Regardless, June is a big month for us and we have a ton planned for you guys! First let us jump into product and group buy updates.
Ongoing GB's:
Incoming Products:
Restocks:
That will just about wrap it up for product and GB updates. Again; all this info is provided immediately on Discord so if you have no joined yet I highly recommend it to stay up to date with everything Bolsa related!
Midway60 Update
The Midway60 is coming along very nicely. At the moment the board design has been fully finalized and is ready to move forward with the sale. The only thing we are waiting for are review units that we can send out to the content creators we planned on working with before we start the actual raffle itself. We are hoping to have these units by the end of this month so we can proceed with a July raffle.
1 Year Anniversary
Our 1 year anniversary is coming up! We started Bolsa June 18th, 2020 out of my own bedroom and its growth has been massive to say the least and it wouldn't have been possible without your guys support! To thank each and every one of you, we have decided to bring back a few popular items as group buys as well as run a series of giveaways.
Group Buys:
Giveaways:
Stream Event
On June 26th, we will be having a live stream at the Bolsa Supply HQ on Twitch! We will have some of our affiliates and friends here at the office running the live stream so you can see a few of your favorite streamers all together in one place. We will be building a few boards on stream as well as running tons of giveaways so make sure to tune in!
Whose Attending:
That will just about wrap it up for todays update! Thank you for taking the time to read this and again, for more frequent updates make sure to join our Discord!
]]>We have quite a few new product updates to announce to all of you guys in case you have not been keeping up with our Discord! Alongside product updates, there are updates regarding the status of group buys that have happened on Bolsa as well as new projects!
Restocks
BKS65 PCB
Panda Switches
Switch Lubricant
New Products
Irezumi R2 Deskmat
Bolsa MNML Deskmats
BKS65 Solder PCB
Universal 65% Plates
SPRiT Springs
Bolsa Braided USB-C Cable
Upcoming Projects
New BSUN Panda Colorway
New Gateron Ink Colorway
Corners Deskmat by @big.keebs
Irezumi Akarui/Kurai Mizu Deskmats
Bolsa Board
Current Group Buy Status
Thank you so much for reading through out update! We know it was a lot to read but with so much going on the wall of text was a bit inevitable. Of course if you haven't already, please follow us on our socials and join our Discord for frequent updates of everything that was discussed above
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bolsasupply/
Discord: https://discord.gg/JAGuHSj
Current Groupbuys
We also have some groupbuys that just happened/are about to end which would be the following:
With that being said I would like to point over to planned products and groupbuys for the month of Februrary-March.
In Stock Products
We have a few products planned to be put as in stock for the month of Februrary. Here is what we have rollin' out:
Upcoming Group buys
Upcoming Products/Projects
We have quite a few new projects and products that we are going to be coming forth with that we would love to inform you guys about!
Starting off with some new in house products; we have been working hard on making our own products that we can sell. We are having these products made in house and will be a line of full fledged Bolsa Supply products. Doing this allows us to provide you guys with common keyboard necessities at a low cost while maintaining the quality you'd expect and deserve! Here is what we have in store:
Quickly touching up on the last mentioned product, I know we originally stocked BoW Bolsa PBT Keycaps made by GEEKARK; and while they were fantastic; they were pricey and had a bit of controversy behind them as GEEKARK keycaps were originally sold for much cheaper in China. The issue is we didn't get them for much cheaper than what we purchased it for; thus explaining the price. We are already in the works of seeking out new PBT keycap manufactures (we actually are already in discussion with one potential manufacture) that can provide very similar quality at a much lower price point. This means we can provide you guys with quality keycaps at a much lower cost (which is really the whole goal of this project anyways). As soon as we have more updates on this we will definitely let you guys know!
There is currently no expected release date for any of these products, but we are aiming to begin rolling out some of these products by Q2.
Custom Keyboard Kit
We aren't ready to share details on this just yet but we will soon we promise!
Bolsa Supply Affiliates
Lastly, I'd like to announce that we finally have some affiliates on board with Bolsa Supply! These are all content creators that we have been following closely before reaching out to them. These individuals are seriously making absolutely killer content and we wouldn't have chosen them to work with us if that wasn't the case, so definitely check them out when you have the chance!
GymLeaderNathan
KatanaKaji (LATAM)
CookieCurls
Filled Types
Alrighty that just about wraps it up for todays update! As always please join our Discord for more frequent updates and we'll catch ya guys on the next one!
Todays update will go in depth with current statuses of group buys as well as what we have planned moving forward.
Group Buy Update
Bride of Darkness - All orders have shipped, and extras have been listed up on our website. These deskmats had a small printing error (GB purchasers were already aware of this) so they are discounted on our website right now. If you missed out on the group buy and want an opportunity to grab these deskmats at a lower price now is your chance!
Link to purchase here
Tropical Switches - JWK's production queue is really backed up which is why there has been some delays, but we are starting to see the finish line. We have gone through two rounds of color revisions due to the color matching not being up to par which is why these switches are taking so long; but their most recent color match was very close and the next revision (which should be done t his week), should be the winner. After color matching is finished production will begin immediately.
We are expecting to have these switches shipped out before Chinese New Years but there are no promises.
Tropical Deskmats - These will be here a little before the switches are; so customers who ordered the deskmats alone will receive them first.
Translucent Pandas - We have received our shipment and have begun the inventory process on them. We are hoping to begin fulfilling these switches within the next week or two! Extras will be live shortly after.
Irezumi B + W - Production on these deskmats have finished and are being boxed up and sent over this week. Shipping is still a bit crazy post Holiday but it should start to die down; but we don't expect to see these deskmats for another 4-5 weeks minimum. We will let everyone know when they have arrived!
Current and Upcoming Projects
Current GB's
Velocifire x KK Light Wave V2 Switches - Group buy has started on these as of last week and will be going on until 1/13. We will be hosting a giveaway on the MechGroupBuys Discord server today so tune into participate when it drops!
Gateron Lion - The KS3 based switch designed by Kastorborous has begun and will run for 1 month.
Upcoming GB's and Projects
In Stock Panda - We will be restocking more panda's closer towards the end of the month. We will drop a notification on our Discord if you want to be alerted when they drop.
Succulent Deskmats by JerkyHobo - We will begin the group buy on these deskmats Late January/Early February. Head over to the Reddit IC to learn more about these adorable deskmats!
OG Irezumi R2 - We have already worked out a new "iteration" for the OG Irezumi R2. Significant changes will be made to separate the R2 from R1, but overall design theme and direction will be the same (changes will consist of things like color, elements, etc.)
New Irezumi Concept - We are working on a new Irezumi concept as well that we hope to have ready Q2 2021. This will be a 2 design concept (two different deskmats) and we plan on making this a limited release similar to the first Irezumi as well.
Keyboard - We are making strides in our first, in house designed board. We are so excited to share this with you guys and we hope to release more details on this project this month.
New/Restocked Product
We have some in stock product that we have already ordered/plan on ordering within the next month of so. Here is an updated list on everything in stock related:
Yeeeeew thats it for the website update. If you guys have any questions feel free to reach out to us on Discord! Hope everyone had an awesome Christmas/New Years and we'll catch you guys later, peace!
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BSUN Translucent Pandas
The group buy for the translucent panda's have been going extremely well. We surpassed our original MOQ by day 3 of the GB but we decided to let the GB run for a full week to let those who didn't have the opportunity to purchase get in on this awesome switch. We made the mistake of ending Polar Pandas immediately after we reached MOQ and this prevented a lot of people from purchasing.
With that being said the group buy does end 12/2/2020 @ 12:00 PM PST, so make sure to get your order in before then!
Irezumi B + W Deskmat Collection
Irezumi B + W has been extremely successful, and is our largest deskmat GB to date. We want to sincerely apologize to all our international folks for the extremely high shipping cost - we know it hurts and to prevent this in the future we have already begun working out a list of proxies for future GB's.
The group buy for these deskmats end tomorrow, 11/30/2020 @ 12:00 PM PST so make sure to get in on this before its too late! We plan on having some extras after the sale, but it will be extremely, extremely limited quantities.
December Plans
We have a few different projects and plans we are rolling out for the month of December; here is a look into what we have in store as well as updates on other misc. projects.
65% Carrying Case - These cases were supposed to have touched down at the port of Long Beach yesterday; and it is now a matter of just waiting for UPS to pick up the package and deliver it to us.
BKS65 PCB - Our sample units have passed our inspection with flying colors, and we are going to be producing these PCB's this week. (Currently typing this update on a Tofu65 built with our BKS65 PCB prototype!)
(our sample units feature our old logo style, but the production units will have our new logo printed on the board.)
Bolsa PBT BoW Keycap Set - These keycaps are being shipped out to us as we speak, and they look awesome! Here is a cool sneak peek:
Panda restock - We are going to be doing a restock on polar pandas and adding in the original white pandas and trash pandas.
EDIT: Restock situation on Panda's is tentative. It will happen but may happen a little bit later than planned.
Deskmats - We have a few new deskmat designs that will be introduced in December. Our goal is to eventually stock up on a few designs that we can carry in stock at all times on our shop, and some of these designs will be showcased this month.
Misc. Restocked Products -
That will wrap up the update for this week. Thanks for tuning in everyone!
]]>BSUN Translucent Pandas
Lots of updates regarding these guys. First things first we'd like to discuss spring rate. In the interest check we had the option of both 62g and 67g. It was pretty much dead split between the two so we have decided to go with the most sensible option of letting you guys choose between 62g and 67g at check out during the group buy. We hope that providing both options will be a huge beneficiary to you guys when purchasing!
Next update is actually an excerpt, written directly by ThereminGoat who graciously provided a very in depth review of our switch. Here is what he had to say:
"The Clear Pandas sold by Bolsa Keyboards are of the newer, 5-Pin variety that has come as a result of BSUN choosing to update their existing line of Panda molds. Being the first groupbuy to run with these newer molds, these are the first chance for western markets to get to experience the newer Panda molds, which feature ever so slightly smoother stock switches. With respect to everyone’s fascination of using these for very interesting looking Holy Pandas, rest assured that they still very much produce the Holy Panda that everyone is interested in. Interestingly, though, as a result of the mold changes made by BSUN, these produce just a hair softer tactile bump than traditional Holy Pandas, taking off just an edge of the sharpness that makes using Holy Pandas for so long not quite as enjoyable as one would hope.
While ‘Clear Pandas’ have technically run before in a China-only groupbuy in mid-2019, these are the first BSUN Pandas to feature true all-clear housings while using BSUN’s new and updated Panda molds. These create that same strongly tactile feeling that people love in Holy Pandas, but with some of the edge taken off to make them usable for much longer.”
First truly Clear Panda? Yes. First new BSUN Pandas from their updated molds? Yes. More rounded out, less harsh tactility? Yes. These are among the first in the new generation of BSUN/YOK Holy Pandas”
Made with the new, updated BSUN molds, the first truly ‘Clear Pandas’ will make arguably some of the neatest looking versions of the ‘new generation’ of Holy Pandas. Slightly louder and lighter on the ears, but also marginally less harsh on the tactile bump. These are the first chance to look into a newer, updated, and more reasonable Holy Panda"
ThereminGoat will be adding this to his Pandaverse post found in his blog so definitely be on the look out for when that goes up. And of course, big thank you to ThereminGoat for taking the time to write out his thoughts on the switch.
Next up we have ApiaryKeyboards doing a stream featuring a set of BSUN translucent pandas this week. The exact day this week is TBD and will be announced on our Discord as soon as we find out.
Lastly, I would like to remind everyone that our GB will start this Friday, 11/20/2020 @ 12:00 PM PDT. GB will cap off at MOQ so make sure you get your order in ASAP!
OG Irezumi & B + W Irezumi Collection
OG Irezumi's will be going out today (we will literally be packing and shipping orders when this post is live).
OG Irezumi Extras will go live tomorrow, 11/18/2020 @ 12:00 PM PDT. The numbers are insanely limited so make sure to get on the website as soon as it drops for a chance to secure one! Extras will be priced at $25.
Irezumi B + W group buy starts Monday, 11/23/2020 @ 12:00 PM PDT. This group buy will last for one week, ending at 11/30/2020 @12:00 PM PDT. We are super excited for this drop and we hope you guys are as well!
So to wrap it up/tl;dr:
Its a jam packed week full of goodies here at Bolsa so lezzz goooo
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Currently there are no updates on deskmats and ongoing projects; please refer to the last update posted on 11/6 for the most recent status update on anything related to those topics.
Upcoming Projects
Irezumi B + W: Again, insane response on the IC on both Reddit and Discord. Super excited to drop these mats and really hoping for the OG Irezumi deskmats to arrive soon so we can launch the GB on these!
Translucent BSUN Panda: From the moment this is posted, expect the IC/GB Info post + sound test video to drop a few hours later.
These switches have been in a little bit of a debacle. We are aware that another vendor had posted an IC on these exact switches a few days ago. Just to clear the air we have been working on this switch with BSUN since September, and this was originally our project first. When samples finished last week BSUN presented the switch to other vendors which lead to an IC being posted on Reddit shortly after. After reaching out to both the vendor and BSUN, we were provided with exclusivity rights for the first round since we were the first to approach them with this concept. It is important to note that the other vendor did nothing wrong and were unaware of the situation, so a big thank you to them for handling the situation so well.
Bolsa PBT BoW Keycaps: Manufacturing is expected to be finish around the 16th, and will then be shipped to us. We will be expecting them the following week and they will go up live on our website as soon as we get them!
BKS65 PCB: We will be receiving our samples next week (already shipped out). Once the PCB is verified to be working properly we will begin production.
thats it for this week ladies and gentlemen, see ya next week!
]]>All deskmats
OG Irezumi Deskmats - The manufacture had told me that the shipment has already reached the port of Long Beach as of 11/2/2020; now it is simply a matter of waiting for UPS to pick up the deskmats and delivering it to us. We hope to receive them within the next week.
Bride of Darkness - Manufacturing is about finished and the deskmats are about to make way to us now. Fulfillment is expected to happen in December.
King of LA - We had a lot going on with this deskmat if you weren't able to tell. Anyways production on the new design has already began, and luckily we only had a few people who wanted to cancel their order, in which their spots were quickly taken by those who had missed out on the deskmat originally. Lead time is currently about 45 days on this deskmat and we are hoping to fulfill it before Christmas.
Ongoing Projects
Tropical Collection - Deskmats have gone out for manufacturing already. Switch preorders are still on going and will continue running until we have sold out! We are hoping to receive the switches sometime late December.
Carrying Cases - Carrying cases have already shipped to us and should be here this month. Everyone that placed a pre-order will have theirs shipped out as soon as they arrive at our doorstep.
Upcoming Projects
Irezumi B + W - The response on the IC for this deskmat was beyond our expectations! Samples for the deskmat should be arriving next week, and the group buy will start as soon as OG Irezumi deskmat orders are shipped and extras are sold.
Translucent 5-pin Panda Switch - BSUN had notified us that their new 5-pin mold is just about ready and that they will be sending us our sample batch sometime next week. Expect some awesome content surrounding this soon! GB is planned for end of November/Early December.
Bolsa PBT BoW Keycaps - Manufacturing has already began and will be making its way to us shortly. We are expected to receive these sometime towards the end of this month. This will be a limited in stock sale, limited to only 100 units. We will provide more updates on this as we receive updates from our agent.
BKS65 PCB - Samples are currently in process of being produced and will be en-route to us within the next week. Manufacturing should begin shortly after receiving the samples.
65% Keyboard - We are waiting for our first round of prototypes to finish up. Surface treatment should be finished no later than early next week then the prototype will head our way. Once we receive the prototype we will then drop full details on this very exciting project we have been working on.
Miscellaneous News
Submission Form - We are working on getting a submission form for users to submit custom keycap/deskmat design ideas to us if anyone is interested in working with us! We hope to get this feature rolled out this month.
That will wrap it up for this weeks update. As always if you have any questions holla at us on Discord
]]>This is definitely exciting for us. When we created Bolsa Keyboard Supply back in June we never expected it to become what it has become today. We were just two keyboard enthusiasts looking to make supplies more available to everyone while being able to supply ourselves with these things too (literally every single Durock stabilizer retailer was out of stock at this time...). The tremendous amount of support we received from the community has been amazing, and through this support we've learned that Bolsa Keyboard Supply really has the potential to become something really great.
To start off I'd like to discuss the branding a bit. We've decided to shorten the name down from Bolsa Keyboard Supply to Bolsa Supply. Now don't worry we are still the same brand you guys have come to know and trust. We wanted to tighten up our branding a little bit as we are slowly shifting the brand into a different direction. We've learned that while we love selling what we sell, we also really enjoy making cool products from the ground up. We don't want to associate our brand as just another misc. parts and accessories retailer; but an actual brand that makes awesome products (while still carrying parts and accessories necessary for the custom keeb enthusiast!). With that we felt like changing the name to something that better associates us with this new direction. We want to be more than just a keyboard parts and accessories supplier and we think shortening the name to "Bolsa Supply" does that job well without taking away our pre-existing identity too much. In addition to that we noticed that a lot of people were referring to us as Bolsa Supply anyways, so this transition feels really...correct. All our socials/Discord will now be changed to Bolsa Supply from now on, but feel free to call us whatever you guys want!
Next I'd like to briefly talk about the website refresh. Our original website was the stock shopify theme that is preloaded into all new shopify websites and we never bothered to change it. We never thought the store would get to where it is today, so I never bothered to put any effort into the website, but now with the new refresh it only make sense to give the website a new look. Definitely let us know how you guys like it!
A lot of our product with our branding will still retain the old Bolsa Keyboard branding, but moving forward from today all new products will be incorporating the new Bolsa Supply branding.
With this new refresh comes new innovations and projects. 2021 is going to be a massive year for us and we have so many cool projects planned, from keycaps, deskmats, switches, keyboard kits, + more. We are also currently in progress of looking for a new HQ, in which we can begin rolling out new possibilities such as in store pick up (if you are local), local meetups (obviously after COVID dies down) and so, so much more!
Again thank you everyone for your major support in Bolsa's growth, and we look forward to what the future has in store for us!
]]>Tropical Collection Updates
Carrying Cases
Bolsa PBT Black on White Keycaps
This just about wraps up the update for this week. Should we have any more updates we will make another update post or post it on Discord.
Peace!
]]>First lets get some updates out of the way
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Tropical Collection
We are happy to announce that Tropical switch will be transitioning from a Group Buy to a Pre-Order! We have already moved forward in getting these switches manufactured and JWK is now currently in color matching phase. We will be expecting samples from these soon!
All Deskmats
Irezumi Deskmat: We are waiting to receive them and they should show up to our door within the next few weeks. Once we receive them we will immediately begin shipping out all group buy orders. There will be a small extras sale after all group buy orders are shipped.
Bride of Darkness: Manufacturing has begun and should be shipped out within the next few weeks.
King of LA Deskmat: The stripes on the edges were extremely finicky to work with, but after multiple revisions we finally got it down and the deskmats have just begun the manufacturing process. We will provide more updates as we receive them.
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With all the updates out of the way, lets get into some good stuff.
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Polar Panda's are over...what's next?
This is an exciting one. Seeing as we have been working with BSUN on the Mint, Polar, and Red Pandas we recently sold, it only made sense to do something cool. Well, we've heard you guys and we are extremely excited to announce that we will be running a group buy on custom clear housing 5-pin BSUN Pandas.
We know this has done before, but numbers are small and we're here to bring it back with a few twists. We will be using BSUN's new 5 pin mold and we are opting for 63.5g springs which seems to be the most popular choice for building Holy Pandas. This will give you a 5 pin, translucent housing holy panda. Yes!!!!
We are waiting for BSUN to finalize the mold this week and will have samples made and shipped the week after. We are hoping to start this group buy late November.
New Irezumi Deskmats?
Again...WE HEAR YOU GUYS!! We have gotten so many inquiries about our Irezumi deskmat we dropped back in early September and whether we are going to be bringing it back, recoloring the original design, or doing another round and honestly it means a lot to hear that you guys truly enjoyed this first deskmat design of ours.
As stated above ^^ we will be doing an extras sale on the Irezumi deskmat. In addition to that, we will be dropping a new Irezumi collection. Working with the same artist, we are going to be releasing 3 different deskmat designs as apart of this new collection, and we think you guys will really, really enjoy it.
We plan on dropping this group buy AFTER all original Irezumi deskmat group buy orders have shipped and all extras have been sold. We will also be slowly dropping the designs in our #teaser section on Discord so definitely be on the look out for that!
Okay, so what's up with the "coming soon" and blurry :greenguy: image in #teasers on discord?
If it isn't clear already, yes we are in the process of making our own board. Yes, it is going to be absolutely sweet.
More details to come within the following weeks.
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This just about wraps it up for major project announcements, lets talk about some smaller projects we have in the works
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BKS65 PCB
We've mentioned this one before, but we've partnered with FJLabs to make a universal, tray mount 65% hotswap PCB. We definitely feel like there is a bit of a shortage in the 65% PCB lineup even though its a size that is getting increasingly popular each and every day (arrow key gang rise up).
The PCB will feature:
We are currently wrapping up prototype phase and hope to place an order on these boards soon.
Carrying Case
Our carrying case is almost done with manufacturing and will be shipped out within the next week. We will launch a preorder on this carrying case soon!
The case will be priced at $29.99.
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Well that just about wraps it up for this hell of an update. We hope you guys are excited as we are about everything cool we have planned from now till the end of the year. As always feel free to message us about anything on Discord.
Peace!
]]>We are happy to announce our first ever project collaboration with the founder of MechGroupBuys . Winter created this subreddit as well as a discord server in January of 2020 to help newcomers and enthusiasts keep track of the sheer amount of group buys that go live each month. After 10 months of posting group buys and wanting to run one, Winter has decided to collab with us to run his first group buy!
We present you...the Tropical Collection
Due to the current global pandemic, I know a majority of us are longing to travel so some relaxing and nice location. Because of this, we have decided to release this collection to help mimic our desires to be on a tropical island. In addition, we love the vibe of the tropical environment as well as the nature present in this setting.
We chose Pantone 17-4123 TPX and 16-5119 TPX to represent the greenish blue gradient found in beautiful tropical oceans; ours was specifically inspired by the color of the water found in Sharks Cove, Oahu. The pantone code 11-0601 TCX represents the seafoam along the edges of the waves
Our two deskmats, designed by the amazingly talented @meatsmoothies, feature a tropical-themed design primarily revolving around the Pantone colors we chose for the switch. The first deskmat features monstera leaves surrounding the borders with the ocean and sunset in the center. The second deskmat features a half cut coconut icon with a polka dot all over print.
Link to an imgur post of the deskmats as it can be hard to see in the preview above
We may get to admire the sheer beauty of the ocean on a tropical island but that may not be the case for future generations. We have decided to donate a portion of the proceeds to an Ocean Conversation organization called "Ocean Conservancy" to help maintain our oceans.
Switch specifications:
Deskmat Specifications:
Group buy information:
Thank you guys for your continued support and we hope you enjoy this collection as much as we did creating it!
]]>Yok Polar Panda
At this point all GB orders have been shipped; and we still have some extras left in stock! We decided to order quite a bit extra to leave in stock on the website but even then the stock has diminished quite a bit (2/3 sold over the weekend). Red Panda's sold out in one day in which was a huge surprise for us.
Thank you everyone for your support; without these Panda group buys and your support to Bolsa; we would not be where we are today.
Irezumi Deskmat
I was notified that production has finished and they are getting ready to ship the order to us. Shipping will take about 30 days so we are hoping to begin shipping these deskmats out sometime November.
We will be doing a small extras sale as soon as all group buy orders are fulfilled.
And due to the well received feedback on this design; we are doing another Irezumi deskmat that is currently being worked on as we speak. More details on this to come later this month.
Bride of Darkness Deskmat
BoD has officially finished and the order has been sent out to the manufacture already. Lead time is still expected to be about 60 days.
King of LA Deskmat - Homage to the LA Lakers winning the finals
This deskmat will be open for group buy Wednesday, 10/14 @ 12:00 PM PDT and will only be open for 72 hours, ending on Saturday 10/17 @ 12:00 PM PDT. We will donate a portion of the sales to the Mamba and Mambacita Foundation.
Other projects:
That wraps it up for this weeks updates. As always feel free to contact us on Discord for any inquiries regarding group buys, deskmats, and more.
Peace!
]]>Yok Polar Pandas
Good news, these will be arriving early this week! As soon as we get them we are going to do a full stock count then we will begin fulfilling orders. Expect to see GB orders beginning to ship out as early as this week if not early next week.
Yok Polar Panda Extras - Once all group buy orders are finished, we will do another stock count and then do an extras sale. Frequently check #updates-and-announcements on our Discord channel for when we will drop these.
Bride of Darkness Deskmat
This is the last week to join in on the GB for Bride of Darkness! The group buy ends at 12:00 PM PDT sharp on Friday, 10/9. Grab yours before its too late!
MechGroupBuy Collaboration Project
We are working on a large project in collaboration with MechGroupBuys. We hope to make a full announcement on this later this month, but get pumped as it is going to be exciting!
That will wrap it up for this week. We will have more exciting news as move along through the month.
]]>Short and quick update for you guys this week. China is on holiday from 10/1-10/8 so its going to be a real slow time for us storefront wise; but as always we're using this time to really focus on major projects we plan on dropping Q4.
Yok Polar Pandas
In my last update I had mentioned that BSUN was not able to make the cut off before the holiday, but I was told this past weekend that they were able to finish production and are sending the package out for fulfillment. However; from what I've heard most fulfillment centers are filled to the brim and are not guaranteeing packages to be sent out before the holiday starts so again there is no guarantee that the order will be shipped out before 10/1 but we can confirm that production is indeed going to be finished before then.
People have been asking if we will have extras like we did with the mint pandas. We should have more than enough to run a decent extras sale so be on the look out for that when all the GB orders are fulfilled.
Bride of Darkness Deskmat
BoD deskmat just dropped on Friday and is going to be running until 10/9! We have received a lot of strong support for our first artist collab deskmat and are very excited to continue working with you guys.
If any artist wants to collab with us definitely send us an email contact@bolsakeyboardsupply.com or PM us on Discord!
BKS Carrying Case
After numerous rounds of revisions and prototyping, production has finally started! Lead time is 30 days and shipping will probably be about another 30.
The case should fit most 60 and 65%'s but because we wanted the case form factor to be as small as possible while retaining the maximum level of protection; wider 65% cases such as the MatrixLab Noah and Discipline will not fit. The case will fit 65%'s sized up to a Savage65/Iron165.
Etc.
That will wrap it up for this weeks updates. October is going to be a big month with a LOT of big announcements so stay tuned!
]]>Yok Polar Panda
We received news that unfortunately BSUN may not be able to finish production before 9/30 so there will be a small delay. We are hoping that production will finish shortly after the holiday (10/1-10/8) and will make its way to us sometime mid October. As we get new production updates we will let you guys know.
Irezumi Deskmat
Production has already started but again, due to the holiday in China we may experience potential delays. Any new updates we get we will relay over to you guys.
New Products & Projects
Currently we have a few new products in the pipeline that we are working on. We are hoping to have these products ready within the upcoming months.
That wraps it up for this weeks project-focused update. Lots of stuff to get excited for (we have other projects that aren't even mentioned in this update) and we hope you guys are excited to see what we have coming out as we are to tell you guys about it.
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I had gotten notice from BSUN that they are trying to have the order shipped by 9/30 since they are on holiday from 10/1-10/8. That being said this is still not guaranteed and it is best to hope for the best but expect the worst. As soon as we receive the order we will do a stock count to ensure there aren't any errors and then begin fulfillment. More updates on fulfillment when we receive the order.
Irezumi Deskmat
We received tremendous support on the deskmat and it is our fastest item to sell out on the store to date. In terms of production we are waiting on our last samples which should come in this week; then production will start. Lead time is still set to be about 60 days from when the group buy ended and any updates we receive on our end will be posted on Discord.
BKS Carrying Case
Not much to update on this other than we are still waiting on our 3rd prototype which should be shipped to us this week. If the 3rd prototype is at our standard then we will begin production immediately and then launch pre-order (different from a group buy because production will already start by the time the pre-order starts). Production time is said to be about 30 days.
Plans for the upcoming weeks
We are working hard to constantly pump out new products for you guys to enjoy. Currently on the list we are working on a few things; details for each will roll out within the next few weeks-month.
Lastly, I want to mention again that we are looking to dive into the GB vendor space so again, if you guys have any cool ideas or products that you'd like to see become a reality we can definitely assist you with that! If you are interested feel free to send us a DM on Discord or send us an email at contact@bolsakeyboardsupply.com or send me a message on reddit u/cmsp914
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Yok Polar Panda GB
The polar panda group buy was an absolute success. We ended up selling a little over the 50k MOQ in less than 3 days. For comparison, the Yok Mint Panda GB took about 3 weeks to complete; so you can see how much Bolsa Keyboard Supply has grown since (especially in such a short amount of time). Its thanks to your guys' support and trust in us that we were able to conquer such a group buy in such a short amount of time.
We have already placed the order with BSUN, and its looking like the lead time is about 3-4 weeks. As soon as we get production updates we will definitely notify everyone.
Irezumi Deskmat
Our Irezumi deskmat got tons of fantastic feedback from users in our Discord, and it even made its way into discussion within other Discords as well which is unbelievable for us.
Samples from a few different manufactures should be arriving this week, in which we will be evaluating the quality amongst each deskmat manufacture. Once we have evaluated which manufacture looks the best, we will begin the group buy.
Group buy details are not fully set in stone, but it will be a limited group buy with around ~100 spots, give or take a few extra. Its our first deskmat group buy and we want to ensure that it goes smoothly, reducing any room for error, which is why the quantity is limited. More details to come within the following week.
BKS Carrying Case
We received our 2nd prototype, and unfortunately we still need to make a few more adjustments to make sure the case is up to our standards. Our manufacture is working on making these adjustments as we speak and should hopefully ship out our 3rd and final prototype within the next week or two. If this next prototype checks all the boxes for us, we will begin pre-order (NOT a group buy!)
Etc. news
This just about wraps it up for this weeks update. We will most likely post up another update within the next week or so regarding current projects, and maybe some new projects too. We'll see.
Thanks for the support everybody!
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Originally we were planning on doing a Holy Polar Panda variant but after consulting with our audience again we decided to switch the group buy back to regular Yok Polar Panda Switches!
These switches will be manufactured by BSUN, and will be run very similarly to how the Yok Mint Panda group buy was ran.
Information regarding the group buy:
And lastly, here are the switch specs:
We are so damn excited for this group buy and we hope you all are too!
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In Stock Products
Groupbuys
Projects
That wraps it up for this update. As always if you haven't joined our Discord please do so as that is where all updates will be posted up as soon as they come by.
Stay safe!
]]>I wanted to provide an update regarding the Yok Mint Panda GB that just ended last week.
Like I had mentioned before, I was planning on beating the original 45-60 day lead time to get these switches manufactured and I am happy to say that I have accomplished that. BSUN notified me that production has already finished and that they are packaging it and sending it to me, meaning I am hoping to receive the order by next week. Here are some teaser pics BSUN sent me the other day:
Fulfillment time is still up in the air. We're a small team preparing to ship out tens of thousands of individual switches to hundreds of different customers. As soon as we receive the package we will begin packaging and shipping.
With that also being said it would be a good time now to mention that we did indeed order extras that will be in stock and ready to ship out. These extras will go up on the website after all the GB orders have been fulfilled, and there will be a very small increase in price in comparison to the GB price.
That wraps up the Yok Mint Panda update, and now moving on to other misc. updates:
That wraps it up for this update. As always join our Discord for more frequent updates. Peace
]]>Yok Mint Panda GB is officially done! We reached a little bit over 100% MOQ and we couldn't have done it without you guys. We are already in coordination with BSUN getting the order ready as soon as possible so we can get these switches out to all of you guys. We will be pushing out consistent updates in the Discord regarding anything related to this GB.
As for new inventory, we are restocking KBD67 Hotswap foams this week as well as a small restock on GMK space bar foam. Switches and EPBT keycaps are still on the way as well but are goin' through snail mail so its definitely taking some time to show up but hopefully it will be here soon.
Lastly, we are still waiting to hear back on lube, so nothing new in that regards. Hopefully soon though!
That wraps up this update. Again if you guys haven't joined our Discord definitely do so to stay up to date with everything new here at Bolsa Keyboard Supply. Peace!
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