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Hello again! Today's post is a quick preview of the new merch items I'll be adding to the store tomorrow. But first, let me get out some quick stuff:

The merch will not be added at a specific time, but there's plenty to go around, so please don't freak out. In fact, waiting a few days to make your order is the nicest thing you can do for me since it spreads things out and makes the 'new stuff' rush easier to handle

If you make an order, please make sure your address is correct. I can't change an address after I buy a shipping label, and I can't change anything about the shipping process once a package is out of my hands. I tend to get a lot of panicked customers during these rushes because they rushed their order and messed up their address and it sucks because I can't help.

Small Packet: International shipping doesn't include tracking! It's the cheapest and therefore the default option, so sometimes buyers dont notice this and then get mad when they don't get a tracking number. Please read your shipping options 🙏

People in the USA: I know a lot of people are going to be bummed that I'm not shipping to USA. Please respect my wishes to not give any money to the current regime through tariffs. I know it sucks and isn't fair, but at the end of the day it's just stuff. It's keychains and toys and life will go on without them. And no, I won't make any special exceptions for anyone [ I do get asked this sometimes ] Let's work and fight together for a better tomorrow for now, and maybe someday this won't have to be the way things are.

The plushies will be going up in 50 item groups, so it might look like they're sold out- they are not. I just need to stagger them to be able to carry 50 big packages to the post office at a time. Just wait a day and there will probably be 50 more added.

Prices will be announced when the items are added to the store

I think that's it! So without further ado, here's the new stuff!

[ These are just pics for fun today, I need to take professional product photos tomorrow ]

New shiny foil detail keychains:

Acrylic standees:

YKMET logo pin:

A bit hefty honestly, and the middle glows in the dark. The glow is fairly fast fading/weak because I prioritized color accuracy when it isn't glowing- but it does still glow [ the photo is unedited, but I charged it with an ultraviolet flashlight ]

And lastly, Strade plushy:

I got her mid yawn and it looks like she's pogging 😂

The plushy has a removable green shirt as well. Cat allergy people: Don't worry, they come in a plastic bag and all the ones for sale have remained boxed and sealed. This one is just mine haha

Next week I plan to switch fully to store work so I can handle the rush and not get so stressed out hopefully. I also have a tax appointment RIP so I'll need a fair amount of time for that [ my taxes take way longer than average because my income comes from 5 websites in two currencies and I have to compile literally everything myself from scratch LMAO ]

But either way, I'll see you guys next week! Hopefully it'll all smooth out fine and I'll be able to start placeholders at that point.

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SeikoRose

Y’all, please feast in my place 🙏🏻 I’ll be so happy when the day comes that the US gets its shit together

Xetozok

Again, tariffs do not go to the Trump administration. But its your shop and you can do whatever you wanna, no hate

PsychoHase

They all look so damn good! I will definitely buy some more Ren Merch!

Zackary

Will there ever be a time of shipping to the US ever again 😔

Ume_22

HUZZAAAAHHHH

Gory.goodboy

So excited to grow my strade merch collection raaaa this shall be my birthday present to myself (will Patreons get early pings to the store like with the collectors coins?) 🩷

pine.circus

OMGGGGG HOW I WANNA BUY IT BUT IT DOESN'T SHIP TO MY COUNTRY.

ResidentReptile

lord please forgive me for this bad financial decision

Lil Rafflesia

I think it's so sweet you got your own Strade for yourself hehe

Kyriey

sooooo cute!! i’m looking forward to supporting u (in time lol) <3

femratxz

i hope willow has been sufficiently flinging the boys off of all flat surfaces LOL

kiya

i hope one day you will be able to ship to the USA! your artwork is awesome and i would love to buy it someday <3

Mari Zen

Great, it's a shame that there are easy shipments to Mexico...

Pineapplecasket

Willow is the absolute cutest! Petition to add a digital option for US peeps who still wanna support you. $1 Etsy purchase can go to willow treats funds or virtual pets. 😏🩷

Gatobob

This is the early ping, as I mentioned in the update, I wont be putting specific times because I really dont want to encourage panic buying and rushing

theirlimerence

can’t wait to go broke💚💚 I’m looking forward to this drop

Gatobob

Still planning to do it but I'm not sure when. I'd just rather prioritize the game development

Nugget

Sobbing willow,, already excited for the merch!

Gatobob

very curious where you think they're going

Gory.goodboy

Understandable my apologies I must have misread the last post! I hope your weekend has been oki gato 🩷

Parker Si

How much will the plushie cost approximately? I think you've mentioned it before, but I don't remember.

SugarBat

I hope you're still selling the plushies once our country can get itself out of the ever deepening hellhole we are in

mek00nei

Super excited for this drop also Willow looks so adorable on the last photo😭

Weez

willow poggers are best poggers ♥

Gatobob

I'm thinking 70CAD/~51USD

Bonechimes678

Will the plushies be sold like, a one time deal or will they be stocked throughout the years?? I fear my fomo has been going crazy over them!!

NottsFujisaki

Tengo fé y 0 pesos pero ahí andaremos Muchas gracias por todo Gatito 🫰

Gatobob

For now they’ll be limited just because I dont want to commit to a restock. Tbh I’m thinking of scaling back the store overall eventually because it keeps getting more and more stressful to run

Svvamp

Glad I bought my death token when I did! I respect your wishes always, but I’m still bummed out I can’t snag some of your beautiful merch. You’re my favorite artist, and you make the best therapeutic games. You’re doing great Gato!

kajerone

Hope the opening goes well!!

Nickitten uwu

OMGAAAAAAA OH MY GYAAAAAAAAAT THANK YOU GATOOOO ILL BUY ALL OF YHIS WHAT THE FLIP IM SO SO HAPPPPTYYYYYYY.

male pattern baldness

it pmo so badly that i keep hearing about “trump’s tariffs found unlawful” and they’re STILL THERE 😭 US is the country where nobody is held accountable

-

These merch pieces look great. I look forward to when tariffs go straight to the bin. I say when because I want to be optimistic for once lol. Especially with the stuff regarding those right now. ... Also dat ass (referring to the Strade and Ren standees)

Ash

oh my god ykmet ren keychain im so hyped AH

ThreeYrsLost

AAAAAA they all look so gooooood ^^ Just to clarify, do you plan on reopening to the USA when Trump is out of office? Regardless, I wish you luck this week with Lawrence as well! Seems like you've been killing it so far

Nixzy

aaaaaaaah que belleza!!!! Tendré que ahorrar y fijarme bien los envíos a Argentina... Pero se ve increíble ❤️❤️❤️❤️

SammRacoon

AWHWHEHHE I WANT THE STRADE PLUSHIE SO BAD BUT IM FROM MEXICO 😭😭😭

six

Ahhh! Can't wait!

c4berk1ttyy

The strade plushie looks so good! But the question is are we gonna get soke lawrence merch soon too?

Mynthoo

Ahhhh im so sad that tarrifs made things so economically worse. Its understandable that you won't ship to the states. I shall live vicariously through the art work and enjoy them through the interwebs. Thank you for the update Gato, take care.

Xetozok

Gato, America is 38 Trillion dollars in debt. With tariffs (195 Billion est.), without tariffs, the money would be spent either way. The New York Times reported “While the executive branch can direct how some funds are used, they are technically government revenue, not personal or campaign funds for the administration.”

Milk water

Is there anyone in NOT the US who would be okay with buying merch for me and shipping to meeee aaaaa I'll pay extra I need these waaaaa god damn the USA 😭💔💔💔

Xetozok

Tariffs were enacted as a fear tactic to other countries and as a campaign strategy to try and appeal to dumb people. Adding on to my last comment, tariffs go to the United States Treasury, and this ties back into the quote from the New York Times.

Sayuri_the_Weebo

Omg!! The stuff look sooo good!! And Willow is amazed by it too! Willow give seal of approval as I see! ❤️❤️❤️

ShinanaEvangelian

Well on the plus side, the tariffs are deemed unconstitutional and illegal, but will the system do anything to stop it? Sadly no because they have no balls. 😞 Man, I really want new merchandise because I am a big fan of yours and they're so cool, but I understand. I can only hope and pray this nightmare ends.🥹

Ph34r

This is so exciting they came out so well!! i cant wait for Lawrence merch (in however long) I really want to know if you plan to make Ashe merch too after this game is completed 🪽

Szoller

I’m saddened that I can’t get anything from you/support you more financially. Unfortunately my country is having a difficult time with our government right now. I don’t blame you at all for not wanting to sell here because of my president’s actions.

Gatobob

I understand that’s how things are supposed to work, and in any normal time I’d assume that’s how it is working. However, I’ve seen enough unlawful smash and grab behaviour from this regime that I don’t believe for a second that incoming revenue will be spent on debt or anywhere it should be. The sad truth is that the money is in hands that can’t be trusted

Gatobob

I dont want to promise anything tbh. I’m just trying my best in the moment for now. There’s always so much in the air and I’m still trying to find a balanced way to live and work

Gatobob

I wont be making any lawrence merch until after his game is out, but I hope to make some eventually after that

Gatobob

Possibly, but I really dont want to make any promises this early 😅

Ph34r

“Possibly” is as good an answer as I could hope for, haha

Clownthulhu

I don’t get why people get mad at you for so many things. If you don’t wanna sell in America, then people should respect that. I’m saying this as somebody who lives in America. I’m sorry you have fans like that.

P4N1DA

IM SO EXCITED OMGG

Ruxpin.exe

But gato… I’m not like other Americans~

Pineapplecasket

Too bad you can't leave bunbutt here to show just how special you are. 😞

Ruxpin.exe

If gato wants my butt she need only ask~ wait what

Minxie

Hey gato so what about Australia? Could you ship here?

fairybread

My country’s poor decisions are costing me a stinky man plush 😭 I respect your decision but I was ready to purchase when the concepts were announced! Maybe someday 🙏🏻

clawedtodeath

Random question gato, what was the roles your FF tactics boys had? I remember chemist and mimic right?

Gatobob

I ship to Australia 👍

Gatobob

Yup! It’s right under the pic- strade is a knight, lawrence a chemist, and ren a mimic [ technically the class is called mime but I always say mimic ]

Minxie

Oh my gosh yes!!!

LilMansDetritus

ARGH I HATE THE ORANGE MAN😡😡😡😡 NOT ALLOWING ME TO HAVE MY STINKY GOOBER

fairybread

Is there a possibility that if you were to sell to US customers that you could charge us extra to cover the tariff? Or is it more than just that?

Gatobob

It's not about the cost, I'm choosing not to sell to the US so that I don't raise any money for the current US regime.

Yukiyaorz

When I saw the acrylic standees, I thought, what could possibly be better than this? Then I saw the plushies and realised, this is one of the best things too! Though I'm sorely tempted to buy them, I shall exercise patience and wait! <3

Ana

I’m so sad I can’t get them because I live in America but I understand why you don’t wanna ship it here I wouldn’t either, I still carry my ren around

file0sammy!

I do have a question? I live seven hours from Canada do I still count in the range of not being able to buy?

ResidentReptile

I do have a question: are the standees going to be restocked once they're sold out? I really want to snag some but I'm not sure if I want them TOMORROW 😭

dog with a migraine

gahh everything looks so good!! hugging my strade daki and hoping the U.S. can get our shit worked out soon.. for the sake of everything beyond cool merch 😩

Gatobob

I'm not sure which direction or method of transport you mean so I can't really answer this. I'm not shipping to the US or Mexico though so the answer is probably no

Gatobob

The standees are easier to get and ship, so there's a very good chance they'll be restocked. However, I don't want to outright promise anyone anything because I don't like running the store any more 😂

ResidentReptile

please don't give up on your Etsy shop before the YKMET:Lawrence merch drop I will cry,,,,,,

LykWolf

AM SO HYPED YOU HAVE NO IDEA GATO

Madison Ditter

Cries in USA (the merch looks so amazing im sobbing 😭💓) in all seriousness i get it 100% either way ill admire the merch from the internet its so cool!!

Gatobob

They're 6.4" [ strade ] and 5.75" [ ren ]

Taheca

Question, will the old Strade Keychains still be available for some time? I think I found a workaround that won't involve me paying tariffs, but it has to wait for the 180 days from the tantrum executive order King Baby signed last week or whenever.

Gatobob

I still have plenty left of all that stuff and don’t plan to discontinue it any time soon. Maybe I’ll consider it after all 3 YKMET games are out but not soon

snvffdollette

Hai Hai Gato, I wanted to make ya a question! I saw the shipping to Venezuela is available on yer Etsy, have you send stuff to that country? I'm curious bc i'm from there and I really want to buy the new merch 🥺

dr38anaI

One of the pictures of the Strade plushie on etsy being in the freezer is absolutely killing me, love it sm.

Phroggo

Laments my inability to throw Strade at my wall

Silent Fox

As someone in the dictatorship of the US, I'm glad you're not going to put up with us. Hit em wear it hurts!! Which is money!!

Gatobob

I have Venezuela enabled, but I haven't had an order from there that was completed [ I found a single order that was cancelled like 6 years ago ] so I can't be sure, I'm sorry. Etsy has an annoying system where I can't know if I can buy a shipping label for a country unless I actually have an order from there. If I get an order and I can't buy a shipping label, then I would just cancel the order [ which fully refunds the person ]

Mae Mae

As a die hard fan in the US i completely agree with choice to not sell to the US anymore- it’s honestly a really mature choice and I think it’s 100% creating the right “symbol” for others to learn from. Continuing as a die hard fan….i hope someone resells these for way too much money on ebay and i can still eat them up LOL

Ruxpin.exe

i saw the pic you posted on etsy of strade in the freezer and you forgot to tag it #improper use of peas. iykyk

Ruxpin.exe

this is the most patriotic thing ive read today, thank you for your service

Pineapplecasket

You saved me the trouble of going into Gato's dms and explaining that because I had a screenshot prepped and ready LOL

Gatobob

I’m not sure 😅 you can see if it lets you make an order right on etsy

Cam Chameleon

My thoughts upon seeing the fourth and eight images were “Willow is an YKMET fan??” And “SHE IS!!” respectively. Just look at her showing off her merch collection, she’s so cool. Idk why that human hand is in there, though.

Mae Mae

IM SOBBING WHAT DOES THIS MEAN

Mae Mae

also guys- a friend of mine in canada is buying it for me and sending it my way its 4am- i was supposed to sleep like five hours ago and im ripping off all my skin (in a completely casual manner) excited i’m losing my shit

Mashyro

i was wondering why i wasnt getting any new notifications and turns out i deactivated em.. geez. ANYWAY, im suffocating from Willows cuteness im gonna cook her 🥹

⸸ Meliora ⸸

Hi! Just wanna say I found your Patreon recently and have been a fan of yours since the BTD days and I'm so glad to be able to give you my money,, just a quick question! Are you planning on making a Ren and/or Fox plush later on down the line? :0

Gatobob

For now it's looking like maybe not, but I'm gonna keep my options open. The Strade plush was honestly biting off a bit more than I can chew, and it's very hard to store 500 plushies in an apartment [ doubling it would be out of the question ] Maybe someday I'll do something different like a makeship campaign though where I don't have to actually store things in my home.

Dani

Hey Gato, are you shipping to Brazil? And are you still selling those old BTD shirts? Very interested in it 🙏

Gatobob

Hi, I'm sorry but I'm very busy packing orders and cant remember every country off hand, but you can find out if I ship to where you live by just visiting the etsy store and checking The shirts are all still up, those are sold at https://www.teepublic.com/user/gatobob by teepublic, so they ship to countries I don't probably

Purin

WISH I COULD GET THEM GOOOSHHH shipping to russia through intermediaries will cost me half my salary i can't afford it yet

Purin

i love your pfp (=^・ω・^=)

audacityofyou

Will you be restocking the plushes or are they a limited sell-? I'm sorry if this is a silly question it's just so I know I have a chance to grab one next month

Gatobob

They're limited but I have a ton of them. The rush is ending and I still have 400 left out of an original 500

audacityofyou

Oh okay thank you! I'll cross my fingers

Bobby Goido

Got the new merch!! I will put the pin in my itabag 💚

K1SMET115

I'm so glad I got a Strade! He arrived today like 8 days early, im so happy :]

E. Kho

Hard agreement as a US American. It is what it is. In my eyes, it's our leaders who ruined anything good for us, you played no part in it. It makes me happy to know at least that the money will not go them.

Ur_Royal_heinous

the us needs to get its shit together so i can buy you out omfg