FIRST Choice

[Ted Weisse]

Originally Posted by JB987

...but within those few moments all of the really desirable stuff (FTC kit, solenoids, etc...) were no longer in stock... thanks for advice though it is all became a mute point minutes after midnight.

Could have been just everyone doing it right at 12 EST, I did it at 1 EST and the kit was still available. I have an email confirming the order.

[JB987]

Ok...now I'm happy I tried again, an hour and a half after opening and did get our team's first choices (no pun intended)...I did nothing different than earlier when I was retrying the first time and was getting notice of FTC kits, etc. being unavailable but now the items are still available. Lesson learned...patience is a virtue! Thanks to those of you who offered kind advice.

[rutzman]

I got in and out without a hitch. Thanks to all those who helped put this service together for us.

[JB987]

Originally Posted by Andy Baker

We had some bugs initially with some shipping options, but those are worked out. We have received about 90 orders within the hour since the FIRST Choice site opened up.

There are MANY FTC kits available to order. All of the remaining quantities are available for folks to see as they order. When you click on an item, it says "Quantity As of 12:01AM EST 1/10/2011: 582". This is the correct quantity, but the incorrect time is still there.

Joe, I think that your shopping cart may have been altered by the site when we were making that one shipping bug change. I believe that all is good now. Let me know if you need anything fixed.

Sincerely,
Andy

Thanks for the update and for all your efforts, Andy. As previous post indicates now, all is good. Now, isn't it late in Indiana and shouldn't us old farts be in bed by now?

[Andy Baker]

Originally Posted by JB987

Thanks for the update and for all your efforts, Andy. As previous post indicates now, all is good. Now, isn't it late in Indiana and shouldn't us old farts be in bed by now?

Kokomo, like your little town of Las Vegas, is the city that never sleeps - at least, not this time of year.

I am hittin' the hay. Brant Bowen and Jerry Budd are still up messing with a few things. Hopefully, they will sign off soon.

Good night,
Andy

[Brant Bowen]

Originally Posted by Andy Baker

Kokomo, like your little town of Las Vegas, is the city that never sleeps - at least, not this time of year.

I am hittin' the hay. Brant Bowen and Jerry Budd are still up messing with a few things. Hopefully, they will sign off soon.

Good night,
Andy

Everybody seems to be getting this FTC Mini Kit...... weird

FIRST Choice is up and running smooth now. I think I'm going to sign off for the night. Up soon to start packing and shipping your orders!

Goodnight!

[Jimmy Nichols]

How many batteries were there? Those must have went fast! I logged in at 6:30ish and placed our order, no problems. Except the batteries were out of stock.

I haven't been able to find FIRST Choice. Can someone post a link?

Thaine

[aechmtwash11]

you have to have your team's AndyMark account to see the order screen. If your main contacts email address isnt already associated with an AndyMark account, use the team's Q&A pass as your andy mark pass along with the main contact's email address. Otherwise use the info associated with the AndyMark Account

[Andy Baker]

Originally Posted by Jimmy Nichols

How many batteries were there? Those must have went fast! I logged in at 6:30ish and placed our order, no problems. Except the batteries were out of stock.

Yes, we are out of batteries. FIRST sent us around 50 pairs of these batteries. They are all gone now.

Originally Posted by ThaineP

I haven't been able to find FIRST Choice. Can someone post a link?
Thaine

Here is a link to our login suggestions for FIRST Choice.

Sincerely,
Andy Baker

[Sunshine]

I got in and out without a hitch at 7 am on Monday. Thanks to all at AndyMark. The FTC mini kit was still available.

[Jimmy Nichols]

Originally Posted by Andy Baker

Yes, we are out of batteries. FIRST sent us around 50 pairs of these batteries. They are all gone now.



Here is a link to our login suggestions for FIRST Choice.

Sincerely,
Andy Baker

Wow! Only 50! Guess we are forced to purchase them.

Thanks!

[Alan Anderson]

Originally Posted by JB987

Wonder how many teams who want to have an end game but missed out on free FTC kit are going to invest over $500 to have an end game?

A good minibot doesn't have to cost anywhere near $500. The controller is a significant part of that kit's price. A great minibot just has to be fast and reliable, with no need to be smart.

Originally Posted by Andy Baker

Yes, we are out of batteries. FIRST sent us around 50 pairs of these batteries. They are all gone now.

Originally Posted by Jimmy Nichols

Wow! Only 50! Guess we are forced to purchase them.

Those batteries were listed as never used, but not new. I wouldn't have wanted to need to rely on them during a competition match.

[Taylor]

The aluminum extrusions are gone too (as of 1:10p EST). If your team hasn't visited FIRST Choice yet, do it now while supplies still last.
Good luck!

[JimWright949]

Hello all,

I've just got to the shipping choice on the site and the lowest cost for shipping to Washington State is $62 and it goes up to $146. Er, um, er, it that a bug?

I remeber ordering from Andy Mark last year but I don't remember the express saver option being $62.

Are other people seeing these prices for shipping?

-Jim