posted 02-09-2009 09:21 PM                  

One of our vendors approached us with a potential replacement item for the little cars. It is called:

Super Bright Flashing Pendant/Pin

They make any kind of pin you want, with flashing lights. They come with a lanyard (to wear around your neck) or with a magnetic closer for wearing on your clothes. It includes a small round battery (replaceable). They are made with a hard plastic.

The proposed design is a Prowler (similar to the one in our club logo) with the word Prowler underneath. Minimum order is 1,000 pieces. Like the cars, we would have to choose a single color. If they prove to be popular, we could do them like we did the cars....a different color each order.

The picture below is an example, showing a #9 Dodge Nascar. Two lights were placed low on the grill, one on the back fender and two on the number 9.

If you think you'd be interested in ordering quantities of this pin for hand-outs, please post here.

posted 02-13-2009 10:36 AM                  

I would commit to buy 100 of these. They would be great giveaways.

posted 02-17-2009 10:40 PM                  

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Originally posted by CJ:
Gene.....the last time Bob ordered the Maisto cars, they were $65 a case. There were 72 cars in a case. The problem is with Maisto. Every year, they raised the price. In addition, they promised to produce other colors for us (which we ordered) and didn't follow through on that. Bob was also told that the next order would have another price increase due to material costs, shipping, blah..blah...blah (greed?)

As the price continued to increase, it became more difficult to get enough owners to commit to buying them. There were a number of people (each year) that committed to purchasing but then backed out after they arrived, not paying for them.

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posted 02-18-2009 04:26 PM                  

If anyone else wants to take on Maisto, go for it.

Here's what you'd be in for!!

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The shipment of 16,056 POA Candy Red Prowlers, all 223 cases weighing approximately 1,800#, arrived late yesterday afternoon. We worked well into the night and through today. All paid orders were prepared for shipment within 24 hours of their arrival, including those to Canada. We must have made the Post Office's day with something like $2,500 in postage.

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