Services Sale of Classic Poker Chips Completed!! (18 Viewers)

[Mudfever]

While many people think there still aren't enough options etc. etc. please remember that in our 11 year tenure...

We reintroduced 3 old colors, added 4 new and brightened the dayglo's.
We reintroduced 1 mold and added 7 new ones.
We added around 60 new spot patterns.
We introduced stock designs, 8 options currently available, and sold over 400,000 of these.
We've had maybe 12-15 complaints or issues to fix out of over 8,000 orders.
We introduced a comprehensive range of samples and the current Chip Design Tool.
We manufactured over 2 million chips.

That's a nice way of saying look at the resume. (I am beyond excited to get my customs later this year.)

I do have a question on the stock option avenue.

From reading and memory, you guys make the "clay" and press into shapes, to then cut into spot patterns, and then arrange and place the insert and press.

For "stock options", Could you have a semi custom option? Could you say, in Q1 we are going to run Spot 3D14 in Cali colors (Pink, Blue, Yellow, Black, White). Every Q1 is Cali Color and set spot pattern and people only have to submit inlay designs. You know ahead of time that Circle square (whatever the most popular mold is) 3D14 will be run in set colors and make ahead for x amount of chips. If you don't use it all, you will the following Q1. Instead of A mold always available, it is which ever mold is set for that quarter. Thus expediting turn around. And for those wanting true customs, you have the 6 month wait. Just thinking about options kind of like a pre fixe menus at restaurants. Q1 is Cali Colors, Q2 is Vegas traditional, Q3 is Tournament, and Q4 is etc.

David, thanks for putting up with all of us.

Mud

 

[David Spragg]

That's a nice way of saying look at the resume. (I am beyond excited to get my customs later this year.)

I do have a question on the stock option avenue.

From reading and memory, you guys make the "clay" and press into shapes, to then cut into spot patterns, and then arrange and place the insert and press.

For "stock options", Could you have a semi custom option? Could you say, in Q1 we are going to run Spot 3D14 in Cali colors (Pink, Blue, Yellow, Black, White). Every Q1 is Cali Color and set spot pattern and people only have to submit inlay designs. You know ahead of time that Circle square (whatever the most popular mold is) 3D14 will be run in set colors and make ahead for x amount of chips. If you don't use it all, you will the following Q1. Instead of A mold always available, it is which ever mold is set for that quarter. Thus expediting turn around. And for those wanting true customs, you have the 6 month wait. Just thinking about options kind of like a pre fixe menus at restaurants. Q1 is Cali Colors, Q2 is Vegas traditional, Q3 is Tournament, and Q4 is etc.

David, thanks for putting up with all of us.

Mud

Methodology is not quite right, but ignoring that....

So if you set up and part make chips to run, say, on CSQ, and no-one wants them in that Q what do you do?
1. Before you even get to that spotted stage you have a shelf life. They will be dead long before the next Q1. In fact you can't make them that far ahead of Q1.
2. Different thickness clay is needed for each mold or chips will end up all too thin or too thick unless a large amount of time (and cost) is put in by the press operator.

 

[FS21]

Methodology is not quite right, but ignoring that....

So if you set up and part make chips to run, say, on CSQ, and no-one wants them in that Q what do you do?
1. Before you even get to that spotted stage you have a shelf life. They will be dead long before the next Q1. In fact you can't make them that far ahead of Q1.
2. Different thickness clay is needed for each mold or chips will end up all too thin or too thick unless a large amount of time (and cost) is put in by the press operator.

It would be interesting to see some data points, like which mold is the most ordered, the most popular spot patterns, and outside of the standard top 6-7 colors what others are the most popular.

Additional data that could be useful, like what time of the year most orders are requested and slow times during the year (not including downtime for mechanical issues).

 

[Felt_Lizard]

We manufactured over 2 million chips.

Sooo....you've been holding out on ~me~, and now you're trying to slip out the door...

 

[Eriks]

I would probably discontinue a handful of the less popular molds to cut down on lead time, and if possible, make CSQ the always-in-production mold.

It seems universally liked and the go-to one whenever people have a theme that doesn’t call for any mold in particular. Setting aside that I personally don’t like the A-mold, I don’t really understand why it should hold that honor. I wouldn’t think it makes sense to use it unless one has an A-something theme to go with it.

Obviously, production/business wise, that’s all uninformed opinions from a customer’s perspective.