Don't want to wait any longer..

[altmann]

Thanks to everyone for their kind answers. It's really interesting to see other peoples opinion on this topic.

I think the biggest problem (at least for me) was that every now and then a "release date" has been sent that couldn't be met.
I have spent some money the last couple of years on crowd-funding campaigns, with the experience, that many projects can't be done in the estimated time. I am totally fine with that. Most of the people gathering money this way have never dealt with "customer relations" in the past, so they make mistakes.

If a date can't be met, it's okay to say so. Even having the guts to say "fine, many problems we didn't think of occured over time, we can't give you an estimated date when it's done" would be welcome.
But what annoys me a little about the peachy printer is that there have been a dozen of times where it was posted that "it is sooooo close on shipping and we ship in xxx weeks/until xxx months/ in the beginning/in the end of year xxx". I read every update and understand that there are problems that no one could think of in the beginning. But after giving three, four release-dates that couldn't be met, they did the mistake of setting communicating a new time period again and again.

So, this time it's said: "people will receive (..) over the coming months". This would be totally okay with me if it can be met. But it would be a pity if we will be once again disappointed..

To make things short: I am just asking for a realistic release date. After more than two years waiting, I don't care about one or two more months. But don't say 1-2 months if you can't met it. If it's realistic, just say: "by the end of 2016 every funder will have their kit". At least for me that would sound more honest.

[Anuvin]

To make things short: I am just asking for a realistic release date. After more than two years waiting, I don't care about one or two more months. But don't say 1-2 months if you can't met it. If it's realistic, just say: "by the end of 2016 every funder will have their kit". At least for me that would sound more honest.

I suspect that there are a lot of backers out there who are not pleased with the way things have turned out, and that folks here are going to be the most supportive, being perhaps the most excited about the project. Crowdfunding is all about excitement and hope, but the terrible thing is that the other side of the coin has equal parts disappointment and anxiety.

I understand how you feel. It wasn't fun getting excited time and again just to have nothing show up in the mailbox. But, as they say, good things come to those that wait.

As for a realistic date, the last update says shipping is to begin this month. I presume that the shipping would then follow along with the original Kickstarter plan. I would guess that everyone will have a printer by summer! 2016 will be the year of the Peachy, I think. My hopes are up again and I really do believe that this time, there will be no disappointment.

[Compro01]

As for a realistic date, the last update says shipping is to begin this month.

I can give you a tripwire on that. I'm one of the 10 V1 beta testers mentioned in the last update, so I can inform you guys when mine ships.

Barring one of us funding something major wrong with the hardware or instructions, mass shipping should be fairly imminent when we get our kits.

[Chayat]

I can give you a tripwire on that. I'm one of the 10 V1 beta testers mentioned in the last update, so I can inform you guys when mine ships.

So am I.

I plan on documenting my build and first prints on youtube. I have something built already that I -think- is going to be an interesting twist on a dripper mechanism.

[Synchron]

Me too. So we know 5 out of 10
Until now i have nothing prepared. I wait for the printer and hope that i will get it run...
I am from Germany and i want to create a little blog in german language about my steps. Hopefully i make a lot of mistakes, so no other one had to do them

[jontelling]

Me too. So we know 5 out of 10
Until now i have nothing prepared. I wait for the printer and hope that i will get it run...
I am from Germany and i want to create a little blog in german language about my steps. Hopefully i make a lot of mistakes, so no other one had to do them

I make 6/10, but I've not yet been told the printer is shipped.

[perfessor101]

I have my peachy printer assembled and ready for calibration

Instruction video is much easier to watch on a computer or laptop than tablet

I watched in HD and adjusted video speed as needed

So #7?