A New Note on Billy
I just talked to Patch Together about the status of our little AWOL squid toy. 
They told me the squids would be leaving the factory in September, which sounds awesome, but I will believe it when I see it.
But I thought now would be a good time to talk about the weird situation we have here. The way patch together set up the ordering is that you preorder, give them your credit card information and then they would hold that number and bill you when the toy ships. Pretty standard. This means that no one has been billed for their Billy yet (thankfully, because if they had charged people for these toys and then not delivered, you can bet I’d be making an angry ass of myself over it). Which brings us to the next thing that I am assuming will be a total disaster. My experience with online shopping carts is that they can only hold on to a credit card number for billing purposes for up to 90 days. Since it has been WELL OVER 90 days since the squids went on sale, I seriously doubt that Patch Together will have the ability to actually bill ANYONE for these orders.
Which means when the squids finally do arrive, you’ll have to reorder it. Most likely. This is just my educated prediction, but given the way this whole thing has gone, I’m pretty confident that this, too, will go wrong.
And I want to apologize for it! I had no idea this would be such a cluster. People use Patch Together all the time, seemingly without this kind of issue. We just had a lot of orders and were their first vinyl toy, and I think everything that could go wrong totally WENT WRONG.
I just want to let you guys know that I super appreciate your patience and support on this deal. Thanks for being so awesome.
*high fives*
oh yeah! And if you did order your squid from me, and have already paid for it via the webcomic bucket store, and you are sick and tired of waiting for your squid, just let me know and I’ll get you a refund. I don’t want anyone to be unhappy, and especially not our loyal readers.
484 | Outta My Way
Poor Holly. : ( But good on Reona for getting in there. Having a psychic projection force-field might come in very handy in the future.
NEWS: I’m working on plastic charms! You can see the sketches here and more info on them soon!
483 | Here Comes Trouble
You wouldn’t like her when she’s angry.
Update: Oh, by the way. Zap! is now on facebook. Like us and share us with your friends! If you’re not into RSS feeds or Twitter, it’s a great way to keep up to date with the comic and connect with other fans.
482 | Friend of a Friend
This page updated automatically while I’m AFK hanging out with friends who are in town for the weekend. Isn’t technology amazing? I am typing this message to you from the past!!
As for the page, how many of you knew it all along? :)
UPDATE: Okay. Way too many people were confused about what is going on, so I edited the page a little to make things more clear. Hope this helps!
481 | The Aquarians
Oh, THERE they are.
I swear, in my head I always have a million clever things to say to you guys and then it comes time to putting up the page and I forget every last one of them.
HEY WOAH! I totally just remembered what I was supposed to tell you about this page. Now that you’ve seen it, go back and take a look at this one. :3
Character Toy Poll
Hey, if you are bored, why not take this informal poll about what character you would like to see as a toy.
480 | A Promise Kept
Zap is a man of his word.
This is My Dog Lucy on a Zap! Banner
This is my dog Lucy. I got her about six months ago after someone abandoned her (OMG, WTF?!) at my brother’s house. They actually tied her to the bumper of his truck in the middle of the night. Anyway, it turns out those people were total asschumps because Lucy is in fact the greatest dog of all time. We have a game where I yell “It’s lava, Lucy!” and then we jump back and forth between the living room and dining room rugs without touching the hardwood floors. She’s pretty great.
Anyway, I wanted to get her opinion on the new Zap! banner I had made. She thought it was all right.
Billy the Squid Update >:(
After not hearing an update on the squids for a couple of weeks I contacted Patch Together. I just got a response.
I’m none too pleased.
We had some problems with our vinyl production and we have switched to another factory. All vinyl production have been postponed. We are hoping to have everything sorted out soon.
Calle smash.
479 | Protect
What is the meaning of this!? XD