After a couple of months of frustration, we finally had a great week:) All Kickstarter and website pre-order Stagg EKG+ units were successfully assembled and tested. Each and every unit produced was connected to BlueTooth and each unit was brought to a boil to confirm functionality. In addition, we hired an independent third party testing agency to randomly sample a subset of units and the agency provided our team with a pre-shipment inspection report. Everything is looking good.
What’s next?
Yesterday the Stagg EKG+ units were loaded into a 40′ sea container at our factory and the container was transported via semi-truck to the loading area for the shipping container. The ship was set to sail on February 11th with an estimated arrival date of March 9th at the Port of Oakland. We can’t tell you how relieved we are to get these units our before Chinese New Year. Our factory shuts down today and won’t be operational again until early March!
Once the units arrive in Oakland we’ll schedule a pick-up and deliver to our warehouse in Oakland, California. Typically, we are able to pick-up a container a couple days after arrival. As soon as we get the units into our warehouse we’ll start the shipping process out to you! We’ve already purchased shipping boxes and supplies in advance. So, this means the first packages will be shipped out the week of March 12th (or 1-2 days after we are able to pull the container). Obviously things can happen that would delay this date (i.e., customs flagging the container for inspection), but we’re optimistic we can stick to this schedule.
All of use here can’t wait to deliver Stagg EKG+ to all of you — our backers and early supporters. Thank you for patiently waiting…. we’re confident the wait will be worth it!
Jake and the Fellow Team