Regarding the denial of a bag and tag exemption, provided that the decision is rendered around late December/early January, it's more of an inconvenience/expense than a crisis. I'm sure FIRST will help you get in touch with private shipping contractors and someone to hold it for you.
On another note, I wonder if FIRST has a formal plan for enforcement of the bag and tag procedures? Something like requiring submission of photographs of the robots (in the open, and then bagged and sealed) and tags on ship day, with copies to the regionals. Maybe even a procedure for appointed representatives to drop in on short notice to verify compliance. The honour system does work pretty well, but there were some reports of suspicious actions that undermine the integrity of the competition.
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Originally Posted by Frenchie461
Let me get this straight, without an exception, everyone bag and tags?
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You still need a crate for the Championship. Want to bet there will be a mad scramble for teams that didn't think they would qualify at their final-week regionals to put together a crate on Sunday so that they can ship to St. Louis? (Not a huge problem as long as someone, maybe the regional director, has put some advance planning into it.)