El Habano Moderno

[Corylax18]

Just got the below update, now I need to go find that second email in my trash folder. 😆

Hello everyone, 

As many of you know, we had a few issues with sending out the BackerKit surveys last week. Thank you very much for your patience whilst we worked to resolve those. Our partners at BackerKit have finished updating everything, and there should no longer be any extraneous shipping fees on anyone's accounts. 

However, those of you who already submitted your surveys will need to go back and re-confirm your Kickstarter add-ons. You should already have received an email from BackerKit to that effect with a link, but if you have not seen that, you can also use this link to reach your BackerKit survey: https://el-habano-moderno.backerkit.com/. You will need to enter the email address you used for the Kickstarter campaign to access your information there. 

That link will also work for any of you who might not have received your BackerKit survey (sometimes these end up in spam/junk folders, for example), so please take the opportunity to finalise your order, submit your shipping information, and add on any additional items you might want. 

If you have any other issues with your BackerKit survey—including not having received one yet!—please reach out to the BackerKit support team set up especially for this project, here: https://el-habano-moderno.backerkit.com/faq#contact-us. Again, please make sure to use the same email address you used to back the campaign on Kickstarter.

We should have some more fun updates for you soon, but thank you for bearing with us for these less exciting ones and for submitting your surveys promptly! 

Best, 

 

Alexander Groom of Cuban Cigar Website & Helios House

 

[Fuzz]

2 hours ago, El Presidente said:

I have a new $4 charge and zero idea. 

......I am however easily confused  

Ditto. I was $5 in credit, then I owed $4. So I'm just ignoring it.

[ATGroom]

Yeah, sorry guys, as you may have guessed Backerkit had a few technical issues with the project.

The publisher assures me that it "should be fixed now, except for a very small number of people for whom it should be fixed imminently."

If you're still having a problem or have any questions probably best to send it directly to them: https://el-habano-moderno.backerkit.com/faq#contact-us

Apologies and thanks for your patience.🙏

[Chas.Alpha]

No worries, mate! As you would expect, most of us in the Northern latitudes think you Aussies look like Crocodile Dundee! 😀

[El Presidente]

13 minutes ago, ATGroom said:

Yeah, sorry guys, as you may have guessed Backerkit had a few technical issues with the project.

 

...are you having fun yet 

 

Glitches are part of the process. I will leave it to Blooperkit to get it right. 

[joeypots]

No news here for a while. Any progress with the project?

[Fuzz]

42 minutes ago, joeypots said:

No news here for a while. Any progress with the project?

Posters have been dispatched and received.

[jakebarnes]

Out of curiosity, are these still available for purchase? I went down a rabbit hole a few weeks ago and wasn't able to find a way to actually buy the book(s)

[Fuzz]

2 hours ago, jakebarnes said:

Out of curiosity, are these still available for purchase? I went down a rabbit hole a few weeks ago and wasn't able to find a way to actually buy the book(s)

The Kickstarter campaign is over, but you can pre-order the books from Helios House. They also have both posters, the bookmark and bookplates for sale.

https://www.helios.house/shop

[MrBirdman]

5 hours ago, joeypots said:

No news here for a while. Any progress with the project?

The date of publication is still listed as 2022. Have to hear from @ATGroom as to whether things are still on schedule. Never know with the ongoing COVID disruptions. 

I can’t wait to get my copy, whenever it does arrive. 

[ATGroom]

8 hours ago, MrBirdman said:

The date of publication is still listed as 2022. Have to hear from @ATGroom as to whether things are still on schedule. Never know with the ongoing COVID disruptions. 

Yep, I believe it should still be before the end of the year.

Has been a very slow process waiting for the editor, layout etc but that is all done now and it should be going to the printer soon.

I'm excited for you all to see it.

[Lamboinee]

[Guest Nekhyludov]

On 9/23/2022 at 9:27 PM, ATGroom said:

Yep, I believe it should still be before the end of the year.

Has been a very slow process waiting for the editor, layout etc but that is all done now and it should be going to the printer soon.

I'm excited for you all to see it.

Now that we're into 2023, any updates on when these might ship @ATGroom? Haven't seen any communication from Kickstarter or the publisher in a while ...

[Chas.Alpha]

1 hour ago, Nekhyludov said:

Now that we're into 2023, any updates on when these might ship @ATGroom? Haven't seen any communication from Kickstarter or the publisher in a while ...

Zero pressure. Maximum excitement! 😀

[ha_banos]

When I go in I get

 

The estimated delivery date is

02/2023

 

😁

[ATGroom]

19 hours ago, Nekhyludov said:

Now that we're into 2023, any updates on when these might ship @ATGroom? Haven't seen any communication from Kickstarter or the publisher in a while ...

The publisher should be sending out an update in the next few days, although it won't include a shipping date.

Believe me, it's as frustrating for me as it is for you as I finished my work on it a long time ago and I get asked about it every day. I guess it turns out printing things like custom boxes is complicated.

All I can say is thanks for your patience and hopefully not much longer now.

[Chas.Alpha]

On 1/3/2023 at 7:57 PM, ATGroom said:

The publisher should be sending out an update in the next few days, although it won't include a shipping date.

Believe me, it's as frustrating for me as it is for you as I finished my work on it a long time ago and I get asked about it every day. I guess it turns out printing things like custom boxes is complicated.

All I can say is thanks for your patience and hopefully not much longer now.

I re-quote myself: Zero pressure, maximum excitement! 😀

[El Presidente]

Hat's off Alex. 

Huge undertaking. No plan ever survives first contact with the publisher or consumer 

You will get there. 

 

[TR]

Just ordered my collector’s edition. So looking forward to it!

[RichUK]

I always forget I had backed this and then get a nice surprise when I get an update email!

[PuroDiario]

I just ordered a collector edition too. Congrats on getting this done. 
 

best

[jakebarnes]

1 hour ago, PuroDiario said:

I just ordered a collector edition too. Congrats on getting this done. 
 

best

Same. Looking forward to it!

[joeypots]

I’m looking forward to this volume. Thanks for the note on the Kickstarter page, Alex. 

[RichUK]

My poster just arrived. Holy moly, it is not only amazing, but also gigantic. Going to look great on the wall in my cigar room.

[Lamboinee]

On 1/3/2023 at 12:43 AM, Chas.Alpha said:

Zero pressure. Maximum excitement! 😀

I believe there is a new update on the kickstarter site.

Can someone tell me how to get one of those posters with the vitolas? Friggin' awesome!