MAGBELT - A magnetic belt that fits perfectly to your waist.
Created by Magzook Tightening Systems
A magnetic belt that eliminates belt holes, belt overhang and adjusts to fit perfectly to your waist.
Latest Updates from Our Project:
Surveys, BackerKit, and Shipping: Answers To Our 3 Most Asked Questions
over 9 years ago
– Wed, Aug 05, 2015 at 07:53:45 AM
Hello Backers!
As the clock ticked down to 2:00am on Sunday morning, I looked at my phone, still in shock. In shock over the level of support we have received from every single backer who supported the idea of the MagBelt. When we started this company on a Lyft ride last year we never imagined this would happen. Thank you to all of our 9,707 backers. With your support, we are now the most funded belt in Kickstarter history.
Right now, we’re getting repeatedly asked 3specific questions from a lot of our project backers:
1. When Do I Get To Pick My Size And Color?
2. Can I Upgrade To The Bottle Opener Buckle Or Order More Belts?
3. When Am I Getting My MagBelt?
Question #1: We will be sending out a survey to all of our backers in the next 7 – 10 days. (If you’re new to Kickstarter, a survey is like an order form where you pick your preference in size, color, etc., and where we get your address and other info so we can send your reward. They usually come two weeks after the campaign ends).
Question #2: You will be able to upgrade your pledge to get more belts and/or buckles when you get the survey—including the ‘Merica and bottle opener buckles. We partnered with BackerKit to send better surveys that will let you purchase more belts and buckles, or upgrade if you'd like.
Question #3: Devin, Mike and I developed relationships with manufacturers prior to the campaign so that we’d be able to get your MagBelts produced and shipped as quickly as possible. We forecasted manufacturing based on the interest we’d seen from people prior to the campaign and planned accordingly, but what we didn’t foresee was the tremendous amount of support we would receive from such an awesome group of people in the Kickstarter Community. Your support made us the most funded belt in history!
We got a jump start on the manufacturing of belts and buckles in June, so we'll still be able to deliver the initial orders in late August. However, with such a high volume of pledges it will take some extra time to produce and ship the belts and buckles to the remaining 9,000 backers.
Either way, we are 100% confident that you will receive your reward in due time and promise to take pictures of the manufacturing and fulfillment process as we move forward, so you can rest assured we’re making continual progress. We are a new company that is dedicated to creating a product that is Born In The USA and taking the time to do it right.
If you have any questions other than the three discussed above, please email us at: info – at – magzook – dot – com
Again, thank you all so much for your patience and support!
Kyle
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KICKSTARTER UPGRADE - The MagBuckle Bottle Opener
over 9 years ago
– Thu, Jul 23, 2015 at 09:40:53 AM
First off Kyle, Devin, and I would like to thank you for all your support! When we launched six weeks ago we never expected such a wonderful response. We are also excited to announce our optional upgrade.
About a week into our campaign, we decided to create a buckle that could also function as a bottle opener. We just completed our designs and prototypes, and we want you to tell us which one you like better:
Which one do you like the best? #centercut, #bottomcut, or #doublecut
I like the double cut, Kyle likes the bottom cut, and Devin can't decide. Because we can't decide, we want you to decide for us. Go to our Facebook page and click LIKE on which buckle you want to wear. The buckle with the most LIKES on 11:59pm on Friday, July 17th will be selected. The upgrade to the MagBuckle Bottle Opener will be available to all backers who choose a buckle for an additional $5 per buckle.
Devin's cousin Maggie wearing the MagBuckle Bottle Opener #bottomcut
Closing Night Party
We're also having a party in Denver to celebrate a successful Kickstarter campaign. To celebrate, come have a beer with us at The Pub on Pearl in Denver. We're still hashing out the details about the event, but right meow we just know it will be at 8:00pm on Saturday, July 18th.
Surveys
We still plan on sending out the surveys between July 27th and August 2nd. If you are new to Kickstarter, the survey is like your order. You will take your survey through BackerKit. At that time you will be able to enter your shipping information and adjust your order.
Kyle, Devin and Mike.
We really never thought this would happen
We just want to say again, thank you. If you haven't read our story yet. Devin was driving for Lyft last year when he met Kyle. He showed him the MagBelt design, Kyle loved it, they later asked me to join them. We never imagined we'd get this type of support. It goes to show, you never know who you might meet that could change your life. Thank you to all of our backers, we couldn't have done this with out you.
Now off to prepare for the party on Saturday. Don't forget to your LIKE your favorite Magbuckle Bottle Opener on Facebook.
Keep truckin' and stay classy,
Michael
#magnetsyo
A new reward, ‘Merica: The Buckle, and one of us got engaged!
over 9 years ago
– Sun, Jul 19, 2015 at 12:05:13 PM
Over 2,000 Backers! Thank You For Your Support!
Thank you so much and we want to welcome all our new backers and express our sincere appreciation for your pledges. It's been quite a busy week for the Magzook Team--we’re entering the home stretch of our campaign and have only 9 days to go.
PERSONALLY:
Devin just returned to Denver from a wedding back home in Michigan. Kyle has finally finished Orange Is the New Black, and I just returned from a few weeks traveling around Australia with my girlfriend. We drove from Brisbane to Sydney in a camper-van and we also got engaged!
Claire and Mike. Sunrise on a beach outside Yamba on the Australian Gold Coast.
PROFESSIONALLY:
We're offering a new reward of 10 Belts 10 Buckles.
After several requests we are introducing a new reward of 10 belts and 10 buckles for $350 (saves you $30 total on our regular priced single belt/buckle combo). Kickstarter allows a maximum amount of 10 items, so it's the most we can offer. You’ll also be able to add extra belts and buckles to your order when you complete your backer survey at the end of the campaign.
Devin's cousin Maggie wearing the MagBelt
'Merica: The Buckle!
We need a few more Facebook and Twitter followers to meet our stretch goal and unlock the American Flag belt buckle! So make sure to check out our Facebook page and Twitter feed. The 'Merica Buckle will be available as a choice for everyone who's backed our campaign. They are going to cost a bit more for us to laser etch them, but we wanted to give this to the folks that have backed us at no extra charge. We love our backers!
The Kickstarter Community
Finally we wouldn't have had any success without the support of the Kickstarter Community. We only feature products that we truly love! Take a look at some of our favorites:
MIA MELON: ONE MAN OUTERWEAR
Mia Melon is launching their men’s collection branded as One Man Outerwear. Mia Melon has been delivering great weatherproof fashion garments with two really successful previous campaigns. They have 100% satisfaction guarantee policy with great rewards for girls and guys with exceptional value. They just added a NEW reward called the Commuter. This fashionable weatherproof jacket is designed for the urban biking crowd that commute to school/work by bike. Check it out here.
KEPLERO LUXURY WALLET:
Keplero is the first magnetic Luxury Wallet made of pure carbon fiber. The thinnest and lightest ever. It’s beautifully simple, stylish and intuitively unique in its handling. It has no mechanical components thanks to its magnetic mechanism (#magnetsyo), it can even be used with one hand. Since it’s modular you can decide for yourself how many credit cards it should hold, making it as thin as desired. Without any mechanical parts and built in solid carbon, Keplero will last forever. Check it out here.
THE WINSTON TRAVELER'S WATCH:
For the traveler in all of you who loves style and convenience, Winston is a high-quality versatile watch inspired by travel. Each of these new watches comes with a genuine leather travel case, a second watch strap, a Winston pen, and a Winston watch strap changing tool. Check it out here.
Check Out Our Stretch Goal: Happy Birthday 'Merica
over 9 years ago
– Thu, Jul 02, 2015 at 11:28:02 PM
In honor of Lady Liberty, veterans, Honest Abe, fireworks, barbecues, Goose and Maverick, 4 day weekends, Apollo Creed, cold beer, and the last holiday in America where it’s socially acceptable to blare Lee Greenwood and blow things up…we bring you ‘Merica: The Belt.
We know we have a lot of backers from other countries and we love you and can't thank you enough for your support! We don't want you to feel left out, and if we meet this stretch goal, we're planning on releasing another that syncs up more with an international audience.
Unlike a lot of other products out there, we're creating everything in America, and we feel like this new option is a great way to reinforce our dedication to manufacturing locally.
You guys have backed our project, and we honestly can't thank you enough for your support! Please help us out and re-post on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.
With much appreciation,
The Magzook Team
1st Update - Personal and Professional
over 9 years ago
– Sat, Jun 27, 2015 at 02:54:22 AM
Hello Backer Friends!
We wanted to give you an update on where we’re at, personally and professionally.
Personally: I am currently at home binge-watching Orange is the New Black with my cat named Circus and my girlfriend Kayla (the girl in the belt photos that looks like she walked through sprinklers), Devin is at home listening to Bruce Springsteen, Tindering, and sewing our dads belated Father’s Day Belts, and Mike is currently socializing with Koala Bears, listening to Men At Work, and traversing the Land Down Under with his bae.
Professionally: I’m vetting fulfillment companies to make sure you all get your MagBelts in a timely fashion, Devin just pre-ordered 2,000 buckles from our Denver-based partner Bratek Engineering so that we can get a head start on production (cutting and tumbling the buckles is the longest part of our manufacturing process, so we wanted to get a jump on it)…
And Mike—who is probably the only person in our trio that can actually be called a professional—has no cell service and is intermittently sending us emails from an Australian desert, letting us know that we’re probably screwing this update up…his girlfriend’s last Instagram photo was of him on top of Ayer’s Rock/Uluru, frantically waiving his phone in the air, hoping he’d catch a signal to stop us. G’day Mike!
We’ve already ordered more buckles, more webbing, and let our manufacturing partners here in Colorado know that we’ve received a ton of support and that we’re going to need them to sew a lot of belts and cut a lot of buckles. Like us, they are up to the task and are excited to get to work! We’ll give you more updates as we progress in the production of our initial rewards.
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