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Re: Proposal: A New Way to Run FIRST Choice
I think that a possible way to improve this process would be to split the stock of FIRST choice products into thirds or even more. Have the first third of teams be allowed into first choice at 10-am and then close at 11:50-am, the second set of items for the second third of teams would be open 12-1:50 and so on. After all the divisions of teams had received their allowed time, the store could open back up and everyone could pick over the left over items.
This process could have avoided the <1000 team number problem be having those teams all be in the first third. After it was realized no of them could log in all the time slots could have been pushed back.
There is also the possibility that the times could fall between 4pm-8pm when most mentors wouldn't have to be in work. Or even have then happen on different days, during the same time period.
All the teams would initially have access to the same number of parts, and after the whole process you would still be allowed to chose an item that all of the teams from a different ordering block didn't want.
I think a lot of people are forgetting that many FIRST choice products are donated. It is not possible for AndyMark to just add more of these products to their stock as they disappear they only have a limited quantity of donated products.
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