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Originally Posted by Jessica Boucher
< business student talking > I'm surprised that FIRST didn't talk to these companies beforehand so that they could compensate for the added demand.< /business student talking >
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They did. But it didn't sink in that if 1000 teams ordered 20-30 balls each, that means they would need ~25,000 balls. Somewhere along the line, someone didn't believe the teams would really want that many. So instead the company prepared 1 ball per team. And since they are manufactured in China, the reaction time to make new balls, once the error was recognized, is measured in months instead of days. Thus, we are now where we are.
Next time, I am voting to have all the playfield pieces made of REALLY commonly available materials - like driveway gravel or small twigs.
-dave