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Re: Soccer Ball Sold Out

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Originally Posted by Doug G View Post
It was fun to talk to the rep from DTI yesterday. Apparantly we were the first to place an online order with them on Saturday, so he called and asked what was going on. Why is everyone ordering these balls on the same day? At first he thought it was some practical joke. I mean, how often does a company sell all of its product in a matter of hours ... by surprise. Anyhow, they (the rep at least) was completely unaware their ball was being used for this competition.
The simple solution to information control is a non-disclosure agreement between FIRST and the supplier. The same type of agreement that FIRST requires the beta teams to sign before getting the beta systems.
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