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mifold - the Grab-and-Go Booster seat

Created by Jon Sumroy

10x Smaller & Just as Safe. The most advanced, compact and portable booster seat ever invented.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Tue Jul 5 '16 Announcement
almost 8 years ago – Tue, Jul 05, 2016 at 02:35:43 PM

Dear mifold backers,
 
Following the announcement of our EU certification news, we have an updated shipment timetable, separated into 5 geographical categories: EU, Asia, USA, Canada, and Rest of the World.
 
The following is relevant to anyone who pre-ordered a mifold Grab-and-Go booster seat through June 30, 2016. For post-June 30th orders, deliveries are planned for September.


You can also find this info here: mifold.com/indiegogo-shipping-update


Locate your region below - these correspond with expected dates (abbreviated):

  • MFD = “product manufactured by” date
  • SHP = “processing by local shipping agents” date
  • ARR = “arriving in country” date    
  • EXP = the date when you can expect to have received your tracking numbers via email

 

EU

  • MFD July 15 
  • SHP Week of July 25 
  • ARR Week of August 1
  • EXP Week of August 8 - Should be within 1 week of receiving the tracking number via email. May be longer depending on the final country.

 

Asia

  • MFD July 15
  • SHP Week of July 22
  • ARR Week of July 25
  • EXP Week of August 1 - Should be within 1 week of receiving the tracking number via email. May be longer depending on the final country.

 

USA #1 (Sept - Dec 2015 orders + exceptions*)

  • MFD COMPLETE 
  • SHP COMPLETE 
  • ARR July 5
  • EXP July 8 - Should be within 1 week of receiving the tracking number via email.

*Orders placed between January 2016 and March 2016 are included in shipment if the BackerKit survey was answered early and the color choice was available.

 

USA #2 (Jan - Mar 2016 orders + exceptions**)

  • MFD COMPLETE
  • SHP July 14
  • ARR August 8
  • EXP August 12 - Should be within 1 week of receiving the tracking number via email.

**Some orders placed before January 2016 are included in shipment if the BackerKit survey was answered late or if there was a credit card payment problem.

 

USA #3 (Mar - June 2016 orders) 

  • MFD July 11
  • SHP Week of July 25
  • ARR Week of August 15
  • EXP Week of August 22 - Should be within 1 week of receiving the tracking number via email.

 

Canada 
We have made significant progress and are now working with our local distribution partner to finalise the regulatory approval. Unfortunately, we do not have further details to provide. Rest assured we will update you as soon as we can.


Rest of World

  • MFD July 15
  • SHP Week of July 25
  • ARR Week of August 1
  • EXP Week of August 8 - Should be within 1 week of receiving the tracking number (via email). May be longer depending on the final country.

 

This is the most up-to-date information available (view here). We will send further updates should anything change.


Best regards, 
Jon S

Tue Jun 28 '16 Announcement
almost 8 years ago – Tue, Jun 28, 2016 at 08:06:39 AM

Hey there, mifold backers,

This is an interim update for our European and Rest of World customers, ahead of our regular monthly update.

mifold Granted EU Regulatory Approval

We have some great news for you – having waited patiently for over 4 months, we have now been granted full European Union regulatory approval! We're delighted to receive this at last, as we successfully completed all the regulatory crash tests several months ago. With this approval confirmed, we can now proceed with shipping the orders for Europe and for the Rest of World. 

Next Steps

We are immediately finalising the assembly of the mifold Grab-and-Go booster seats and adding the unique regulatory approval stickers. We expect this to be completed by mid July after which we will begin shipping.

Timings

We understand that accurate timings are important to you (and that vague statements can be frustrating).  Our supply chain and logistics team is now working on the shipping details for the remaining Indiegogo orders. On Tuesday, July 5th we will publish details of the expected shipping dates.

Best regards,
 
Team mifold
www.mifold.com

Thu Jun 9 '16 Announcement
almost 8 years ago – Thu, Jun 09, 2016 at 11:45:10 PM

Hello mifold backers, this is Jon again,

This is one of a two-part update with details on shipment status.

Currently Shipping 20,000+ mifold Seats

Post your photos, videos and reviews online; tag with the hashtag #mifold. There are now 15,000 mifold seats with children and caregivers (and another 6,000 on the way) the response has been overwhelmingly positive, thank you!

Shipping Update for the USA

As we communicated in last month’s update, all US customers  that ordered between July 14 and Sept 11, 2015 have now received their orders. If you haven't it could be because 1) you have still not completed your questionnaire on Backerkit, 2) you only very recently completed it, 3) your shipping address in Backerkit has errors (log in to check), or 4) your credit card was declined. Please check your email spam folder for a message from Backerkit.

The next batch of US mifold seats are manufactured and are on their way. They will arrive at the USPS facilities in early July, at which point the US Postal Service will issue your tracking numbers and deliver your orders.

Shipping Update for the EU and Rest of the World

Simply put, the government regulators in Europe have never seen a product so “unique and innovative” in design, and as a result, are going through a much longer process to regulate it. We are just as frustrated as many of our friends, family, and supporters who wanted mifold seats for their travels.

We submitted a full dossier to the European regulators earlier this year, including the crash test data that meets or exceeds the regulatory standards. While the process is normally quick (only a few weeks), we heard it could take up to two months. We couldn’t anticipate that we would be waiting nearly FOUR months (and counting!).  We've been issued a registration number and the first of two approval certificates in early May; unfortunately we are still waiting for the second one to arrive. We are in contact with the regulators daily and have met with them again this week.

At the end of the day, we are at the mercy of a governmental regulatory process and we have to be patient.

Check Backerkit and the Indiegogo Update Page First

Please check Backerkit for your shipping status, and then check Indiegogo for the latest mifold update, before emailing our team. We won’t have any further information about your order beyond what is posted there. We will let you know as soon as your's ships.

As always, thank you for your patience and support.

Sincerely,

Jon and the mifold Team

Thu Jun 9 '16 Announcement
almost 8 years ago – Thu, Jun 09, 2016 at 11:30:28 PM

Hello mifold backers, this is Jon from mifold,

This is one of a two-part update.

Thank you for being a part of this journey to create the mifold Grab-and-Go booster seat. Before we report on shipment status, we have a few ground rules for being a part of the mifold community:

Treat Our Customer Service Team Kindly

Please, we are asking you as humans with feelings, be patient and kind with your messages. Carmel and Rachel answer every single email, comment, and tweet. We are lucky to have such lovely people on our team, and we want to make sure to encourage the mifold community to be supportive of our small team. If you write, a simple “thank you” is enough to brighten their day.

Check Backerkit and the Indiegogo Update Page First

Please check Backerkit for your shipping status, and then check Indiegogo for the latest mifold update, before emailing our team. We won’t have any further information about your order beyond what is posted there. We will let you know as soon as your order ships.

We Publish Monthly Updates Here, on Indiegogo

We have had a number of new individuals joining our community lately, so this is a reminder on our frequency of updates. We produce monthly updates on the development and shipping of mifold, linked here to our Indiegogo Page, and will continue to do so as new information comes in. Our Facebook Page is also an excellent resource for the latest updates, and I’m personally producing video content to help answer FAQs, so please subscribe to our YouTube channel.

Revolutionary Change Takes Time

Please know this - by pre-ordering mifold, you are changing the car seat industry as we know it. We expected pushback from the “bigger guys,” and we are slowly winning out. Have faith in us - we are advocating on your behalf and on behalf of parents and caregivers everywhere who are tired of being forced to carry around bulky booster seats when they travel. By remaining committed to our cause, you are proof that this revolutionary safety system will become the norm across the world.

Sincerely,

Jon and the mifold Team

www.mifold.com

Tue May 24 '16 Announcement
almost 8 years ago – Tue, May 24, 2016 at 10:34:13 AM

Hey, mifold backer!

Guess what? We’re pleased to announce that the first mifold booster seats are delivered and in the hands of our very first backers!

WATCH MIFOLD’S JOURNEY FROM PRODUCTION TO OUR FIRST BACKERS’ HANDS:


That’s right! We’ve shipped to our first backers. If you have received yours, we would love it if you would tweet a picture with the hashtag #mifold or post a picture on our Facebook page.

We also want to know your initial feedback on your mifold Grab-and-Go Booster Seat - do you love it? How does your child feel? How many times do you imagine you’ll use it per month?  What is the best feature for you? What would you like us to add or change to mifold? We want to know! So, email us at [email protected] or leave us a comment on Facebook. Our team is listening and we want to make sure your mifold experience is amazing.

If you haven’t gotten your tracking information just yet, don’t fret – we’re rolling out more shipments and our support team is diligently confirming everyone’s orders. Your order hasn’t slipped through the cracks--we promise! If you have any questions or concerns about your order, please send us an email at [email protected]!  If you want to know when you will receive your mifold check our previous Indiegogo update.

In the meantime, check out this great Kickstarter project from our friends at miggo. This is the same team that helped design your custom mifold designer bags! We like them a lot and know you will too:

Meet Pictar by miggo - Only Two Days Left! Pictar is a powerful gadget that easily connects to any iPhone to enhance your phone’s camera.

It provides a safer and more comfortable grip and unmatched control over the iPhone's camera features, making your iPhone feel like a real camera and shoot like a real camera. Pictar comes with five user programmable buttons for unmatched control, revolutionary high-frequency dual-tone OS, and much more! Be sure to head to the Pictar page to learn more.

We recommend using Pictar to take those fantastic first photos of your child and mifold!
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Thanks again!
Team mifold
www.mifold.com

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