How many First Choice Credits ?

[de_]

I thought I read that FIRST was supposed to announced how many credits each team would get for FIRST CHOICE at the kickoff. Anyone know ?

[treffk]

Copied directly from http://www.andymark.com/v/FIRSTChoiceFAQ.html

What is a FIRST Credit and how many do I get?
A FIRST Credit is a made up value based on the number of teams, and quantity of parts available. The number of FIRST Credits available to all teams and the FIRST Credit value of each item might be revealed during kickoff, or you may just have to wait until you login for the first time. Each team will get the same number of FIRST Credits. But if you watch the video closely, you'll see the point value of parts, and I'll give you a hint, you get 100 Credits to start!

[de_]

Thanks. Nicely hidden in the fine print

[Andy Baker]

You're right, it's hidden in the fine print. We didn't really mean to do that. We're gonna list it right on the ordering page. It is 100 FIRST Credits.

t-9 minutes 'til FIRST Choice opens.

Andy

[Coach Norm]

My counter says 38 minutes and counting and it is 11:19 CST here in Austin, Texas.

[Tom Line]

Andy - wonderful job.

Got what we needed, and actually got a bit more than we expected.

The site was fast with no lagging for my order, and even now as I refresh it it's responsive and lively.

First Choice = A+ for us.

I do worry about some of the low quantities though. The hot ticket items are sure to sell out quickly.

[Joe Ross]

Originally Posted by Coach Norm

My counter says 38 minutes and counting and it is 11:19 CST here in Austin, Texas.

It seems to be using your local clock, not EST.

[Andy Baker]

Originally Posted by Coach Norm

My counter says 38 minutes and counting and it is 11:19 CST here in Austin, Texas.

It's live now for everyone. We didn't tell our graphical countdown timer about time zones, but the website is open for ordering. The countdown timer is now gone.

Andy

[de_]

Thanks Andy ! We mentors need everything clear and in large letters

Successfully completed our First Choice. Did have a couple of glitches and lost out on the compressor as a result but not a super disaster. (Credit Usage counter lost sync with cart if item deleted from cart). Eventually figured out to log out and log in again and start over (quickly . Also lost some time when I thought our TIMS password was the one to use for FC but that failed, I eventually figured out there was FC specific one in our TIMS record.

FC must be a ton of work for AM.

[Andy Baker]

Originally Posted by de_

FC must be a ton of work for AM.

Thanks, Dave. The credit here goes to Brant Bowen, Jerry Budd, and Daniel Bravo here at AndyMark for working closely with FIRST on this program and for making the software work.

Sincerely,
Andy Baker

[ColdRail]

Not working for me?? I just get a blank page at:

http://www.andymark.com/FIRST-Choice-s/273.htm

Can anyone help?

[Hadi379]

Had a problem at checkout, not sure what happened but I can't get back in and i'm not sure if my order was processed properly.

[Andy Baker]

Originally Posted by ColdRail

Not working for me?? I just get a blank page at:

http://www.andymark.com/FIRST-Choice-s/273.htm

Can anyone help?

Yep. Our text was big enough that you had to scroll down to see the login area. Now, the login area is above the text. (But, please still read the text!)

Originally Posted by Hadi379

Had a problem at checkout, not sure what happened but I can't get back in and i'm not sure if my order was processed properly.

Try to log back in using the same account you did to place the FIRST Choice order, and check to see your past orders. If there is not one there, then it didn't get placed and you will need to please place the order as it's your first time.

Andy

[Mike Rush]

100 - Seems like pneumatic parts going first. Not sure if they were in low qty or just popular.

[Hadi379]

Thanks, everything went through fine. Thanks Andy