. We need to take the file from one app, use another to calculate the overtime, then save that in a certain format, use another app to pull in the rates they are paid at, then use excel to create an upload file, then upload it to the program we pay through.
Right now, we get an excel file from the admins, create an upload file, and upload it.
Lord Zombitten 2015-09-22T16:08:10-04:00
Oh, I forgot to announce it yesterday, but my copy of Tiny Epic Galaxies arrived yesterday! I'm so happy that I haven't had a problem with any KS campaign so far (knock on wood).
Lord Zombitten 2015-09-22T16:09:27-04:00
Oh, it sounds like you got a crap timeclock, then. The one we use does all that.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-22T16:11:06-04:00
*termites knock back*
That sounds like a whole load of both gits AND shiggles, GM! Don't die on us from all of your work crap.
Lord Zombitten 2015-09-22T16:28:43-04:00
No kidding! Five programs for what should be able to be done with one or two is ridiculous.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-22T17:26:00-04:00
Well, my survey was submitted on May 29 or so. Still didn't receive neither order, nor any shipping tracking info. The deadline was on September 18. I've sent an email to Blackbox on September 20, but still no answer.
Is there any other backers from Belarus, who have already received their EK?
Lord Zombitten 2015-09-22T18:16:58-04:00
Conference calls are booooorrrrriiiinnnnngggg!!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-09-22T18:18:40-04:00
Vladimir, contact support@explodingkittens.com about the problem. Make a short, concise subject line and include important details in the email. It may take over a week because they have so many emails, but I think that's starting to die down. It'll still take many days, so be patient please and don't send redundant emails. Be forewarned they may ship it and not even reply to you, so it may just show up magically at your doorstep. But if nothing happens in 2 weeks, email them again to try to get helped. They really want to get every backer what they wanted, so work with them and be patient. About 1-2% of the 220,000 backers have the same trouble.
Well, Zem, when evaluations are done, it's back to the SOPs
MUHUAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
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Well, walking to and from this class was perfectly dry. Watch it start up again now.
Good Luck with the house PoT. I know it's not fun to deal with, but I really do miss a good storm.
I love when people change a meeting, 5 times, and the final time for it is right smack dab in the middle of my busiest day of the week...too bad I won't be able to make the training session. Oh well.
@Alexey(if you check here again): It's not just Russia that FedEx sucks at dealing with. We have shipments going to one of our locations(for work), with the right address, but FedEx drives in, turns around, and leaves because the name on the building isn't the same as for the mother company(the location is for a company we recently bought out). Doesn't even get out of the truck. Now, we are talking people's pay checks here, so it's a little more frustrating than a deck of cards.
Don't be that guy: http://9gag.com/gag/avLE17M
Wait, crap, am I turning into TeP?!
Good news, the walls that were up, are up at the new house site. No noticeable wind damage. No doubt the basement is full of water but that is ongoing in any case until we can get the exterior buttoned up and the floor poured.
Well that's really good! That's like the test to see if your house is sea-worthy.
Warning: your house may not necessarily be truly seaworthy. Do not attempt to commandeer your house like a pirate ship and sail it across the 7 seas.
Hi,
I haven't received my package even though it says it was delivered. I believe it got sent back and I just want to know whom to contact to find out if my package got returned?
Thank You
Donna, contact support@explodingkittens.com about the problem. Make a short, concise subject line and include important details in the email. It may take over a week because they have so many emails, but I think that's starting to die down. It'll still take many days, so be patient please and don't send redundant emails. Be forewarned they may ship it and not even reply to you, so it may just show up magically at your doorstep. But if nothing happens in 2 weeks, email them again to try to get helped. They really want to get every backer what they wanted, so work with them and be patient. About 1-2% of the 220,000 backers have the same trouble.
Huh. Nothing this whole time!
Yo.
'sup?
That dorm camping trip I mentioned earlier that got called off because of rain was held at the dorm itself and ended up being the Neihardt House Party pt. II. It was alot of fun. Got to kick some butt at Cards Against Humanity and ping pong.
Cards against barf...
Hola dave!
Watching John Wick now. Sometimes it's funny by accident, but it's a really good movie so far.
That movie was really good. And really funny at parts, but I couldn't tell if it was intentional or not at times, which made it even better.
People annoy me. I mean, like, a lot. They are aggravating. I'm pissed. Need retail therapy, but don't have the money. Anyone wanna buy a $50 book for me?
Have you tried kicking them in the crotch? As a last resort kind iif thing of course. I always try reasoning first, then screaming like a crazy person then, if all that fails, I go for the old crotch kick. But be absolutely certain you don't miss, cause if you miss you won't get the chance to run away clean. And there are likely to be some hard feelings about it.
I don't know if that would help in this case. I started an annual zombie-themed shooting competition a few years ago. This year, I decided to ask the people who typically participate when they wanted it. The majority wanted it a week from today, so that's when I scheduled it. I told them all six months ago when it would be. Now, all but three have said they're not coming. THREE!! Out of a usual twenty! Everyone has come up with some lame excuse about something that just came up. To that, I say: six months! You have known about this for SIX MONTHS! I don't believe that your party just "came up." I put a lot of work into this thing, and your party or appointment or trip to the zoo or whatever could just as easily have been on a different day!
Yeah. I usually try to avoid kicking people with guns in the crotch. Usually a bad idea. You know, 'cause people heal.
Sorry about your event.
Yeah. I'll get over it. It's just frustrating.
Zem, I See your 9gag post and raise you this one : http://9gag.com/gag/am8mWMv
Aaw, TeP, I saw that one! I should've posted.
LZ, go to their houses in all your zombie shooting gear and shanghai them into it. They can thank you later. With a court order.
No. If I do that, they'll do it for free. That's counterproductive
Miami is kicking the Husker's butts, expectedly, but we're holding out pretty well. I mean they're really aggressive and we look like pansies in comparison, but still, it could be way worse.
TeP: Have at ye! http://9gag.com/gag/azVGnVz
Kittens are exploding in Target in Northern Virginia!
I was wandering through my local Target and saw Exploding Kittens and the NSFW deck on the second shelf from the top under the party favorites banner in the games section. Each was in a six box retail display box, and three of the basic game boxes were absent (presumed sold) and four of the NSFW boxes were missing (again presumed sold), Great to see a game I backed on a major retailers shelf!
The good news for the day is that my new projector came today. It has a bigger (116"), much sharper screen than my old projector.
Awesome LZ. That'll be fun to mess around with.
WhaaaAAAAT?!?!?! A comment about finding exploding kittens somewhere that isn't a b****y complaint?! This has to be sorcery. Out with you, wizard of the darkness! Begone!
Yeah, I didn't even know how to respond to a positive comment about the EK availability
Is that what this is? Wow... it feels so... warm and fuzzy.
Like a blanket made of kittens.
I tell you what, though...I'm never making one of those again! Once you get them sewn together, keeping them all fed and watered becomes a chore. And don't even get me started on the poop!
And it gets pretty loud for just a nice coat. Totally not worth the effort.
Definitely not
Yay! Glad to see EK in the stores and selling!!
And LZ - I'm sorry. It's frustrating as hell to plan something, have people confirm, then drop out. It's selfish and irresponsible. I think it's happening more frequently too. people lack common courtesy to recognize that you put time and effort into something. It's angering.
Very much so.
Are you still going through with the whole thing?
No, that's why I was in such a pissy mood earlier: I officially cancelled it this morning.
Well, that sucks. (I must have missed that part!) Because A- it sounded really cool and B - I know you already put some work into it. But at least now you won't have to stress over it all.
Yep. Now I get to focus on making my Jack Skellington Halloween costume.
Oh, hai. Didn't see you all there. Has it been that long since I was here?
Ok, it won't happen again! Jeez, just give me the silent treatment.
You know what, even though it's not a cat, it gets me every time. I can see why my mom loves pigs so much. http://9gag.com/gag/aVXmdbP
Darn you TeP for starting this!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch…
It was just asking to be done.
I have heard from the Exploding Kittens support staff. This is some of what they had to say about what is going on.
Blackbox is still shipping, but they did experience a computer glitch which caused a delay in the orders of some backers who requested address changes or submitted their surveys late. Everyone affected should have received an email already, but just in case there's a rollout, I'd say they should have received their shipping confirmation by last Friday. The "batch 1" people who filled their survey out by the original deadline all were postmarked at the end of July, so if someone is having an issue, and they completed their survey that long ago, their package may have been lost in the mail in which case they should email explodingkittens@support.blackbox.cool
Russia... We've been fighting and fighting to get our packages through Russian customs, but we have not been able to make much progress. We will be reaching out to all of the Russian backers who have not received their packages shortly.
Very interesting. That will be a big help in helping people, but that crowd is hopefully dwindling very much by now.
Creeper: At you. Maybe not quite exactly the same for you, but I know you have your own horror stories and war scars to whip out and compare at parties. http://www.tickld.com/t/1271782
Thanks for the update, PoT.
Also - THERE ARE KITTENS IN MY APARTMENT! Opened back door. Put cat food in bedroom. Little black hisser just walked into the living room (where i am) and meowed. Mama cat and another kitten is in bedroom. and now i hear a ruckus so i have to investigate. KITTENS!
Now, you just need to trap them in there, and force them to get used to being indoor kittens. And to being near you/cuddling with you.
My mom's cousin got a savannah cat and it was really irritable, so he locked himself in a room with her for 3 days until she calmed down and tolerated him. Still doesn't like other people much, but with him, she's a normal cat. Those weren't a pleasant 3 days though. He had scratches for months after even just from trying to feed her. Anyways, that was just to say if you're locked in with someone who feeds you for long enough, you'll get used to their company pretty quickly. Most cats I'd say only a day or two till they like you.
Also, creeper, did you see the baker's stories I put down there?
Ooh, kickstarter is a PBC? That's really good, but the next step is a not-for-profit! Then they can let creators keep all the proceeds towards their goal! Don't know how they'll survive on that, but if they could it'd be awesome.
I did see the stories! I love the reaction 'That's what happened to me." hahaha.
I think the kittens are adjusting. They just hiss SO much. It's kinda cute. But one walks around in teh apartment. Getting used to smells. I just dont want him to spray. They are slowly adjusting to the human. I think if they were locked in a room with me, it would probably only take a day, maybe two - since i've already been feeding them.
Feed them cake. It may kill them, but at least it's killing them with kindness. ;) ... kind of like that Dr. Who episode...
Besides, if you lock yourself in a room with them, you get to take the day off work! For a *cough cough* family emergency *cough cough*.
*pops into thread*
Just a quick "Hello". I started my new job today and so far so good. We will see in the weeks ahead if I can do this. I hope so. I am loving getting benefits and despite the fact that it's so damn far away and is costing me an arm and a leg, I'm hoping that once my trial run is over, they will offer me more money.
In the meantime, I should be on here more on the weekends or late evenings. (Can't be spending time chatting on the computer at my new job)
Hey, Geist! That's understandable. Good luck!
Got to play the game with family a bunch last week, it was a great time!
Huzzah! Are we still doing that? Huzzah!
Second day in a row where every website but youtube works. What the heck?!
Hi everyone. Hope you're all enjoying EK. Just thought I'd share an extremely cool e-mail I received last Friday. Sorry if someone already shared this e-mail. I should be getting my game this Friday on my birthday!
Dear valued customer,
Blackbox here, reaching out with an update on your Exploding Kittens Kickstarter reward. We're really sorry you haven't received your order yet. As it turns out, we had an issue that caused a delay in shipping.
We're incredibly sorry about this. Your order will ship early next week. When it ships, you'll receive a confirmation email to track your order.
As a free apology gift, Exploding Kittens is sending you an extra copy of the First Edition of Exploding Kittens with your order!
We really appreciate your patience. If you have any questions, you can reply to this email and we'll get you sorted.
Sorry again,
- Blackbox
Dark, i had been told, but haven't seen the email yet and didn't know of the apology gift. That's awesome! Hope it arrives really fast! And it's so worth the wait, though I'm sorry you had to wait.
Thanks Micah.
Huzzah for free apology gifts!
Huzzah!
Yay! That's super awesome of them!!
Oh my lord. So... there's the two original cats. And mama cat and her teens.... and she's now laying under the tree by the bedroom, with THREE MORE BABY KITTENS that i was sure she had abandoned.... there's literally a pile of kittens right outside my bedroom window.
wait, brand new baby kittens? Hope they grow up well before it gets cold! Just make sure to tell them you're plenty willing to invite them into the warmth and foodth of your own home. Also, like she had them there or they're already moving around and exploring? Because if she had kittens in your house, that's pretty crazy. I doubt that's what happened though.
Oh yippee. We're using that solvent that I can't wear contacts while using. In the words of my roommate, "woo. (sarcastically)". I can't wait. Looks like I'm gonna have to borrow my lab-neighbor's goggles again.
she was super pregnant this summer, jumped over the fence and showed up two days later no longer pregnant. This was her second litter. her teens are hanging out back here now. Roommate and I thought she had abandoned her second litter because we never saw them. (this was about 6 weeks ago). Finally, she starting calling them over to this side. :):) ....and now there are way too many kittens to take care of!
There are worse problems to have.
Just about anything would be worse than that! Just make sure they're all good through the winter since they were born late. Recently the winters have been more mild, so I hope this one is too. Well, not for me, but maybe for them.
Yeah, roommate just came home. We watched a kitten scale a (small) tree while mama was drinking water. Mom comes back and stares at us through the window like "You stole my kitten. Give her back" meanwhile, kitten is above her trying to figure out how to get down. It was a tense 10 minutes of death stares from mama. Kitten finally figured it out and fell on top of mama. our backyard is very entertaining.
I meant to say - roommate came home and we already discussed "project day" to build some good shelters for everyone this winter.
Now i have some commenters on Baubax trying to figure out which pockets would house the kittens and the Precious Butter knife in the appropriate space. Would the kitten fit in the drink kozie? so on and so on. All my KS campaigns are melding.
Hi Elan,
Still haven't received my Package, no replies to my emails either.....!
Starting to wonder if I will ever get to see them
Hi Siddhesh.
I'm not Elan. Elan rarely checks this comment section, so chances of him ever seeing your comment are pretty low. The creative team is working on the shipping problems.
What email address have you sent inquiries to? support@explodingkittens.com?
Have you sent an email to explodingkittens@support.blackbox.cool? How long has it been since you sent your email? It has taken two weeks or more for a response lately, although that lag should be getting shorter. Did you complete your survey in late May/early June? Did you complete it at all? If you got it in late, or sent in address changes late that has pushed your shipment back.
Blackbox is the organization dealing with the shipping. In fact they just sent out an email apologizing for some delays they've had. The creative team is committed to getting all backers their rewards they are working diligently to get everyone their rewards. I know it's difficult but if you have contacted Blackbox try to be patient.
Worst suck ever. Just discovered that FedEx totally failed in getting my EKs to me in South Africa because the address I supplied to the Kickstarter is a PO Box amd they don't deliver to PO Boxes. Not only that, but they've already been returned to sender (and are back in the states). So now am waiting to hear back on my query... Sigh...
Alan - that does suck. :( But EK is definitely working to make sure everyone receives their order. As long as you sent an email to support@explodingkittens.com you should hear back within 2 weeks.
Hooray for not being able to pay people because they don't submit their timesheets to be entered. Too bad 99% of people live paycheck to paycheck.
The Pope is in town today. Traffic is a nightmare. Tomorrow will be worse.
Glad the kittens are finally warming up to you Creeper. Hopefully they will start jumping in your lap and asking for a belly rub next.
Oh yeah, forgot the Pope of Nope was visiting your humble area. That's exciting if you're into it, but if you're not, I could see how it would suck. People from all around America coming to see him.
GM, that's gotta suck. For them. And how much you wanna bet they'll blame it on you? ;)
Creeper, You need to assert order over all your campaigns. Get those coat people in line! *cracks whip* HYAA! Don't steal from our fun!
I just realized it's been forever since last we heard of Sklorz. Either he learned his lesson from my long chat with him or he learned from us (because for some reason you all gave him tips on how to scam better and make the project look nicer) and is good enough the kitten patrols haven't caught him.
I need a vacation. And I just so happen to have 6.3 days of vacation left to use this year...maybe up to 7(if Christmas Eve request gets denied).
I could use a day off, as well.
So could I. We need to lobby to make the EK project end date anniversary a national holiday so we can take it off.
I'm talking about taking a whole week off, and just unwinding. Problem is...that is not going to happen easily.
Oh, I hear that. I would also love to do that. I don't have enough PTO for that, though.
We're also implementing a time clock system...and it's going all corkscrewy. One step forward, 15 back.
That's rough. Once all the kinks are worked out, it will probably save you a bunch of time, though
We'll see. We need to take the file from one app, use another to calculate the overtime, then save that in a certain format, use another app to pull in the rates they are paid at, then use excel to create an upload file, then upload it to the program we pay through.
Right now, we get an excel file from the admins, create an upload file, and upload it.
Oh, I forgot to announce it yesterday, but my copy of Tiny Epic Galaxies arrived yesterday! I'm so happy that I haven't had a problem with any KS campaign so far (knock on wood).
Oh, it sounds like you got a crap timeclock, then. The one we use does all that.
*termites knock back*
That sounds like a whole load of both gits AND shiggles, GM! Don't die on us from all of your work crap.
No kidding! Five programs for what should be able to be done with one or two is ridiculous.
The next EK expansion gift: http://9gag.com/gag/aGRGA0X
Well, my survey was submitted on May 29 or so. Still didn't receive neither order, nor any shipping tracking info. The deadline was on September 18. I've sent an email to Blackbox on September 20, but still no answer.
Is there any other backers from Belarus, who have already received their EK?
Conference calls are booooorrrrriiiinnnnngggg!!
Vladimir, contact support@explodingkittens.com about the problem. Make a short, concise subject line and include important details in the email. It may take over a week because they have so many emails, but I think that's starting to die down. It'll still take many days, so be patient please and don't send redundant emails. Be forewarned they may ship it and not even reply to you, so it may just show up magically at your doorstep. But if nothing happens in 2 weeks, email them again to try to get helped. They really want to get every backer what they wanted, so work with them and be patient. About 1-2% of the 220,000 backers have the same trouble.