Took a bit of a gamble by only buying two boxes as I only wanted the Annarchy pin. Got the package today and indeed got her along with a Gabe and two Galahads. Success!
Day 2 of the armadeadvent calendar means another box gets opened.
I got Splatter Frank (a second one), and Skeleton Jim
Today's box is labeled "Democracy" - a very freedom-loving label indeed.
Day one of the aramadeadvent calendar (copyright, trademark, all rights reserved fishfishmonkeyhat) has now happened, and my 2 cases have been sufficiently randomized.
Day 1, I got Splatter Tycho and Splatter Frank.
For you spreadsheet people, I had somebody put random labels on the boxes for me, so at the end I can reconstruct the box and not ruin all the statistics.
(also random question - should I do 24 more posts - one for each day or just edit everything back into this one?)
Which label was it? I need to know, for... science.
on that note, if anyones missing something in this armadeddon set, and i have enough of what i think is enough to keep for myself then im more than happy to help out. Just check my pinnypals page (below) to see what ive got left
Spreadsheet trends lined up with the total number of boxes.
Cinnamon Roll Gabe is 1/50, Polaroid is sitting solidly at a 1/33. Total number of cases was 750 (18000 individual pins), meaning 540 polaroids and 360 cinnagabes.
I super lucked out! After my first two boxes, I broke down and bought five more. After those, I was still missing Annarchy, Charles and all the rares except Skeleton Jim and Cinnabon Gabe. I broke down one last time and bought another five boxes. I vowed that any pins I ended up missing, I'd trade for. I ended up getting everything I was missing in this last batch! The whole set in twelve boxes, I feel pretty lucky and so happy!
So finally got my Armadeaddon pins at the end of last week. It was frustratingly slow to arrive and for some reason I had to pay additional tax on top of it (why Canada?) but here is my haul. You may notice that I have not submitted a photo. That's because my haul was the same as @Ayefkay and his photo was much better. Thanks
Happy Black Friday / Armadeadvent day 10! Today's label is 3 and I got:
Splatter Gabe and Blood Rage FF
On Armadeadvent day 11, I opened label "Q", apparently we are in the single character portion of labels now... I got:
Splatter Tycho and Splatter Annarchy (an exact copy of Day 5 for those keeping track)
On Armadeadvent day 12, I opened label "Asterisk" (killing the single character trend) and I got:
Splatter Charles and Sad Zombie Tyco (an exact copy of Day 8 for those keeping track)
Armadeadvent lucky day 13, I opened "The Zoo", and I got:
Blood Rage FF and...... the Polaroid woooo
I got my Armadeadon Cases today. I got 2. Pictured is what i got in each box top to bottom, left to right. As you can see i got hella lucky. My first case i got 11 of 12. My second Case i got the final pin on the LAST box! I felt the square through the packaging and freaked out! I guess I got 11 of 12 out of each case which is pretty good.
I'm starting to think mine may have been lost in the post.
Kinda feel the same way, over a month now and no armadeadon.
I'm thinking if you're in the same boat, then it may just be that it takes a long time to get here.
I used the cheapest postal option (it was the only way to convince my fiancée to part with so much money for the sake of my 'silly pin hobby' so there's no tracking.
It could be that it takes a month. I know I've ordered things from the US before and it has taken forever to arrive.
The cheapest option uses a bulk re-shipper. So the re-shipper sits on the packages until it has enough to ship them at a cheap rate. I have received packaged this way from Penny Arcade 4 times, 3 times it took about 3 weeks. The 4th time took about 7weeks.
TLDR: Cheap shipping can take anywhere between 2 and 7 weeks.
The cheapest option uses a bulk re-shipper. So the re-shipper sits on the packages until it has enough to ship them at a cheap rate. I have received packaged this way from Penny Arcade 4 times, 3 times it took about 3 weeks. The 4th time took about 7weeks.
TLDR: Cheap shipping can take anywhere between 2 and 7 weeks.
That is ridiculously helpful to know. I feel infinitely less nervous about it now. I live in a nice area but we have (had, they've since been evicted) dodgy neighbours who aren't beyond pinching things. Especially since our postman just leaves parcels on the stoop leading into the apartment block.
Happy Armadeadvent day 15! Today I opened the box labeled "64" and I got...
Blood Rage FF and.. the Polaroid! (an exact duplicate of day 13 for those of you keeping track)
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I got Splatter Frank (a second one), and Skeleton Jim
Today's box is labeled "Democracy" - a very freedom-loving label indeed.
Yesterday's label was "Thirty"
EVEN WOAHIER!
Well thanks @Ayefkay for taking all the fun out of my Arma unboxing by just giving me a near complete set YOU REALLY GOOD GUY YOU!
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The first two boxes I opened both contained Splatter Tycho and Polaroid.
what do you want for free? GAWD!
but seriously, i bought 3.5 cases....i have no conceivable need for 5 polaroids..... or 15 fruit fuckers...
What are the current guesses on the run size of the Polaroid and cinnamon pins?
This means if you are missing anything, let me know and I will help! (other than cinnamon).
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Cinnamon Roll Gabe is 1/50, Polaroid is sitting solidly at a 1/33. Total number of cases was 750 (18000 individual pins), meaning 540 polaroids and 360 cinnagabes.
Trade me pins, yo: https://www.pinnypals.com/pals/Lazorz
Splatter Charles and Zombie Juice
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I super lucked out! After my first two boxes, I broke down and bought five more. After those, I was still missing Annarchy, Charles and all the rares except Skeleton Jim and Cinnabon Gabe. I broke down one last time and bought another five boxes. I vowed that any pins I ended up missing, I'd trade for. I ended up getting everything I was missing in this last batch! The whole set in twelve boxes, I feel pretty lucky and so happy!
Blood Rage FF and Splatter Galahad
Day 5 was labelled Kite and I got
Splatter Tycho and Splatter Annarchy
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So finally got my Armadeaddon pins at the end of last week. It was frustratingly slow to arrive and for some reason I had to pay additional tax on top of it (why Canada?) but here is my haul. You may notice that I have not submitted a photo. That's because my haul was the same as @Ayefkay and his photo was much better. Thanks
“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.”
Opened a full case. Back left box was CinnaGabe
Splatter Frank and Splatter Anarchy
Since there are no new posts, I'm going to just edit day 7 in
Splatter Tycho and Blood Rage FF
And now we're up to armadeadvent day 8. Today's label is Green and I got:
Splatter Charles and Sad Zombie Tyco
Happy Thanksgiving / DSB Day / Armadeadvent day 9! Today's label is Solitude and I got:
Splatter Charles and Splatter Anarchy
Splatter Gabe and Blood Rage FF
On Armadeadvent day 11, I opened label "Q", apparently we are in the single character portion of labels now... I got:
Splatter Tycho and Splatter Annarchy (an exact copy of Day 5 for those keeping track)
On Armadeadvent day 12, I opened label "Asterisk" (killing the single character trend) and I got:
Splatter Charles and Sad Zombie Tyco (an exact copy of Day 8 for those keeping track)
Armadeadvent lucky day 13, I opened "The Zoo", and I got:
Blood Rage FF and...... the Polaroid woooo
I got my Armadeadon Cases today. I got 2. Pictured is what i got in each box top to bottom, left to right. As you can see i got hella lucky. My first case i got 11 of 12. My second Case i got the final pin on the LAST box! I felt the square through the packaging and freaked out! I guess I got 11 of 12 out of each case which is pretty good.
We're up to Armadeadvent day 14, the end is in sight
Splatter Galahad and Zombie Juice
Kinda feel the same way, over a month now and no armadeadon.
Not yet, I might try that today.
I'm thinking if you're in the same boat, then it may just be that it takes a long time to get here.
I used the cheapest postal option (it was the only way to convince my fiancée to part with so much money for the sake of my 'silly pin hobby' so there's no tracking.
It could be that it takes a month. I know I've ordered things from the US before and it has taken forever to arrive.
TLDR: Cheap shipping can take anywhere between 2 and 7 weeks.
My Pin Lanyard
That is ridiculously helpful to know. I feel infinitely less nervous about it now. I live in a nice area but we have (had, they've since been evicted) dodgy neighbours who aren't beyond pinching things. Especially since our postman just leaves parcels on the stoop leading into the apartment block.
www.pinnypals.com/pals/d0rkangl
Blood Rage FF and.. the Polaroid! (an exact duplicate of day 13 for those of you keeping track)
Here is the whole case:
Gabe x3
Tycho x5
FF x4
Annarchy x2
Charles x2
Frank x2
Galahad x2
Zombie Tycho x0
Zombie Juice x2
Skeleton Jim x1
Cinnabon Gabe x1
Portrait x0
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and....
My Pin Lanyard
Splatter Galahad and (appropriately) Splatter Annarchy
I'm pretty happy. I got one of everything except Cinnabon Gabe ... anybody want to trade?