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FixIts | Mouldable eco-plastic, for when you're in a Fix

Created by FixIts

FixIts are compostable mouldable plastic sticks for quick, reusable & strong DIY fixes. For your tech, home, garden and more!

Latest Updates from Our Project:

FixIts Spring Update
almost 4 years ago – Tue, Apr 28, 2020 at 06:23:27 PM

Not quite the entry into 2020 we were all hoping for. The challenging start to the year has provided us all with many changes and uncertainly. Not just for individuals but many small businesses like ourselves. But, we're not going to stop spreading our repair message, especially when it's tougher than ever to replace things that break in your home!

And yes, we've been quiet for quite some time I hear you thinking. We've been busy dusting away our digital cobwebs and completely updating our branding, communication, website and more. Check it out here! We hope you like it!

In this update you can check out our latest blog post about being featured on the BBC's "The customer is always right"; how to make your very own Monkey Fist Knot charging cable (a la Native Union); and the latest additions to our online store.

Also! If you're a stockist or interested in being one, we've waived our MOQ for the time being. Get in touch here to find out more.

We're going to be on TV

FixIts will be making it national TV debut in the UK on BBC One's The Customer Is Always Right!

You can watch it this Friday (1st of May at 15:45). We're super excited about this and hope that we'll have many new fixers saving their products from ending up in the bin because of it. Until then, you can read co-founder Forrest's account of how and what happened behind-the-scenes by clicking the link here. And, if you happen to miss the live showing, you can always watch it on BBC iPlayer. The link is at the bottom of the blog post.

Learn how to make your own weighted knot charging cable using half a stick of FixIts!

Fed up with your cable falling down the back of your desk, down the side of your bed, or just playing hide and seek with you? Well we have the solution for you, with half a stick of FixIts and charging cable you can make your very own knotted cable.

Stays where you put it, easy to find and looks great! Read how to make one yourself here!

For the Big Fix and the Little Fix!

FixIts are now available as single sticks or as an 8 pack, in addition to our existing 3 pack. Whether you just want to explore using a new colour or need more for a big project, there's a Fix for you.

For all UK residents shipping is now free on all orders over £15 for the during of the COVID-19 lockdown. Get them whilst their fresh off the press to help a multitude of small UK businesses who are part of our supply chain.

Share your Fix with us!

We're always looking for new ways to use FixIts, but we certainly don't have a monopoly on great ideas. So, If you've fixed, made or modified with FixIts, we'd love to see it. Maybe we'll even share it on our social media and newsletters for that sweet sweet bragging rights!

Tag us, message or email us and show us what you've got! And whilst you're at it, don't forget to follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. For all the latest FixIts info sign up to our newsletter which you can find at the bottom of our website just above the footer.

Until our next update, stay safe and stay indoors!

The team at FixIts

Get 30% off your next order with KICK30OFF
about 5 years ago – Mon, Mar 11, 2019 at 11:44:21 PM

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99% of all pledges have been shipped and some of our favourite feedback!
over 5 years ago – Wed, Nov 28, 2018 at 12:59:02 AM

We'd like to share some of our favourite pieces of feedback

"I am SO delighted with this product! You guys are absolutely amazing! Yours was the first startup I ever backed and I am so glad I did! But I did not buy enough!" - Ronnie, Isreal

"Just received the super ambassador pack in Fance. I tested it by re-molding your gold seal (sorry) and... you have my approval ! ^^ It hardened again pretty quickly, it's strong, the process is fast and doesn't need a thermometer or anything, it has no odor at all, and it didn't retain any water inside, which was a major concern for me. I almost regret I didn't go for the small retail pack because I think it's gonna rock every DIY projects of mine." - Rohani, France

"I too join the choir of happy backers. All the way down to packaging and professional feel of the whole campaign. You kept us in the loop, even the ‘we’re working our behinds of to get all pledges packed up’ Thanks for an excellent campaign. Sign me up for info on your next adventure." - Jens, Denmark

"Received my Fixits - love at first use! Magnificent work! Will be recommending shamelessly!" - Flavia, Brazil

"I love the stickers, i wish more projects would provide theirs." - Keynell, Poland

"Got mine in Germany and fixed a zipper on my suitcase. I'm positively surprised. Great product, easy handling and good quality. Definitely a product I'd buy when I run out of it" - Nino, Germany

"Awesome packing looks even better in the flesh. Very polished product & I’ll be looking for something to fix soon." - Tim Rezgalla, UK

"Got mine in New Zealand - already created a handy hook for my PC headphones to dangle from!" - Olivia, New Zealand

"Got mine in Switzerland and fixed my iPhone cable, works even better than imagined :-)" - Shamol, Switzerland 

"Got mine yesterday in Canada, already one cable repaired, so far it's amazing! Great job guys... I should have bought more! :-)" - Stef, Canada

"Received mine a few days ago, USA. Used already to repair cracked electrical extension cable and our back door jam. Cant wait to order more." - Evan, USA

"FixIts is simple to use and it saves me from getting another pair earphones! Definitely a good Christmas present for anyone! Looking forward to more colours!" - Gladys, Singapore

And our favourite feedback so far is...


Thank you @bomedpatient for sharing your Fix with us on instagram! Remember you can share your fix with us by tagging us - @fix_its

We look forward to hearing back from as many as our backers as possible on their experiences with FixIts! You can leave us feedback on any of our social media channels, via [email protected] or right here on Kickstarter!

If haven't received your pledge yet...

It is most likely that it is due to one of the following reasons:

  • It is most likely on it's way to you. We shipped roughly 4 weeks ago and for those of you in europe and world 1 countries it can take up to 6 weeks to arrive (2 more weeks). For those in Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand it can take up to 8 weeks to arrive (4 more week). 
  •  It may have bounced back to us. In which case we will have either received it back already or it's on it's way back to us. Once we have it back we'll be sure to get in contact with you to arrange alternative delivery. 
  • You probably haven't given us your address and so your order was either shipped later or hasn't been shipped yet. 
  • You moved and didn't tell us before we shipped then please get in contact with us to work out how to move forward with your pledge. Please do not hesitate to get in contact with us with any questions about your pledge.

Please don't hesitate to get in contact with us about your pledge!

We'll be posting another update soon, enjoy the rest of your week!

The team at FixIts

96% of our Pledges have now been fulfilled
over 5 years ago – Mon, Oct 29, 2018 at 01:00:30 AM

Hi Fixers

We are very happy to inform you all that we have now shipped 96% of all of our pledges! 

This has been a truly monumental task to do in house and had a very steep learning curve for us. We would like to take this opportunity to apologies to all of our backers for the delays that have happened in getting your pledges out of the door. We were somewhat naive in our approach to shipping and came across many stumbling blocks whilst packing (one was labelling over 1500 packs to ship only to find out that we had to redo all the shipping labels again because of the way Royal Mail works). 

We can assure you that all of the founders of FixIts and the team have been working as hard and fast as possible to make sure that your pledges were on their way as soon as possible. We appreciate your continued support in spite of this delay.

When can I expect my pledge to arrive? 

International pledges to "The Big Fix", "Mr Materials", and "Retail 25"; we'll be shipping your pledges this coming week. Your pledges require a different method of shipping that we hadn't anticipated and were only informed of after we had prepared your pledges for shipping. Our apologies for this. 

UK backers - your pledges should arrive within 7 days, those of you who have added expedited shipping should receive yours within 2 days. 

International Backers (Europe & World 1) - please allow up to 6 weeks for your pledges to arrive, although we have already had feedback from customers in the USA that they have received their pledges after shipping early last week. For those of you who have added expedited shipping your pledge should arrive within 5-7 working days.

International Backers (World 2) - please allow up to 8 weeks for your pledges to arrive, although we expect them to arrive sooner than this. For those of you who have added expedited shipping your please should arrive within 5-7 working days.

Please note: unless you have specifically purchased tracking as an add on in BackerKit, we are unable to provide you with a tracking number.

Those who didn't fill in their BackerKit survey by the 10th of September we expect to begin shipping your pledges within the next two weeks. There are many of our backers who still haven't given us any information on BackerKit of Kickstarter, so please follow this link to give us the information we need to ship to you.

Where can I find the "Media Pack download"? - part of the Ambassador pack, Super Ambassador pack and Big fix pledges.

Everyone who backed this should have received an email link with access to a large selection of premade, high quality, imagery that you can use on your social media. Be sure to tag us @fix_its

We've immortalised you in our Hall of Fame

As promised we've created a dedicated hall of fame for all of our Kickstarter backers which you can find here! ctrl / cmd + f to find your name on the list quickly (please note we used your kickstarter names)

 
That's all from us for now! We'll be getting through the last bits of pledge fulfilment over the next few weeks at our London HQ; whilst also gearing up for a whole new phase of growth here at FixIts now that we've got one wildly successful Kickstarter campaign under our belts. 

Please share your FixIts social media posts with us by tagging us @fix_its
We're always excited to see what people have made using FixIts and also love to see when our backers receive their pledges! 

The team at FixIts

1,543 pledges packed - final pre-flight checks before sending them off
over 5 years ago – Sun, Oct 07, 2018 at 02:38:10 AM

Hi Fixers, 

We wanted to share a quick update with you to let you know we have finished packing all the pledges (that completed their backer kit survey on the 15th of September) for the following:

- The earlybird
- The mixed pack
- The orange pack
- The black pack
- The white pack
- The gold pack
- Mr Materials
- The Big Fix

Co-Founder Forrest, with help from Ben and Kohei, were packing most of the above today and took these two short time lapses which we thought we'd share with you. We hope you enjoy these clips of some of the work we've put into the packing of many of your pledges.


Before we ship them out we'll be doing one final check to make sure we have packed, categorised and labelled everything correctly so that they arrive to you as you expect them to.

We'll be completing The Trifector, Ambassador pack, Super Ambassador Pack pledges, Retail 25 and Retail 50 pledges next!

Have a relaxing Sunday everyone!

The team at FixIts