Retro DSA Packing Party / Silicon Valley GH Meet-up

[mashby]

The images aren't working for me. 

[mkawa]

assff

[mkawa]

[The_Beast]

Very cool, must make running a GB 100000000x easier. I hate shipping

[SpAmRaY]

Just wanted to say those banners are sweet!

You guys ever considering wearing gloves to sort the keys....like mechanics gloves...so you don't wear your fingers out?

[mkawa]

thanks krog for the banners

[mkawa]

sth at quark

[keymaster]

..so jelly of that workplace right now

[SmallFry]

I spy a Hashbaz in there! Beard is coming back!

[mkawa]

top row is people who UNDERSiZED their boxes

[SmallFry]

Your image is tiny.

[WhiteFireDragon]

Hey what's that bottle of acetone doing there? You checking if the caps will melt? lol

[SmallFry]

Was thinking the same thing! heh.

[hashbaz]

We melted one key from every order to verify that they're ABS.

[SmallFry]

As opposed to PBT?

[Turbo Slaab]

We melted one key from every order to verify that they're ABS.

customz

[codyeatworld]

Turns out I'm watching my daughter today or I wouldof stopped by to meet some geekhackers.
I am not far at all from Mountain View.

Nice office and cool banners by the way.

[samwisekoi]

top row is people who UNDERSiZED their boxes

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Status update at 13:24 PDT:

All US order that would fit into a USPS small Priority Mail box have been packed and a postage label applied.  Some of those were done before the mail carrier came by, so some are already on their way.  The rest will be given to the carrier on Monday.

However, something like 15 "small" orders won't fit in a small box, and really need to spend the extra $6 to upgrade to a Medium box.  My preference is to just do that and trust that the impacted people will promptly pay a PayPal invoice for the difference.

I have set the impacted orders aside for the moment, and we will move on to packing orders for people outside of the US.  I am open to suggestions about what to do with the over-stuffed orders.

 - Ron | samwisekoi

[tjcaustin]

top row is people who UNDERSiZED their boxes

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Status update at 13:24 PDT:

All US order that would fit into a USPS small Priority Mail box have been packed and a postage label applied.  Some of those were done before the mail carrier came by, so some are already on their way.  The rest will be given to the carrier on Monday.

However, something like 15 "small" orders won't fit in a small box, and really need to spend the extra $6 to upgrade to a Medium box.  My preference is to just do that and trust that the impacted people will promptly pay a PayPal invoice for the difference.

I have set the impacted orders aside for the moment, and we will move on to packing orders for people outside of the US.  I am open to suggestions about what to do with the over-stuffed orders.

 - Ron | samwisekoi

Maybe try to get a box that's just enough bigger than the flat rate small to fit everything?

[mkawa]

it's also like a million degrees out here right now

[mkawa]

top row is people who UNDERSiZED their boxes

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Status update at 13:24 PDT:

All US order that would fit into a USPS small Priority Mail box have been packed and a postage label applied.  Some of those were done before the mail carrier came by, so some are already on their way.  The rest will be given to the carrier on Monday.

However, something like 15 "small" orders won't fit in a small box, and really need to spend the extra $6 to upgrade to a Medium box.  My preference is to just do that and trust that the impacted people will promptly pay a PayPal invoice for the difference.

I have set the impacted orders aside for the moment, and we will move on to packing orders for people outside of the US.  I am open to suggestions about what to do with the over-stuffed orders.

 - Ron | samwisekoi

Maybe try to get a box that's just enough bigger than the flat rate small to fit everything?

this is called a medium flat rate box

[tjcaustin]

top row is people who UNDERSiZED their boxes

Show Image

Status update at 13:24 PDT:

All US order that would fit into a USPS small Priority Mail box have been packed and a postage label applied.  Some of those were done before the mail carrier came by, so some are already on their way.  The rest will be given to the carrier on Monday.

However, something like 15 "small" orders won't fit in a small box, and really need to spend the extra $6 to upgrade to a Medium box.  My preference is to just do that and trust that the impacted people will promptly pay a PayPal invoice for the difference.

I have set the impacted orders aside for the moment, and we will move on to packing orders for people outside of the US.  I am open to suggestions about what to do with the over-stuffed orders.

 - Ron | samwisekoi

Maybe try to get a box that's just enough bigger than the flat rate small to fit everything?

this is called a medium flat rate box

There are boxes in sizes that exist between those two boxes, smart ass.

Also, it's like 75* there, quicher*****in

[khaangaaroo]

Medium flat-rate box would not be cost effective.

small size flat-rate box: $5.80
any size box under 1lb cross county via priority mail: $6.95
medium size flat-rate box: $12.35

[mkawa]

ONE MILLION

[Binge]

top row is people who UNDERSiZED their boxes

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Status update at 13:24 PDT:

All US order that would fit into a USPS small Priority Mail box have been packed and a postage label applied.  Some of those were done before the mail carrier came by, so some are already on their way.  The rest will be given to the carrier on Monday.

However, something like 15 "small" orders won't fit in a small box, and really need to spend the extra $6 to upgrade to a Medium box.  My preference is to just do that and trust that the impacted people will promptly pay a PayPal invoice for the difference.

I have set the impacted orders aside for the moment, and we will move on to packing orders for people outside of the US.  I am open to suggestions about what to do with the over-stuffed orders.

 - Ron | samwisekoi

Have all the members who owe money been notified?

[metalliqaz]

How 'bout the large order boxes?

[samwisekoi]

Medium flat-rate box would not be cost effective.

small size flat-rate box: $5.80
any size box under 1lb cross county via priority mail: $6.95
medium size flat-rate box: $12.35

Let me look into this option.  Thanks!

 - Ron | samwisekoi

[samwisekoi]

Medium flat-rate box would not be cost effective.

small size flat-rate box: $5.80
any size box under 1lb cross county via priority mail: $6.95
medium size flat-rate box: $12.35

Let me look into this option.  Thanks!

 - Ron | samwisekoi

So this will work for US shipments.  I need to get some boxes, but it will be just another couple of bucks I think.

International orders are worse; the next step up from $24 Flat-rate priority is $37 for a customer-provided box.  Or, of course, I can step DOWN to first-class which will arrive, well eventually.

I'll look for mid-size boxes on Monday for both.  And if it works out I will do the self-packing for US orders and figure out the cost for the ROW.

 - Ron | samwisekoi

[sth]

hey ron, thanks again for having us! i'm going to start pestering my boss to rent a pinball machine now... i think it'll really help my productivity at the office.

[stoic-lemon]

Anyone else who is in Japan? Guess we could share a box if need be.

[samwisekoi]

All orders that fit in a single small flat rate box are packed.  All US orders that were supposed to fit into a medium flat rate box and did are also packed.  Medium boxes for non-US destinations will be packed shortly.

Orders that won't fit into a single box (small or medium), including those targeted for a pair of small boxes will be packed after I acquire shipping boxes.

There may be a couple of orders that won't fit into even a single medium box.  Those I will handle on a one-by-one basis during the upcoming week.

We are tired, but there are a lot of boxes ready to ship.

Thanks to everyone who helped make this GB a success!

 - Ron | samwisekoi

[sordna]

Anyone took photos of the keyboards brought at the event ?

[hashbaz]

Yes, I'm not sure whose camera it was but we did lay them all out for the traditional pool table shot.

[tsangan]

That was fun guys, great to see everyone again

[SmallFry]

Yes, I'm not sure whose camera it was but we did lay them all out for the traditional pool table shot.

"Traditions" that came from Chicago. W00P W00P!

[hashbaz]

If you say so.

[DamienG]

Yes, I'm not sure whose camera it was but we did lay them all out for the traditional pool table shot.

I climbed up the step ladder and took some pics but it was on Ron's digital camera not a smartphone so they'll have to go through a PC to get here.

Was an impressive sight.

[)amien

[DamienG]

Was great meeting all you guys today and seeing and trying to many keyboards.

Surprised at how nice MX greens are, Dolch keys really are a great color and... that KMac with 62g lubed+stickered MX black switches was freaking incredible.

[)amien

[Sniping]

Ugh, I wish I knew about this meet. I live 20 minutes from Silicon Valley, it upsets me that I could've had the chance to try several Topre keyboards and associate some faces to names.

[DamienG]

Yeah there was a full size 55g, 87UB 45g, HHKB, HHKB type S and a Filco FC660C.

[)amien

[SmallFry]

CPTBadAss, DamienG, and I were playing face match.

[litster]

Looks like so much fun!

[Input Nirvana]

That's JesusWasAZombie!!!....



And the label "Jwaz" I think is a mistake for JesusWasAZombie in the first pic....isn't that Cgbuen? I just met him today....
Who labeled the pics?

[SmallFry]

Wait, so who is JWAZ in the first pic? Dammit.

[Input Nirvana]

"Jwaz"...I think the label is wrong? It's Cgbuen?

JesusWasAZombie, Sth, and Hashbaz left right after I showed up   Maybe I smelled bad.

[VesperSAINT]

Wow, that's absolutely awesome, guys. I'm sad I can't be part of something so cool

[Matt3o]

put a picture of wall-e and write Matt3o over it, I'm with you in spirit.

[cgbuen]

Yeah, I'm labeled incorrectly (not JwaZ).

Great stuff today.. Pretty sweet getting try out Model Ms and an F, full boards with greens/stock clears, fully modded KMACs (one had ergo whites!), five different Topres, and a Kinesis. Can't wait for the pool table picture.

And sorry I had to bail so abruptly - I'll make it up to you guys next meetup!

[mkawa]

the person smallfry can't identify is jwaz. the person smallfry thinks is jwaz is cgbuen. thanks a ton to everyone who showed up today AND extra special thanks to [)amien and input nirvana for pulling the long shift with ron and i.

twas a great meetup. shame about all the picking and packing we had to do. will fix this for next time.

eta: no problem on the bailing. i hope everyone was alright.

eta2: krog's banners KICK ASS IN AND STOMP ON THAT ASS. the colors are vivid and detail is fantastic in person. if you're putting together a medium to large meetup in the next month or so ping samwisekoi so he can forward on a banner or two to you.

[hashbaz]

I would have loved to hang out all day and finish the packing but alas I had other constraints.  Meeting Input Nirvana was a special treat as he was the first person I ever interacted with on the forum.  I posted in a Kinesis thread and he thanked me for the review.  He's as chill and good-natured in person as he is online.