Re: **FIRST EMAIL**/Game Pieces Available
 

Just talked with logo logic, and it's after noon and the balls still aren't on the site. They said the site will be going live with the balls at 12:30.

Re: **FIRST EMAIL**/Game Pieces Available
 

Orbit Balls are up!
http://logoloc.com/first/index.html

Re: **FIRST EMAIL**/Game Pieces Available
 

I just ordered some for our team!

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For Canadian teams, you probably ought to check with Karen Rosenthal to see if you've been included in the bulk order destined for Canada. (You could also call Logo Loc to confirm if your team is on the list, but they're quite busy at the moment....)

Your other option is to order them online, and pay the UPS Express shipping charge of around $75 USD (that's from Manchester, NH to Toronto, ON); at least brokerage fees are included with UPS Express. They don't have any cheaper shipping options available.

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For kicks and giggles I wanted to see how they planned on limiting teams to ordering just 1 set.

It may be wrong because I didn't actually complete a purchase. But I was able to add multiple sets and get to the payment point with out specifying a team.

Let's try and stay on the moral side and only order 1 set until FIRST allows teams to purchase more.

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Yeah. I just realized that after I ordered a set (I follow teh rules)..

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We'll have a total of 6 to bring- plus any more we make- but I have a feeling the balls are going to be totally demolished by the time they get to the competition. They do not hold up to impacts, they break on a simple drop- I can't imagine what they'll look like after they're thrown in much less compressed into the wall between robots.

Sorry, I still feel FIRST should have changed to NERF for this competition and said "screw it".

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Holy moly! Shipping 3 of those balls to Hawaii will cost $41 2nd day air and $34 ground. So the total cost of buying 3 balls and shipping 2nd day air is over 71 dollars! THAT'S an expensive game piece man.

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That is really bizzare, I didnt think about it until after I ordered either, that they never asked for our team number or anything... I only put in for one set, although with their costs ($5.87 handling and $10.79 just to ship ground to upstate NY!!), I dont think I would WANT to buy more than 3 balls... we are just going to make the rest for our event. We might even make them in our team colors instead (red, black & white) just to have some fun with it!

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2009 - FRC - Orbit Balls - Price Includes $27.00 for Balls + $5.87 handling : 1 : 32.87

Subtotal : 32.87
Shipping : 16.72
TOTAL : 49.59

$22.59 for shipping and handling for 3 balls.

$34 Ground to Hawaii? Do orbit balls float? ;)

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Man, that's steep...this year's getting a bit expensive for some teams.

Ordered ours as well. =)

btw can't wait to be with 1279 in Trenton sooon :D

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If you ship UPS ground the shipping is half the price, $8.
Just Ordered 3

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so i guess we're very fortunate that the (evil store that shant be named) 15min from school had a bunch of which we only bought 18 leaving some on the shelves?

i wouldn't be surprised to see this on ebay soon (i don't think my team will, but just saying)... might be cheaper there for teams to buy their local (evil stores) out and sell to other teams not in the area