FIRST Choice is Profoundly Flawed

[PiltdownMan]

Originally Posted by Taylor

FIRSTChoice first opened back in December. It's a first-come-first-serve program. This is well-documented and well-advertised. Why did you wait until mid-January to start looking for parts? Are you shopping for Christmas trees now too?

I'm trying, but I just don't see how you get from the first sentence to the second. Why would you order parts you won't need/won't use?
They already do exactly this. Some of the parts were available in December; other parts were rotated in after kickoff.

What's stopping you, or any other team, from purchasing what you need? Most everything on FIRSTChoice is available to the public.

I agree with Glenn, there are flaws with the program if it is viewed as a KoP program. But that's not what it really is. FIRSTChoice is a way for companies to support teams by giving away free stuff, but these companies have neither the inventory nor the inclination to donate to each team. So when the parts run out, it's kind of by design.

Wow...Taylor. You have not read what I wrote carefully and chosen to speak in a profoundly disrespectful manner.