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Originally Posted by Nate Laverdure
A staggered price scheme could even be developed, and it would allow items from the KoP to be purchased individually. It would reward proactive teams who order their stuff well beforehand, and it wouldn't punish teams who need to pick up extra stuff after kickoff.
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Oh haha, I just realized that a year ago, my opinion on this issue was almost completely opposite what it is now:
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Originally Posted by Nate Laverdure
In my opinion, it is unlikely that FIRST will ever offer two different versions of the KOP. Think about all the companies and manufacturers that donate to FIRST. Their way of sponsoring this program is by donating their products to a kit that reaches over 2000 teams internationally. Even though there are items in the kit that some teams may not want to use, FIRST still has to make those items available. My feeling is that the sponsors would be disappointed- and annoyed- if they knew that although they had donated millions of their products to FIRST, some teams had refused to accept their donation.
Our team saw this exact situation this year with a certain piece of the KOP (I'm not going to say what it was). It was clearly a low-quality, last-minute addition to the kit, and it was of absolutely no value to our team. But nothing is free- somebody, somewhere had to pay for that piece of equipment. It would be unfair to the sponsor- not to mention ungracious and unprofessional- if we had refused that donation.
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