Shipping vouchers for teams pre-registered for Championship

[Andy Brockway]

FIRST sent out an email Friday. Due to competing this past weekend at GSR I did not see this email until this morning.

You have to ship on the Tuesday following your last event. (DId anyone else see this in any communication prior to Friday?)

I received my Fedex voucher while I was at GSR.

[JohnBoucher]

Originally Posted by Andy Brockway

FIRST sent out an email Friday. Due to competing this past weekend at GSR I did not see this email until this morning.

You have to ship on the Tuesday following your last event. (DId anyone else see this in any communication prior to Friday?)

I received my Fedex voucher while I was at GSR.

Andy can you post the entire message. I did not get one.

[Andy Brockway]

Originally Posted by JohnBoucher

Andy can you post the entire message. I did not get one.

Hello Team,

You are receiving this email because your team is registered for Championship and will need to ship your robot. Attached to this email you will find detailed information on how to ship your robot and where to ship it to. Please also read section 5.8 in the FRC Administrative Manual “Robot Shipping” here: http://frc-manual.usfirst.org/viewItem/7#5.

Please note: Your team will need to ship your robot by the Tuesday after your last event.

If your team used the Bag & Tag process to bring your robot to your event, you will need to Bag & Tag the robot home. From home, you will need to schedule your pick up from FedEx to Championship.

If your team was granted a Bag & Tag exemption, you will need to Bag & Tag your robot and crate it up at your event. You will then need to complete your proper shipping documents. The drayage location that you shipped to will handle scheduling your pick up from FedEx to Championship.

It is important to remember that if your robot exceeds the 400lb weight limit, your team will be charged for weight overage fees. There are more details in this regard in the attached documents.

Please note robots will need to arrive to the drayage location by the Tuesday before your event. Also please remember that if you are using the FedEx donation voucher and are shipping to events that are back to back, FIRST does not guarantee that they will arrive on time for the second event. We strongly advise not shipping from one event to another, if they are back to back. You are responsible for making sure your robot arrives on time.

Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions by phone at 1-800-871-8326 ext. 0 or by email at frcteams@usfirst.org.

Sincerely,

FRC Team Support

[Mark McLeod]

Thanks, I didn't get that message yet either.

[JohnBoucher]

Thanks Andy. Perhaps they email you as you start your first event. What if you only had one event??

[Mark McLeod]

The email might be intended to coincide with receiving the pre-paid FedEx voucher at the event. We'll see if we get one this week, eh John?

[RoboMom]

Originally Posted by Mark McLeod

The email might be intended to coincide with receiving the pre-paid FedEx voucher at the event. We'll see if we get one this week, eh John?

Here we go. I think we'll put you near each other in the pits...

[JohnBoucher]

Originally Posted by RoboMom

Here we go. I think we'll put you near each other in the pits...

Works for me.

[waialua359]

I just got the FIRST email on CMP shipment as well.
However, why is the attached instructions on how to fill out the FedEx freight form different than the actual form I got?
Anybody got the same problem?

[Mark McLeod]

The email just arrived in my Inbox. I don't yet have the FedEx form though to compare.

[Andy Brockway]

Originally Posted by Mark McLeod

The email just arrived in my Inbox. I don't yet have the FedEx form though to compare.

Sorry for the confusion.

The Fedex voucher came via Fedex to my house while I was away at GSR.

I did not receive at the event.

[JohnBoucher]

Email arrived also.

[waialua359]

Originally Posted by Mark McLeod

The email just arrived in my Inbox. I don't yet have the FedEx form though to compare.

Mark,
the voucher that I got is the same one we've always gotten in year's past. It was confusing to get the attached instructions on the email that looked very different.
Sure, I can decipher and figure it out myself, but why would FIRST send a different form is beyond me.

[Mark McLeod]

Originally Posted by RoboMom

Here we go. I think we'll put you near each other in the pits...

Excellent!