Full Count 2009 Contest Redux

[selaviso]

not sure if you have been following it but they needed the money before they could be produced.. thats why there are 2 different styles you can purchase because there wasnt enough for one style. all the contests ive seen all have been like this (well at least BIG contests)

[mofonyx]

Yeah I realise that all denim contests are like this, but I don't think it's legal to be charged before the item is available.

As for the monetary issue, the company should have more than enough money to produce a line of jeans without problem. How else do they produce their stock? I'm sure it's not all made to order.

This isn't a complaint, I'm not fussing about anything. I've paid for plenty of things before they were available.

[selaviso]

then why bring it up you sound like a baby. and these jeans arent the same as what they normally produce. if they were everyone should of bought those and started the fucking contest already. also a lot of these small japanese brands arent big corporations what so ever...aint ballin like flathead for sure... and if you paid for plenty of things before you got em why start complaining right now... and its not like gordon was like gimme yo money bitch! you guys gave it to him knowing what was going to happen.

wah wah wah wah

[mofonyx]

right, my bad.

Chill out. Don't mean to start an argument here. All in good nature.

[selaviso]

wonder what it said before you edited....

[mofonyx]

said something that could be easily misconstrued, you know, being the internet and all. My calm soothing voice cannot be easily transmitted across the intertubes..

nohomo.

[moykky]

Natives are getting restless...

[pragmatics]

Yeah I realise that all denim contests are like this, but I don't think it's legal to be charged before the item is available.

Someone should notify the Harry Potter publishers! They're going to flip out when they find out you think its illegal to offer pre-orders.

[Denim Phenom]

The longer inseam contest jeans have not arrived from Japan as of yet. With the lunar New Year it moved things back a week. Miki from FC is very excited about this contest and is very determined to get it started.

With that said, Gordon is going to start sending out the jeans to the people who pre-ordered earliest and live the farthest. From there he will ship everyone else theirs as the pairs arrive. If all jeans arrive by the 7th then maybe we can start this contest by Valentine's Day.

Thought I would start the day with some good news.

[mofonyx]

Someone should notify the Harry Potter publishers! They're going to flip out when they find out you think its illegal to offer pre-orders.

I don't think you get charged for pre-orders. They only charge when the item is shipped, or available. This is the understanding that I have, correct me if I'm wrong.

edit: Thanks for the update DP. I had an awesome Chinese New Year

[exhausted]

that will be the best valentine's day present

[mofonyx]

Making a deposit before availability is common in the car industry.

As for getting charged for this order... it's a special edition of $200+ jeans in a small run, and a specific audience. Only as many pairs as were ordered were to be produced. If we had reserved and NOT paid, a quarter of the contestants would have pulled out, leaving Gordon with them in hand.

Something mass market like the Harry Potter book is different (I'm not talking letter of the law, but in custom) as you are just reserving your copy, rather than ensuring yours gets made.

That said... I'm pretty sure most custom orders in most industries are generally paid a deposit, with the balance on completion. This is partly to give them $$ as a commitment (and to work with), but also has the bonus of letting them sell at a deep discount if you pull out.

Yeap, like I said, this is not a problem for me. I paid them expecting them to be awesome and I am a very patient person as well. I've waited longer more than the regular guy would for something (18 months now and still no show, item is probably lost).

So I don't mind this business ethic in this context because it's a niche. It's custom and it's not going to be mass produced. Much like everything else I pay for in advance (risking the fact that it may never reach me at all).

Stop picking apart that post, it's making me paranoid.

[moykky]

The longer inseam contest jeans have not arrived from Japan as of yet. With the lunar New Year it moved things back a week. Miki from FC is very excited about this contest and is very determined to get it started.

With that said, Gordon is going to start sending out the jeans to the people who pre-ordered earliest and live the farthest. From there he will ship everyone else theirs as the pairs arrive. If all jeans arrive by the 7th then maybe we can start this contest by Valentine's Day.

Thought I would start the day with some good news.

That is good news! Now I just need to lubricate my rectal area for our customs officers...

[supreme88]

I don't think you get charged for pre-orders. They only charge when the item is shipped, or available. This is the understanding that I have, correct me if I'm wrong.

edit: Thanks for the update DP. I had an awesome Chinese New Year

no, we were charged for the jeans when they were pre ordered

[exhausted]

Omg, I just got an email.

My jeans are shipped! I did not require the longer inseam version.

[Knugget]

i'm probably the only one relatively content with the jeans being delayed.. allowed me to finish up a year in my samurais. i don't think i will start until the 20th or the 27th (assuming we get them before)

[supreme88]

no sweat man... I realize you weren't really complaining, just thought I'd post up the difference.

Supreme88... he knows you had to pay for pre-order... he got them too.

well he said they charge you once they ship, which is false. they charged once you placed the preorder.

[Denim Phenom]

come on guys, get over it.

[salaami]

played soccer(and various other games) with a friend's son. all the sliding on concrete wore the knees and back-pockets on these pretty well, although i actually would've expected more dye-loss. denim took a beating, though. knees are super-soft, and inner-pocket corners are frayed. had to go commando this morning on the way across town, since i was with my lil' thigh-meat last night(looooong story), denim wasn't bad on the ole' sac.

[mofonyx]

sorry for derailing the thread DP. It was certainly not my intention which was why I killed the banter with selaviso immediately (no offense there selaviso, you give good banter).

salaami has the right mindset here. Did you achieve maximum crotch fade while being commando?

[salaami]

this thread is dead w/o pics and jeans anyway, so who gives a shit? banter away for now. how bout them mets?

[dandandan]

Omg, I just got an email.

My jeans are shipped! I did not require the longer inseam version.

ahhhh so jealous!

[driftingdunk]

i love how everyone just ignored exhausted,

exhausted, where are you located? and any chance posting the contents of the email? that would solidify your claim..

Thanks and this could be epic news

[exhausted]

I'm in Montreal (Canada), the email was just a standard USPS tracking one.

[frostanubis]

located in toronto, got an email too, package is being shipped by usps, so it'll take roughly a week to a week and a halve depending how long it gets hold up at customs, but according to gordon he marked it a low value, and canadian customs are usually nice with this shit, if it comes from the states =D

[mofonyx]

hey I'm further away in London, how come mine hasn't gone out yet.

maybe cos I was late.

[Denim Phenom]

Mofo, i'm sure you'll get an e-mail soon. That or Gordon is sending them out by areas.

[H.Bosch]

I got the usps tracking email last night too! I live in Finland, so hopefully i'll get them next week!

[mofonyx]

I think I'm closer to Gordan than Finland, and further away than Canada.

Stuck in between ~ He's sending out by serial number I guess.

[joelz]

sigh - i emailed gordon and told him that i'd be able to pick them up cause i'm in new york, i'm sure i'll be getting them later on