So... earlier I saw a couple comments in the HOF2020 post...
@Chippy McChiperson responded to @Perthmikes comment about Paulson being the greatest chip... I took the time to write this response but decided not to thread crap with yet another one of my awful books... I'm sure the debate has happened 100 times on the forum and please excuse my ignorance on the subject, and by no means am I trying to stir the pot or start anything... but it has been said several times this used to be a site for discussions and not just sales ads... if you're boarded and have nothing to do please take the time to read this one... I would love to hear your own opinions. Mike, Bill nothing but respect to both of you and not attempting to play middle man... just my thoughts on the subject.
As far as the debate of are Paulsons truly the worlds greatest chip? I bring it up regularly Bill that
@krafticus Speak ECs get countless hours of felt time and they are still near new condition, also just amazed with the feel of the
CSQ mold! If I was planning to run a larger card room and honestly had the Choice Between Paulson Or CPCs, I believe I would choose
CPC. It is absolutely a matter of opinion, but it seems like the CPCs are a bit more dense.
Still very new to the chipping world, but I have herd it many times that Paulsons will last you a life time!! But recently I basically gave away some 98 CDIs that elwere total bike tires, how is that possible in the home market? Easy the chips aren't very dense, they wear pretty quickly! Also seen several times where people use mint chips for shuffle stacks and within a month or 2 the square sharp edges are rounded off. And let's not even go there on flea bites on
THC chips! I have yet to witness any of this on
CPC chips, I'm sure they are out there but I haven't come across any yet!
I will say that before you touch any Paulson chips you know what they feel like and that it is consistent every single time, a softer weighted clay feel. I have noticed there are variances in the
CPC chip not only set to set but even within molds. Some just feel very plastic like similar to the non leaded TRKs... the difference there is night an day.
To be honest I was skeptical of buying the Silver Tounged Devils... not because of the design but I haven't been impressed with the
CPC scrown samples that I have held thus far... but when the chips came in
CPC knocked this one out of the park! The chips are amazing!! Not light, no plastic feel... honestly much better than I expected!!
Recently
@BarrieJ3 has been having his samples sent to us to cut down on shipping over seas.
@FordPickup92 and I have had the opportunity to check out soo many amazing
CPC chips! I couldn't wait to finally check out
@Chippy McChiperson "Bill's Hous of Bluffs" shaped inlays, beautiful local based art work. Freaking bright ass day glow colors you almost need sun glasses for, very tastefully put together. Absolutely nothing but praise on these chips... until I picked them up. We all know the day glow colors are obviously lighter and that you can't add brass flake to them, the result unfortunately to me is they feel a bit on the plastic side... I still can't wait to get a chance to check them out and shuffle a few barrels and spend some felt time with them!
In closing, I can't say who makes the best chips, the world says Paulson... but based off of what? Because they sell the most? Because they had the capitol to really corner the market and wipe out the competition just like any business sets their goals for? Is it possible they were afraid another company like
BCC would have knocked them out of first? Yes
BCC had a thousand quality control issues but man have you ever got the chance to feel a barrel of Inlaid GCR (wonder why the fracs are $400 a rack? Put your hands on them... you will understand), I have spent 4-6 hours a day cleaning, washing, oiling, drying and shuffling chips for the last 9 months... insane??? Yes it is! An expert absolutely not! Just compassionate if not obsessed with this amazing hobby. Brie and I own over 15k of what is considered quality chips from all of the large manufacturers and I can't say with a clear mind what I consider to be the "best" chip Hands Down...
My favorite would be old school leaded Scrown TRKs, followed by the
BCC "T" mold,
CPC CSQ, then Paulson but that is just a prefrence...
Feel free to share your opinions, hope everyone is safe out there and that well all make it through this! As always my grammar is awful and sorry for the book!
Fellow Chipper Ben
Paulsons are really nice!
