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Double Secret Boxes (update: YOU WERE NOT PREPARED!)

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  • hackyhacky Registered User regular
    They weren't sold out by the time I got home from work. In for another 12--PAX Prime unboxing party here I come!

    merchmistress
  • merchmistressmerchmistress Registered User regular
    Hingo wrote: »
    @merchmistress what is the rough arrival time for people to get these in the US? I'm opening some of mine prior to PAX, but are we going to try and half-assedly organize a Twitter #DSB reveal day?

    Standard USPS time based on your shipping speed selection + in the warehouse processing time (i got about 50 orders out before the mailman came today alone) = arrival time. I'm hauling buns to make sure these are in the mail within 24 hours of your order.
    I dont know anything about a dsb reveal day, but im sure we can all gather round near the merch booth and have our own unboxing party.

    thx42PruncibleSammy.SamcalamityjamieBrewtiCon
  • merchmistressmerchmistress Registered User regular
    North wrote: »

    North. Your GIF game is strong.

  • merchmistressmerchmistress Registered User regular
    SHIPPIE-KAI-YAY PINNY LOVERS!!!!

    I hope mine is one

    Nah. I opened yours, took the good stuff and filled em back up with rocks. ;)

    Feel free to add in an extra box with my order that you do just replace with rocks. We'd get a real kick out of that. I promise I'd share photos and everything. ;)

    Message me your real name and I will send you rocks from the area by the front door! Real high quality PA rocks!

    fishfishmonkeyhatWarpwind ArcticLancerKeroancalamityjamie
  • PAX_SkeletorPAX_Skeletor Melbourne, AustraliaRegistered User regular
    urggh, held out for 8 hours, but purchased 6 boxes after all... My wallet, the goggles do nothing...

    LazorzmerchmistressCapt Wasabi
  • BrushwoodMuttBrushwoodMutt Registered User regular
    If, and it's a big if due to a desire to open them like a kid at Christmas, one were to wait till at PAX to open them. How much space do you think 12 of the boxes would take up in a suitcase?

  • PAX_SkeletorPAX_Skeletor Melbourne, AustraliaRegistered User regular
    The boxes themselves are about the size of a pack of playing cards. So about the size of 12 packs of cards?

    ArcticLancer
  • BrushwoodMuttBrushwoodMutt Registered User regular
    Thanks, that might be doable. But I'll need to weigh my options considering instant gratification and having something to do while waiting in line for Merch or whatever company uses a bs method of giving out pins like "first 50 only"

    I'll see what the community decides if they'll try for a in Merch line event or an online event. But I think I know which Merchmistress will vote for.

    merchmistress
  • PAX_SkeletorPAX_Skeletor Melbourne, AustraliaRegistered User regular
    Could always open half now, save half for later! :-)

  • fishfishmonkeyhatfishfishmonkeyhat Freelance Pin Man Newcastle, AustraliaRegistered User regular
    Got myself 2 along with core and a blue bag.

    Capt Wasabi
  • Warpwind Warpwind Perth, AustraliaRegistered User regular
    SHIPPIE-KAI-YAY PINNY LOVERS!!!!

    I hope mine is one

    Nah. I opened yours, took the good stuff and filled em back up with rocks. ;)

    Feel free to add in an extra box with my order that you do just replace with rocks. We'd get a real kick out of that. I promise I'd share photos and everything. ;)

    Message me your real name and I will send you rocks from the area by the front door! Real high quality PA rocks!

    I want this for reals. I may have a large rock collection already.

    On thread theme, I thought I'd have to convince my husband on the worth of four DSB's instead I end up with six.

    merchmistress
  • LetMeInLetMeIn Registered User regular
    Ahh, finally home.I was waiting around for the DSBs to show up, which made me late for D&D. By the time they showed up on the store I was in a rush to put in my order and some how I hacked the system(?) by putting in a larger order then was allowed.I know I have NoScript and Adblock add-ons which causes some sites to be buggy but for the PA store it wasn't showing me a limit on the DSBs.I chose to just order how many I planned to order(I didn't want to use up more time making 2 orders and having to put in my credit info in twice, if I didn't have to). The most interesting part of this is it made merchmistress call me, so I cheated(?) and was able to talk with merchmistress while she was working on the shipping.We didn't talk long because she was busy and I was on a bus that was completely packed but she did say she was ready to do the monkey dance at pax all day and all 4 days , I think that was what she said(couldn't hear that much but I'm sure that was what was said)

    PAX_SkeletorfishfishmonkeyhatmerchmistressKeroancalamityjamieevil santadarkinfero
  • ArcticLancerArcticLancer Best served chilled. Registered User regular
    SHIPPIE-KAI-YAY PINNY LOVERS!!!!

    I hope mine is one

    Nah. I opened yours, took the good stuff and filled em back up with rocks. ;)

    Feel free to add in an extra box with my order that you do just replace with rocks. We'd get a real kick out of that. I promise I'd share photos and everything. ;)

    Message me your real name and I will send you rocks from the area by the front door! Real high quality PA rocks!

    Sadly timezones made it so I was already asleep when you posted this, but all the same, PM sent. <3

  • ArcticLancerArcticLancer Best served chilled. Registered User regular
    Unrelated, but related question:
    Are the pin bags going to be on sale at PAX? It's the sort of thing I don't really want to buy online (shipping!), but I'd be quite possibly interested in picking up at the event.

  • SerpicoBCSerpicoBC Registered User regular
    So I'm going to wait and see some of these pin bags out in the wild before I get one myself. I think the @Maywest bag will be more than enough for my needs!

    Sammy.Sam
  • SolelronSolelron Wandering Gamer Cornelius, ORRegistered User regular
    12, bag, and a few core sets (in case some people would rather trade for cores than buy them). luckily I had cleared off my CC's earlier in the month and had some leftovers ;)

    this should give me tradestock for prime staff pins plus a few other goodies :)

    (unless I get 12 Castle guys LOL)

  • NopeNope Frankfort, KYRegistered User regular
    Solelron wrote: »

    (unless I get 12 Castle guys LOL)

    *opens up 12 boxes....all are filled with one lookout and one infamous pin*

    NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!

  • orthancstoneorthancstone TexasRegistered User regular
    Someone buy all of the boxes before my Club renewal $10 arrives, otherwise I'm going to "accidentally" add more when I go to buy something else.

    (I must tell myself that the bag and 6 boxes is enough...I must...resist...)

    PAX South 2018 - Jan 12-14!
    Pins!
    merchmistress
  • HingoHingo Minneapolis, MNRegistered User regular
    Is it bad that when I saw the image on the store for them I immediately thought "That looks like Brian Sunter's Staff Head pin on the right"? doublesecret_all_1024x1024.jpg?v=1416972390

    Pins for trade!
    2015 PAX Prime Omeganaut (I will forever hate Katamari)
    Capt Wasabi
  • KeroanKeroan Chicago, IllinoisRegistered User regular
    edited August 2015
    Hingo wrote: »
    Is it bad that when I saw the image on the store for them I immediately thought "That looks like Brian Sunter's Staff Head pin on the right"?

    You have trained well young grasshopper. You are ready for your pin black belt *bow*

    Keroan on
  • LazorzLazorz Tokyo, JPRegistered User regular
    edited August 2015
    Can anyone tell what that other pin is? T&C Moon?

    Lazorz on
  • ArcticLancerArcticLancer Best served chilled. Registered User regular
    I now officially have no idea if @merchmistress is actually going to send me rocks from outside the PA office. Apparently my package got a little bit more intriguing and suspenseful. :D

  • LetMeInLetMeIn Registered User regular
    edited August 2015
    at first I was thinking it was another staff pin but now I'm not even sure if the other one is a Brian Sunter's Staff Head pin because it looks like the pin needle(?) is to low, I don't know guess if it is upside down and reversed. If that is the case my guess is both are his staff pins, Head and Hobbies( which could be most Hobbies pin because that area is the same on most pins but logic would say it is his).

    LetMeIn on
  • evil santaevil santa To infinity...and beyond!Registered User regular
    I think merchmistress should bring some of those fancy rocks for trade :)

    Also, I ordered some blind boxes too :)

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    “I let out a battle cry. Sure, a lot of people might have mistaken it for a sudden yelp of unmanly fear, but trust me. It was a battle cry.”
    merchmistress
  • merchmistressmerchmistress Registered User regular
    As of this moment, right now, if your order is in, it is on the way! Ninja shipping in full effect.

    aleph0LazorzArcticLancercalamityjamieorthancstoneSammy.SamKeroanBrewtiConHingoNopeadambargWarpwind LetMeInfishfishmonkeyhatevil santaChubby BunnyKurpav
  • TheAggroCraigTheAggroCraig Ultimate Lucky Douchebag MassachusettsRegistered User regular
    Yay! My package shows it'll be delivered on 8/18... too far away :( damn you UPS ground!

  • LazorzLazorz Tokyo, JPRegistered User regular
    Are we supposed to have shipping emails?

  • TheAggroCraigTheAggroCraig Ultimate Lucky Douchebag MassachusettsRegistered User regular
    Lazorz wrote: »
    Are we supposed to have shipping emails?

    I don't have one yet, but mine's going to my work so I cheated by looking at our inbound UPS shipments :wink:

    Lazorz
  • KeroanKeroan Chicago, IllinoisRegistered User regular
    As of this moment, right now, if your order is in, it is on the way! Ninja shipping in full effect.

    All hail the merch team! Huzzah!

    Chubby Bunny
  • NopeNope Frankfort, KYRegistered User regular
    As of this moment, right now, if your order is in, it is on the way! Ninja shipping in full effect.

    WOOOOOOO!

    Expect opening video when I get the DSBs!

  • NorthNorth Registered User regular
    Shipping notifications should be going out soon. The way the system handles them was changed recently.

  • SennoSenno AustraliaRegistered User regular
    Dagnammit - Automata KS with extra pins and hoodie + weak aussie dollar and high shipping cost is killing me. Will have to wait a week to get some boxes. Everyone share pics! :)

  • PAX_SkeletorPAX_Skeletor Melbourne, AustraliaRegistered User regular
    Senno wrote: »
    Dagnammit - Automata KS with extra pins and hoodie + weak aussie dollar and high shipping cost is killing me. Will have to wait a week to get some boxes. Everyone share pics! :)

    Yeah I hear you. If it makes you feel a bit better. shipping wasn't so bad this time around. I bought 6 boxes, shipping was $16. Not too bad.

    fishfishmonkeyhat
  • fishfishmonkeyhatfishfishmonkeyhat Freelance Pin Man Newcastle, AustraliaRegistered User regular
    What are the chances some of the Armadeaddon pins have been placed into these boxes? Either as a cool early preview or as the main form of distribution?

    MM BE ALL SNEAKY DEAKY LIKE?!

    TheAggroCraigLazorz
  • BrushwoodMuttBrushwoodMutt Registered User regular
    This might be a question you can't answer, but how many boxes are left @merchmistress ? Cuz I thought they would be sold out by now and the depending the amount left I might cave in and buy more... ^ ^; Cuz wouldn't it be awful if the pins you hinted at are in the boxes still in the warehouse?

  • chaosisorderchaosisorder Cupcake Princess and Pinny Whore OregonRegistered User regular
    MINE ARE BEING DELIVERED TODAY!

    /flops wildly

    The small benefits of living in the pacific north west. Also, thank you merch goddess and minions!

    adambarg
  • SolelronSolelron Wandering Gamer Cornelius, ORRegistered User regular
    no shipping notice but based on the data points, I figure they will be here soon.

  • merchmistressmerchmistress Registered User regular
    MINE ARE BEING DELIVERED TODAY!

    /flops wildly

    The small benefits of living in the pacific north west. Also, thank you merch goddess and minions!

    Unboxing video demand/request! Pleeease!

  • SerpicoBCSerpicoBC Registered User regular
    I think I might do an unboxing video. I've never done one and feel like it can be my finest performance.

  • merchmistressmerchmistress Registered User regular
    This might be a question you can't answer, but how many boxes are left @merchmistress ? Cuz I thought they would be sold out by now and the depending the amount left I might cave in and buy more... ^ ^; Cuz wouldn't it be awful if the pins you hinted at are in the boxes still in the warehouse?

    I cant say how many are left- because I honestly dont know- but I did try hard to make enough to go around. Also, yes, it would be a damn shame if any of those pins were still in the wh. Or would it be a damn lucky break for someone?

    If I were you, I would buy more. If I could buy some- I would buy 24. That rhymed.

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