i have a VERY IMPORTANT QUESTION. (it will affect the choice of shipping providers)

for those who live outside of canada, would you pay 3 to 5 dollars extra for tracked shipping on the keychains? or would you rather pay for regular/no tracking shipping? (shipping base cost is around $4 USD to $10 USD depending on region/country)

tracking meaning; location updates from the company doing the shipping ^^

hello everyone, nice to see you here :)

thought id give you guys a thorough update, for your reading pleasure...

1. "THE BIG DEAL" - KEYCHAINS AND (NOT) STANDS

for those who've been updated and have kept up in the #115 discord server, we were planning on making some neat merch featuring all the buddies of the group. at first we wanted to release acrylic keychains AND acrylic stands at the same time, but in terms of stock, it wouldn't have made sense to have a low amount of keychains and stands versus a Decent amount of keychains OR stands considering our current little budget, so we had to make a temporary choice. we'll probably bring the stands at a later date if the demand is high enough! but for now, we're settling for keychains. wahoo! (also they won the popularity vote in the announcements channel, pff)

2. "THE NITTY-GRITTY" (WORKING HARD OR HARDLY WORKING?)

after all the june planning and july rush to get the art for the keychains ready, jet & madcow managed to finish the art for the keychains! (I CANNOT THANK YOU GUYS ENOUGH FOR THE AMAZING WORK, I OWE YOU MY LIFEEEE) as soon as they were done, we sent them off to get printed, and now, we wait... patiently... (they'll be ready eventually, yeah?)

there's gonna be a total of 10 people in the keychain poll, that's 10 UNIQUE designs the artists worked very carefully on!!

we're also including something VERY special in every order of the keychains. "what is it?!" you exclaim, holding your computerized peripheral in anticipation and excitement.

worry not, dear reader, it's a surprise, okay? don't ask again, asshole.

3. HERE COMES THE MONEY!!!!!! (💰💰🤑🤑)

so. to put things straight, the stock still ISN'T huge... but it's considerably big enough for everyone who truly wants their own little keychain buddies. once they're released, and you decide to buy a specific keychain, you'll receive another randomized one for free! (you'll be sure to never get a duplicate, don't worry!) this is done to minimize the taxes/tarifs/shipping costs on single orders while giving you guys a worthwhile bonus! every shipment will be prepared by me (bear, yours truly), and are guaranteed to be packed just as you ordered it! it'll be so nice, i promise. 

unfortunately, shipping to the US is a bit of a pain right now, ahah... but i WILL fulfill every order with proper documentation and care to detail, as the US is being very particular with taxes and shipping goods over from canada... otherwise, if you live elsewhere, enter your address correctly and you should be good to go! shipping costs may vary from order with location.

all single orders start at $10 USD, WITH the buddy system, so your total value per keychain is $5 USD, i guess. (that's math, baby!)

here's the odd part... i know some of you will probably want to buy more than one keychain, does that mean you'll receive another random extra buddy per order? 

unfortunately, orders ARE limited to ONE random buddy per order. BUT. if you (perchance) add every single keychain in your cart EXCEPT for one, you'll be guaranteed to receive that last remaining design as the bonus one. (good to know, yeah?)

in the future, we'll probably want to sell random packs for Ultimate surprise, but we know it's not nice to order two keychains and accidentally receive the same one... (gonna work on a better alternative instead when the time comes, aha...)

4. THE RELEASE SCHEDULE (THERE'S LAYERS TO TS)

we'll announce the release date once we have packaging and shipment options ready.

...and hey, not to brag, but we've got people who were waiting for this for Quite a long time... and we want those people to have what they've been waiting for first! The Realest fans.

to limit stock confusion on my end, we'll be releasing the keychains in bunches of groups. think of it like early access... if you're cool enough, heh.

• 2 WEEKS BEFORE OFFICIAL RELEASE, if you have 12 months or over of a twitch subscription, if you've been a payed discord member (silver, gold, or plat) for 3 months at least, or if you've been a youtube member for over a year, you'll be notified early through a personal private message that you can begin your order (details to be announced), AND you'll get ONE extra keychain with your order as a token of my gratitude for your loyalty, THANK you for being awesome. (that's 3 total keychains in your base order! yes, random buddy included!)

• 1 WEEK BEFORE OFFICIAL RELEASE, if you're part of the #115 discord server, have signed up for a free the115.net account, you'll get pinged in the server and you'll receive an email with news that the keychains are out with a special access link. we'll also run a giveaway for a random keychain during this time, keep an eye out!

• ON OFFICIAL RELEASE, all social media will be updated for the new drop, and stock will be limited! act fast!

make sure you secure your spot, join discord.gg/middleclassed now! small details might change here and there, but we'll update everyone if anything significant happens that affects the ordering process.

5. IN CONCLUSION;

this is our first time ever going this big on our scale for this project, although it might seem small considering the community size, we've faced quite a few challenges already that we're so glad to have learned in the early stages of the project. hopefully next time we plan out some unique one of a kind merch, we'll go bigger, better, and... word that starts with B? uh... BEAUTIFUL-ER... right...

thank you for supporting us along the way. it's genuinely been such a pleasure. can't wait for you guys to see the final product!!! ^^

- bear