Howdy Backers,

Several weeks ago we received the first Searzalls off the production line for testing and put them through extensive testing. Again, we want to make sure that we ship you a product that lives up to our highest standards. We had assumed that minimal testing would be needed to verify the performance of the production units but we were wrong. It has taken weeks of testing, tweaking, and re-testing.

We're finally satisfied with the results, and have given the factory the green light to complete the entire production run. They have all the materials and all the tooling is complete. Putting the Searzall through its paces has set our timeline back several weeks, so we are doing our best to make up for lost time. We have upgraded our shipping from the proverbial slow-boat to air-freight. This should save us several weeks. Based on our conversations with the factory, they have told us that they estimate that the Searzalls will arrive in the United States by August 25th. Once they arrive in the US, the final shipment will be fulfilled by Amazon to the address you've provided through Kickstarter or Shopstarter.

As soon as we know, we will send the following updates each week until the Searzalls are delivered:

· When the production run is completed

· When the Searzalls have shipped from China

· When the Searzalls have arrived in the US and cleared customs

· When the Searzalls are being shipped from Amazon.

Please make sure your address is correct by August 10th. To change or make sure you sent us the right address you need to login to Kickstarter, click on "Your Response" in your reward level, and click on "Edit Address."

Thank you all for your patience.

- The Booker and Dax Lab