crankbunny animation and paper toy products

  1. ...work falls under* holidayclosedshopnewseggnogclementinesfragileshop local

    Etsy shop closed Dec 18 - Jan 2, Regular shop open

    The holiday online shopping season is winding down around here! Get out that egg-nog! Go buy a box of clementines! Christmas Story marathon!

    Below are some dates to consider…

    Crankbunny Etsy Shop will be closed Dec 18th to Jan 2nd.
    All Etsy orders placed before December 18th will ship by December 19th.

    Regular Online Crankbunny Shop will stay open and ship as usual. Last day to place an order to arrive by December 24th is December 18th. All orders placed AFTER December 18th will not arrive by December 24th. Click here to place an order.

    But seriously folks, after December 18th - Shop local for all your last minute holiday gifts. Just like in the good ol’days.

    FRAGILE!

     
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  2. ...work falls under* shippingdatesholidayinternationalusnewsshop

    Ordering for Xmas delivery *shop update

    This is a quick - tiny follow up post for all those starting to ask the question that is running through my shipping elves ears repeatedly…

    Question : If I order today - will it arrive in time for xmas?

    Answer for orders shipping within the US :
    Cut off day is December 15th for orders without a shipping upgrade.
    After December 15th - you will need to upgrade to Priority Mail or Express Mail.
    Cut off day for Priority Mail Domestic USA is Dec 17th.
    Cut off day for Express Mail Domestic USA is Dec 18th.

    Answers for orders shipping outside the US:
    Cut off day was December 5th (but orders placed by December 11th might arrive in time). Any orders placed after December 11th will most likely not arrive in time. You will need to upgrade to Priority Mail or Express Mail shipping. The shop can not guarantee delivery on a certain date for any international orders.
    Cut off day for Priority Mail International is Dec 12th.
    Cut off day for Express Mail International is Dec 15th.

    Question : How do I upgrade my shipping?
    Easy! Place an order HERE and during check out you can choose Priority or Express Mail. Feel free to use the coupon code “ANTLERMITTENS” for a discount. This coupon will only work HERE and not through Etsy.

     
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  3. ...work falls under* shoprandommusicworklate nightsinspiration

    what do i listen to while working at night? sometimes this. loudly.
    i only like this live version, the recorded is slower.


     
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  4. ...work falls under* shopnewsnewsletterwinter2012coupondecoratestretchy pantspielots of pie

    Winter 2012 Newsletter is out!

    Holidays + Family + Friends +Cooked Meat + Crankbunny Newsletter + Pie = Stretchy Pants

    Check out the newsletter the winter went out yesterday with tons of gift, decoration, holiday card ideas and a coupon code that will help flex that gift power a bit — Click here!

    The holidays have officially started around here. Tons of pie eating, weather is chilly (even down south and I still stubbornly wearing shorts), and time to start breaking out those obnoxious sweaters and stretchy pants.

     
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  5. ...work falls under* shopnewsupdatelet's party

    Back to normal?!! Getting there! There is that expression “Don’t let the door hit you on the ass on your way out!” and that is what one might consider what happen to me when I left NYC at the beginning of November. Orders and the huge move was delayed for a week because of Hurricane Sandy. Actually, the last few days in NYC weren’t so bad (got to visit, see, eat and laugh big one last time) - BUT - at that point I think I just surrendered to being totally exhausted, unwashed and functioning at 20% of my usual neurotic capacity. The above scary photo is of the first few hours of unpacking after getting off a plane from NY! All the shop has been finally delivered by Fedex (UPS? No thanks!) and unpacked all nicely into a temporary work space for the winter. So - let’s get this party started! **All orders placed between October 31 through November 13th have been shipped out! An email was sent out with each shipped order with all the shipping details. Please look in your trash / spam folder of the email account you checked out with if you are a customer going “Huhhhh, Where is my email?”. **Still catching up with some few remaining email and shop to-dos - but want to thank everyone for their patience!

    Back to normal?!! Getting there!

    There is that expression “Don’t let the door hit you on the ass on your way out!” and that is what one might consider what happen to me when I left NYC at the beginning of November. Orders and the huge move was delayed for a week because of Hurricane Sandy. Actually, the last few days in NYC weren’t so bad (got to visit, see, eat and laugh big one last time) - BUT - at that point I think I just surrendered to being totally exhausted, unwashed and functioning at 20% of my usual neurotic capacity.

    The above scary photo is of the first few hours of unpacking after getting off a plane from NY! All the shop has been finally delivered by Fedex (UPS? No thanks!) and unpacked all nicely into a temporary work space for the winter. So - let’s get this party started!

    **All orders placed between October 31 through November 13th have been shipped out! An email was sent out with each shipped order with all the shipping details. Please look in your trash / spam folder of the email account you checked out with if you are a customer going “Huhhhh, Where is my email?”.

    **Still catching up with some few remaining email and shop to-dos - but want to thank everyone for their patience!

     
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  6. ...work falls under* hurricanesandynewsshopbroken recordshipping delaysorderspatience

    Another Hurricane Sandy update *aka*Where is my order? or Why hasn’t my order arrived? Hurricane Sandy effects on the NY and NJ area started on October 28th. As you’ve seen on the news - this hurricane has affected many families and businesses. We happen to be based in lower Manhattan in NYC. We and other surrounding businesses were without power, water, heat, and cell reception for 5 days - not to mention the gas shortage that occured. Trucks and delivery vans weren’t able to run their usual routes. The post office we use which is a block away was also affected and they were locked up for an entire week. No mail left or was received in that station since Sunday before Hurricane Sandy hit the Northeast. They are still dealing with a backlog of a weeks worth of mail. Therefore there might be a delay in packages shipped out right before. Please be patient and thank you for understanding. US orders*You have a tracking number - Please use it to track your package. *An email was sent out with this tracking information. If you did not receive it - please check your trash or spam folder. If it is an etsy order, check your purchases area for the tracking information. International orders *There is no tracking for international orders. *Orders usually take 7 to 10 business days to arrive, but might take longer because of the hurricane and customs procedures which is out of our control. ALL Orders placed before October 31st have been shipped out. ALL Orders placed on October 31st and after will start shipping out November 14th from Florida. **The photo above is my neighborhood bar Percy’s Tavern which ran a generator after the storm for days so everyone in the neighborhood could charge their phones and flashlights (everyone would walk uptown to then use their phones). It was taken at night with a fancy camera that has infared (that came in handy for 5 days at night). Percy’s used the generators also to light the intersection at night and give some safety to the corner. They did this for free and it was greatly appreciated considered once the sun went down the entire neighborhood was pitch black. I feel extremely grateful that our neighborhood has power again - but my thoughts are still with those who still don’t have power or have lost their homes.

    Another Hurricane Sandy update
    *aka*
    Where is my order? or Why hasn’t my order arrived?

    Hurricane Sandy effects on the NY and NJ area started on October 28th. As you’ve seen on the news - this hurricane has affected many families and businesses.

    We happen to be based in lower Manhattan in NYC. We and other surrounding businesses were without power, water, heat, and cell reception for 5 days - not to mention the gas shortage that occured. Trucks and delivery vans weren’t able to run their usual routes. The post office we use which is a block away was also affected and they were locked up for an entire week. No mail left or was received in that station since Sunday before Hurricane Sandy hit the Northeast. They are still dealing with a backlog of a weeks worth of mail. Therefore there might be a delay in packages shipped out right before.

    Please be patient and thank you for understanding.

    US orders
    *You have a tracking number - Please use it to track your package.
    *An email was sent out with this tracking information. If you did not receive it - please check your trash or spam folder. If it is an etsy order, check your purchases area for the tracking information.

    International orders
    *There is no tracking for international orders.
    *Orders usually take 7 to 10 business days to arrive, but might take longer because of the hurricane and customs procedures which is out of our control.

    ALL Orders placed before October 31st have been shipped out.

    ALL Orders placed on October 31st and after will start shipping out November 14th from Florida.

    **The photo above is my neighborhood bar Percy’s Tavern which ran a generator after the storm for days so everyone in the neighborhood could charge their phones and flashlights (everyone would walk uptown to then use their phones). It was taken at night with a fancy camera that has infared (that came in handy for 5 days at night). Percy’s used the generators also to light the intersection at night and give some safety to the corner. They did this for free and it was greatly appreciated considered once the sun went down the entire neighborhood was pitch black. I feel extremely grateful that our neighborhood has power again - but my thoughts are still with those who still don’t have power or have lost their homes.

     
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  7. ...work falls under* hurricanesandyno powerupdatenewsshop

    Another Hurricane Sandy update*

    Am currently dealing with the power outage, no water, no cell situation in lower NYC because of Hurricane Sandy. Some orders have been cancelled (the ones that have not been given to the post office yet).

    Post office in the lower NYC area that is used is currently locked down ( I live down the street and some workers have still showed up in the morning… but they don’t have power to open their truck gates.) No mail has left / been received in that station since Sunday before Hurricane Sandy hit the Northeast. Therefore there might be a delay in packages shipped out right before.

    Fingers crossed that power comes back to the neighborhood (east village, nyc) on Saturday night. There are tons of folks (including myself) living there still, waiting, and pitching out to help others in the neighborhood.

     
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  8. ...work falls under* shophurricanenycsandyordersupdateuspsnews

    Hurricane Sandy & Shop Orders

    ** Hurricane shipping delay information below **

    Hurricane Sandy is expected to swirl into the Northeast USA Monday late afternoon October 29th. In the event the storm causes power failure and flooding in NYC because - all orders will be posted in the mail as soon as it is safe to do so.

    I’ve gone through my share of hurricanes growing up in Florida so the storm isn’t a huge deal. It is though a matter of waiting to see where it goes (totally up to the storm) and dealing with the damage afterwards. Storm damage can effect shipping mail service with USPS. Planes and trucks will NOT travel through dangerous weather. Power outages do not allow packages to be processed. Please keep this in mind when placing an order and WAITING for your order to arrive.

    Again because of the big upcoming move (read about it here) — All orders submitted before October 31st will go out as planned November 1st also. It’s expected that the post office should be open by then.

     
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  9. ...work falls under* shopnewswholesaleaccountspajamas

    Own a greeting card or gift boutique?

    Carrying the Crankbunny cards, paper toys and lovely goodies has been made SUPER easy. The old caveman days of going through a line-sheet, getting an invoice placed and all the ping-pong of emailing + phone calls placed are GONE.

    All wholesale orders can now be placed online in the comfort of your business pajamas at http://shop.crankbunny.com.

    To access the wholesale section of the Crankbunny store - contact wholesale@crankbunny.com. Your wholesale account will be setup and you will receive a special login to access that wholesale portion of the online store.

    Please remember:
    Wholesale is only for: physical store or businesses (no online stores)
    There is 100$ minimum
    Each wholesale order has a production time of 5 business days.

    With access to the wholesale section - you will be able to browse all the available products, choose envelope colors, packaging features, setup up custom messages, get shipping cost estimates and safely pay for your order.

     
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  10. ...work falls under* movingnycgoodbyeshopnewsnovember

    Crankbunny is moving!
    Enjoy the moving sale coupon code
    “FUNKYFALLMONKEY” for 15% off your order
    ** Coupon code is for the Crankbunny Online Store **
    ** Will not work on Etsy **

    From November 1st to November 13th - the shop will be unable to ship any orders. I will be packing everything (TONS of paper, equipment, essential junk) and leaving NYC permanently. It is a huge move for me, both physically and emotionally. It is something I feel both sadness and excitement about!

    ——-

    SO - Please READ CAREFULLY!

    **Any orders placed between Halloween and November 13th - will be shipped AFTER November 13th.

    **ALL orders placed before Halloween WILL SHIP by November 1st.

    **Orders ship from NYC, USA BEFORE November 1st.

    **Orders ship from Florida, USA AFTER November 13th.

    **Orders typically take 3 to 4 days to arrive in the USA through USPS using the First Class Regular rate.

    **Orders typically take 7 to 10 days to arrive in most international countries outside the USA — though sometimes this period of shipping time is longer based on customs procedures. Please be patient. There is no tracking for international packages.

    Feel free to contact me with any concerns and I will try my best to respond during that time with any answers.

    ——-

    I could sit here for hours by type out a gazillion words of why and giving you my personal history with this big crazy city, but I’m gonna skip it. Even though I’m leaving, it’s safe to say I’m a New Yorker (going on 12+ years folks) and will always be one. New York City: the more things change the more they stay the same

    The video clip is one of my favorite films “Manhattan Murder Mystery” by Woody Allen. The introduction uses Bobby Short’s version of Cole Porters “I Happen to like New York” ( a song I love to sing in the shower - you should try it ).


     
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