Well, the USPS has increased their shipping costs. Again. With them losing billions of dollars it's hard to get too angry, but they have really increased international costs significantly.
Here's some highlights from the changes:
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First Class Package Intl Service - Canada (1 lb.) |
WAS: $5.75 |
NOW: $10.55 |
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First Class Package Intl Service - Asia, Europe (1 lb.) |
WAS: $11.60 |
NOW: $16.75 |
Canada in particular gets punished in this rate increase. Full changes are summarized here.
So... I've had to increase shipping costs in turn. Sorry :(
We've opened an eBay store to sell off some old, can't-sell-as-is terrain we've had laying around the place for... way too long!
Check out the details on our Factory Seconds Page. All Terrain sets start at $0.99 cents!
Curious about saving some money by getting your terrain unpainted? But not sure how to paint it yourself to best effect? We've just posted two guides to painting your rubber terrain - one nice and easy, the other the exact same steps we use here at Advanced Terrain to achieve maximum durability. Read the guide here.
Finally got the webstore restocked - everything is available! The new sets are moving pretty quick though, I can see that I'll be needing to head back to the fume hood before long ;)
You heard right, we've been able to chop a significant chunk off some of our prices. It's not everyday you get that, particularly in the gaming world... no need to mention any names ;)
We're madly prepping, priming, and painting some sets to get the painted ones in stock, so for now it's just the raw rubber ones available. I'll have to post a bit of a painting FAQ for the adventurous - getting good paint adhesion to the rubber requires some extra care.
Next post from us will be when everything is back in stock. Back to the fume hood!
Hey, we've got some good news for you all... The Columns and Terrace sets are in production and on their way! We should be getting our first sets ready for sale by the end of July.
Next, some bad news - we are temporarily closing the web store, you'll find everything is out of stock. But the reason for this is fantastic: we're going to be able to lower our prices! How often does that happen nowadays? With the new stock coming in we've been able to save some steps, and money, on the production and we're lowering the set prices as a result. Don't worry, same crazy toughness, same great paint jobs.
We don't want any unlucky customers buying now and feeling ripped off when the prices drop, so we're just closing up shop until the new stock comes - should be by August. And besides, it's summer and the nice weather has finally come to Seattle ;)
International Shipping is apparently a big, huge, pain in the neck.
We've had to turn off automatic fulfillment from our warehouse for international (outside the U.S.) orders. With the insane shipping costs, the random (and equally insane!) customs, brokerage and/or VAT fees, customers were getting hit with nasty surprises. Sorry, this even means you, Canada!
The good news is that we'll still ship internationally, and it will be much cheaper as we'll be using the plain old United States Postal Service. If you want to place an order for delivery outside the US, just contact us at support@advancedterrain.com and we'll get you a shipping quote.
We're also working on importing case lots to Canada and the UK, so hopefully once that's figured out we'll be able automate shipping again to all of North America and Europe.
Sorry for the incovenience!
-Patrick
...and Boom! We are up and running.
The Domus Ruins are officially available for purchase. We haven't had any unpainted ones available, though if we hear some specific interest in those we can make it a priority.
Coming hot on their heels are the Conseptum Walls. We should have some of those available as well by the end of the month. If you're on the newsletter, you'll be the first to know!
Just completed the finishing touches on the web store. Things should be ready for our first load of terrain sets to hit the distribution warehouse this weekend. We won't have a ton of sets at launch, but hopefully enough to satisfy any initial rush. Special thanks to the "beta" testers who helped me work out kinks on the site. I'm sure there are still a few more, and shipping charges are still a little pricey for overseas customers, so let me know if anything looks wrong to you!
And typos... tell me about any typos. I hate typos!
Well, we've finally fulfilled all of our Kickstarter pre-order commitments. And we've got a bunch of terrain sets all painted up and ready to go. Right now we're just testing the integration between our site and the fulfillment warehouse that will be doing the actually packing and mailing of the orders.
Not long now!
Well, the USPS has increased their shipping costs. Again. With them losing bi...
We've opened an eBay store to sell off some old, can't-sell-as-is terra...
Curious about saving some money by getting your terrain unpainted? But not su...
Finally got the webstore restocked - everything is available! The new sets ar...
Advanced Terrain produces game terrain for 28mm table-top miniatures games. Our terrain is extremely durable, looks great, and requires no painting or assembly. Kickstarter Funding Successful! Well, a huge thank you to all of you who pre-ordered through Kickstarter, and helped get us off the...
Well, the USPS has increased their shipping costs. Again. With them losing billions of dollars it's hard to get too angry, but they have really increased international costs significantly. Here's some...
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