**FIRST EMAIL**/Kit of Parts Survey

[Dave Flowerday]

Originally Posted by KTorak

I've been totally open to the idea of an a la cart KoP because 1023 uses VERY FEW of the supplied items. If they take orders way back when we register in the fall, they can ask donors for LESS items and save money on things that wont be used. They can also reduce the registration fee for teams and invite more participation with the lowered cost.

This has been brought up many times at the team forums. The answer from FIRST in the past has been that it's too complicated to have to assemble "custom" kits for each team, track them, and make sure they get to the right kickoff event. The implication was that it might actually be more expensive to give you a custom kit of less stuff than to just give you want you don't need. There may also be a sponsor issue - much of it is donated and perhaps the sponsors are hoping you have a ingenious idea in week 3 and pull out their widget from the KOP and use it? (speculation on my part of course).