Team USA Jackets (Christmas 2014 Order)

[Anthony]

I'll take any orders that come in tonight, but hurry up and get them in.

 

[kcl]

I'll take any orders that come in tonight, but hurry up and get them in.

On behalf of all the procrastinators of this forum, WE LOVE YOU ANTHONY!

 

[Coolster01]

Did you get the email that I requested to change my size to small? thanks.

 

[rybaby]

On behalf of all the procrastinators of this forum, WE LOVE YOU ANTHONY!

Agreed. I just put in my order

 

[SpicyOranges]

Thanks for accepting more orders!

 

[Deleted member 19792]

Anthony, where would we pick this up at Nats?

 

[naliuj]

When should we expect the jackets to arrive in the mail?

 

[Anthony]

I have begun accepting orders for a Christmas Batch, info at brookscubing.com

 

[Deathranger999]

I really want to get one of these, but they're so damn expensive. I hope I can get family members to buy one for me. Thanks for putting them up for sale again, though!

 

[Stefan]

Anthony, does the price not depend on how many you get to order? I checked this out a while ago and the prices change a lot:

$106.53 each when buying 6 (the minimum)
$79.94 each when buying 10
$59.99 each when buying 20
$53.03 each when buying 30
$49.36 each when buying 40
$47.05 each when buying 50
$41.92 each when buying 100
$38.73 each when buying 200

 

[CriticalCubing]

Man, they are so costly. I am not from USA so wont get it. But from where are you printing these jackets?

 

[guysensei1]

Are non-USA people allowed to get these?

 

[Deleted member 19792]

Anyone can get them

I remember Jacob Hyootnik wanted to get one to confuse everybody.

Also, I think the price is a bit high mainly because of the artwork, shipping, and such.

 

[timeless]

Anthony, does the price not depend on how many you get to order? I checked this out a while ago and the prices change a lot:

$106.53 each when buying 6 (the minimum)
$79.94 each when buying 10
$59.99 each when buying 20
$53.03 each when buying 30
$49.36 each when buying 40
$47.05 each when buying 50
$41.92 each when buying 100
$38.73 each when buying 200

im guessing anthony wants to make a profit as well so $90 makes sense imo

 

[charmrence]

qq

 

[speedcubing]

What is the maximum number of letters that can be put on the back of the jacket?

 

[UnsolvedCypher]

I'm also interested in the bulk pricing. I think that many cubers (including me) would buy this jacket if it was a little cheaper - I just can't justify spending $90 on it. Assuming 30 jackets are bought, and assuming shipping is $10, that's still a ~$27 profit per jacket. Is there another cost I'm not considering?

 

[sgtjosh]

I'm interested as well. For a while, I didn't feel as though I'd properly earned the privilege to say I'm "part of Team USA," but after I squeezed into the top 75 American Multi-BLD solvers, I now feel like it's a bit more justified.... Even though that list as a whole still falls short of a hundred.

I've got the link bookmarked... $90 is a bit steep, but I definitely understand the costs associated with custom items. Thanks for posting, Anthony.

 

[blade740]

Yes, the jackets are expensive.

Yes, they're worth every penny. I'm considering buying a second one just in case.

Anthony has put in hours upon hours of work into this project. He's the one who gets to deal with receiving boxes upon boxes of jackets, splitting them up and shipping them out, tracking down buyers who haven't paid, annoying parents, supply chain issues, and ordering mistakes. Hell, the first batch of jackets he paid upfront out of pocket (despite having WAY more orders than expected). According to the price list Stefan posted, you'd all be paying even more if it weren't for Anthony organizing a bulk order, and that's without the amazing custom design that Anthony created.

Every product retails for higher than the cost of materials. That's how economics works. To complain about the margins would be to belittle the amount of work that's gone into this already. If you think this jacket is worth $90, buy it and you won't be disappointed.

 

[speedcubing]

is a small size available?