The Wand Company TOS Tricorder is coming!

[Funky]

P. T. Barnum said it best. “A fool and his money are soon parted!”

Incorrect. Thomas Tusser said it first (and best) in 1573.
Now, to be fair, P. T. Barnum DID say, “A sucker is born every day.”

Four years at Florida State and that’s the only thing I learned.

 

[FANATICO]

Back in the day,,,,this W.C. Fields associated saying (title) was popular as well….

But I digress…

 

[NakedMoleRat]

Incorrect. Thomas Tusser said it first (and best) in 1573.
Now, to be fair, P. T. Barnum DID say, “A sucker is born every day.”

Four years at Florida State and that’s the only thing I learned.

Do not interrupt my irrational outrage with you puny facts and research!

 

[Ronldheld]

residents in the US are getting shipments by USPS vs DHL?

 

[asalaw]

residents in the US are getting shipments by USPS vs DHL?

Mine's coming that way for last mile.

 

[Ronldheld]

So for you, DHL a hand off to USPS and they deliver to you?

 

[asalaw]

So for you, DHL a hand off to USPS and they deliver to you?

Maersk is handing off to USPS. No DHL. (Assuming it clears customs, that is.)

 

[Ronldheld]

I see. Too early to see it is will clear customs.pl

 

[dbrussee]

Maersk is handing off to USPS. No DHL. (Assuming it clears customs, that is.)

Me, too. What a mess these tariffs are!

 

[asalaw]

Me, too. What a mess these tariffs are!

 

[FANATICO]

residents in the US are getting shipments by USPS vs DHL?

One would think…..the Amazon UK packages would go to a Amazon US hub for local delivery by Amazon delivery trucks instead of third party delivery services….. Hmmmm

 

[asalaw]

 

[FANATICO]

Postal Pandora’s Packages Pandemonium Panic….

Today’s update….

 

[Ronldheld]

No indication that will happen to me. I will know more by several days, maybe?

 

[edge10]

Postal Pandora’s Packages Pandemonium Panic….

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Today’s update….

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I found your tricorders:

I bet you can hear the music, in your head.

 

[FANATICO]

I may have to bust out my collection again….I’m limited on space and have to rotate in and out my various collections throughout the year….

 

[asalaw]

I bet you can hear the music, in your head.

 

[Quinn]

I’d love to dumpster-dive in that ‘reject’ bin!

A friend of mine did that at The Franklin Mint. Sadly, it was right next door to the state police barracks, so he wound up with the very few items he could hide under his seat after being spotted. He did manage one of their late 90s 1701s that had a bent nacelle strut, and a crapload of golden Scrabble tiles!

 

[edge10]

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I said this to another group and it went over like a lead balloon...

This is probably the correct group: We don't deserve John Williams.

 

[Leinads]

A friend of mine did that at The Franklin Mint. Sadly, it was right next door to the state police barracks, so he wound up with the very few items he could hide under his seat after being spotted. He did manage one of their late 90s 1701s that had a bent nacelle strut, and a crapload of golden Scrabble tiles!

Re: Reject Bin

Makes you wonder how Wand sorts imperfect units? I imagine there are various ‘grades’ assigned, some flagged for minor cosmetic or packaging issues and others for electronic or software problems that are too difficult to fix during production. How many of those Tricorders get stripped for parts?

According to OpenAI: In a first production run of 10,000 electronic or toy devices made in China, about 3% or 300 units are usually rejected. This is common early on due to the complexity of putting together so many parts. As manufacturing processes are refined, the defect rate often improves in later runs.

It’s only right we take those 300 in the name of science.