Bad Stamps!
Good afternoon, lovelies!
We figured out why nobody's been receiving their goodies from Fiend (re: the stickers, keychains, pins, etc.)!
Apparently, some asshole sold Fiend a big bundle o' stamps that turned out to be fake. And rather than, I dunno, let us know, USPS just chucked the mail. Or at least, chucked most of it. Some of you still got the envelopes with "fake" written over the stamp and let us know, and from there we were able to figure it out. So thanks for that.
New stamps are incoming, which means people should resume getting their goodies. We'll figure out how to get you the backlog...later. Once we're sure the new stamps actually do their job.
We're still switching to UPS because they're a bit more reliable at the moment, as well as saving tracking numbers long-term for if this does go wrong.
I give Fiend the updated spreadsheet of patrons tomorrow, so if you want the cute "Rethu blep" design, make sure you're in the appropriate tier by May 3rd, 2026.
Comments (19)
Glad y’all were able to figure it out but wow that is such a shitty situations I finally got a Rethu pin and sticker today ❤️ also a cute little mushroom sticker which made my day
D'oh, I just signed up today, and it looks like I will miss this months derpy Rethu. :(
I thought I must have misunderstood when I would be getting my stickers! I was sure I signed up before the cutoff date but haven't received anything at all yet and I was so disappointed.
I just noticed I only got my goodies like twice😅. Hopefully, the issue is fixed now and UPS proves to be a better mail carrier than USPS🙏
I've been the highest tier member and have never received anything. Not sure why. I know my payment is coming up but I need to pause it for a month checked my address and its correct . Thank you for the update I hope this gets fixed I love your works and support you fully
Thank you for the update. I got my first batch of stickers in November and then nothing else. I had forgotten they were supposed to be monthly. I am looking forward to getting rethinking!
As a postal employee please do not give up on Usps we are not government funded. I don't know where said person purchased the fake stamps but had they been purchased from usps it would have been legitimate stamps.
Counterfeit stamps? Who would have expected that? I've never bought stamps from anywhere but the post office, so...
How will this effect international peoples
We'll probably continue with the plan to ship international bundles YEARLY, just because...oof, ouch, owie, my wallet.
It might be a good idea to inform USPS what happened to try and get out ahead of any fraud investigation
USPS has been the bane of my existence for the longest time now and that's without running a small business 🥴🫠
I can't agree with you more. Moved to a small town from an even smaller one after a fire leveled everything. This post office is only open half the time and not on Saturdays. Goddess forbed they do their job without complaining as well.
Hope I get my rethu blep been in the dark lord tier since November and all Ixve gotten was the tote mug and sticker shipped by patreon itself
I got one package with a fake but everything else was lost. And I only just got it yesterday. Not even the Keychain, just prints, bookmarks, and stickers. Not sure which month even.
Hello US postal mechanic here. Under 18 U.S.C. § 501 fake postage is considered a form of fraud, and labels the parcels as “abandoned”. The packages will either be seized to turn over to postal inspectors or be disposed of to avoid scammers (in your case it was purely accidental) from reusing the faked stamps. I know this doesn’t make things any better for your or the patrons that have lost time, materials or money in this incident but I hope it sheds a little light on why USPS did what they did.
That has to be the most disgusting thing I have heard about the postal service. Throwing out the mail instead of just returning to sender with a note. That's thousands of dollars wasted in materials and time. Not to mention cranky people and stress.
That is very frustrating and annoying that they would throw them out instead of returning with a note saying improper postage.
That’s so frustrating, I’m sorry. 😞