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  • David BetzDavid Betz Posts: 14,516
    edited 2012-09-04 18:37
    Happy anniversary and thanks for creating such an interesting chip and attracting such an diverse and knowlegable group of people with which to share! I'm looking forward to seeing what can be done with the Propeller 2 and many more years of Parallax products!
  • frank freedmanfrank freedman Posts: 1,983
    edited 2012-09-04 19:03
    Happy Anniversary Parallax.

    I've gone for a two bagger..

    Greedy I guess, but parts is parts......

    FF
  • WhitWhit Posts: 4,191
    edited 2012-09-04 19:09
    Congratulations to everybody at Parallax! Great job and continued success.

    Edit - Couldn't resist the mystery bag - dang you marketers!
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,259
    edited 2012-09-04 20:24
    I'm resisting the Mystery bag so far, but I REALLY feel like I'm missing out. With my luck, I'll get back the same stuff I put on the Expo freebie table.

    ... or Matt.
  • Oldbitcollector (Jeff)Oldbitcollector (Jeff) Posts: 8,091
    edited 2012-09-04 20:27
    The Mystery Bag has shown "sold out" this early this afternoon.. Missed out! :(

    Jeff
  • Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) Posts: 23,514
    edited 2012-09-04 20:34
    I think it's always sold out on the web. At least it was every time I looked, but folks were still able to order them. Try phoning your order in.

    -Phil
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,259
    edited 2012-09-04 20:38
    Just click on "Add to cart". It says: Note: Even though this item is shown as Out of Stock it is still available. We build each Mystery Bag as soon as it is ordered!

    on the page: http://www.parallax.com/tabid/768/ProductID/864/Default.aspx
  • Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) Posts: 23,514
    edited 2012-09-04 20:45
    We build each Mystery Bag as soon as it is ordered!
    Ah, so. Does that mean that Bags are tailored to the customers who order them? IOW, if erco orders, will he be sure to get a bag customized for his cellulosic requirements -- no plastics -- and replete with BASIC Stamps instead of Propellers?

    -Phil
  • Matt GillilandMatt Gilliland Posts: 1,406
    edited 2012-09-04 21:35
    erco wrote: »
    I'm resisting the Mystery bag so far, but I REALLY feel like I'm missing out. With my luck, I'll get back the same stuff I put on the Expo freebie table.

    ... or Matt.
    On my way now erco...I think I''ve been shipped "3 day ground UPS" but I can't see the label from inside this box...
    I've gone for a two bagger..

    Greedy I guess, but parts is parts....
    Ha!
    -MattG
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,259
    edited 2012-09-04 21:42
    Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) wrote: »
    Ah, so. Does that mean that Bags are tailored to the customers who order them? IOW, if erco orders, will he be sure to get a bag customized for his cellulosic requirements -- no plastics -- and replete with BASIC Stamps instead of Propellers?

    -Phil

    I'm utterly repleted at this point! But hey, as Phil mentions, can I just get 4 BS2's as my mystery bag for $25? They're on sale for $25 now, and you say the mystery bag is worth $95. That's 3.8 Stamps IMHO. For the 0.8, I'll take a damaged Stamp with 3 I/O pins burnt out... or can I just owe you the $5? :)
  • Roger LeeRoger Lee Posts: 339
    edited 2012-09-04 21:55
    Whit said it best!
    Couldn't resist the mystery bag - dang you marketers!

    My Mystery Bag somehow totaled over $ 80.00 :smile:


    And I have a previous Parallax order still in transit.
  • Roy ElthamRoy Eltham Posts: 3,000
    edited 2012-09-04 23:14
    Can't wait for the next 25 years...
  • doggiedocdoggiedoc Posts: 2,245
    edited 2012-09-05 04:20
    Roger Lee wrote: »
    My Mystery Bag somehow totaled over $ 80.00 :smile:
    Strange how that happens. My Mystery Bag ended up costing me $290.33! What happened? Must have been the wonky shipping. :D:D
  • Cluso99Cluso99 Posts: 18,069
    edited 2012-09-05 05:38
    Happy "Silver" anniversary to Chip & co. May the next 25 be as enjoyable as the first.

    Looking forward to the P3, P4 & P5 discussions and designs - after of course we have the P2 in hand :)
  • SRLMSRLM Posts: 5,045
    edited 2012-09-05 08:43
    erco wrote: »
    I'm resisting the Mystery bag so far, but I REALLY feel like I'm missing out. With my luck, I'll get back the same stuff I put on the Expo freebie table.

    ... or Matt.

    Listen to what Ken said!
    Ken Gracey wrote: »
    Don't hold back, just go for it.
  • ratronicratronic Posts: 1,451
    edited 2012-09-05 08:59
    Happy 25th anniversary Ken, Chip and Parallax! I hope you prosper and grow between now and your 50th!
  • softconsoftcon Posts: 217
    edited 2012-09-05 09:54
    Oh, now you've done it, a mystery grab bag? I gotta have one. (and maybe a bs2 as well, got 3 already, but you know, you can't have too many).
  • Matt GillilandMatt Gilliland Posts: 1,406
    edited 2012-09-05 10:55
    With my luck, I'll get back the same stuff I put on the Expo freebie table.
    erco- not to worry...
    We used a shop-vac to cleanup the sawdust you put there...
    -MattG
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,259
    edited 2012-09-05 14:02
    I WOULD have gotten a mystery bag, then Lauren gave me a prize for her hourly questions. My house is full of "stuff I'm gonna use one day", so I'm actually going to resist! But I sure hope you guys post the contents of your bags so I can vicariously enjoy them...
  • WhitWhit Posts: 4,191
    edited 2012-09-05 17:56
    erco wrote: »
    I sure hope you guys post the contents of your bags so I can vicariously enjoy them...

    We owe you that just for your constant ebay updates. I hope the contents of my mystery bag make you as jealous as some of your ebay deals make me!
  • skylightskylight Posts: 1,915
    edited 2012-09-05 18:24
    Happy Aniversary, just ordered a mystery bag.
  • TtailspinTtailspin Posts: 1,326
    edited 2012-09-05 19:06
    Congratulations Parallax, 25 years of anything is a long time...

    Thanks very very much for extending your silver anniversary sale, thought I was going to miss out.
    I ordered a Mystery bag, and a Stingray chassis kit..:thumb::thumb:

    I'm just glad I don't have to sit on the sidelines wondering what could have been in the mystery bag.
    Not so sure erco has made a wise choice in passing up on this great offer, I hope he will be able to sleep nights...
    It's a mystery bag for crying out loud! how can anyone pass this up??:smile:


    -Tommy
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,259
    edited 2012-09-05 21:38
    Confound you Tommy & Whit... (Twit?)! Just when I thought I made it away clean, you PULL me back in.

    Just ordered my mystery bag. Now I can sleep again... :)


    Thanks to everyone at Parallax! You're the best and you know it!
  • macrobeakmacrobeak Posts: 354
    edited 2012-09-06 05:55
    A user since about 1996 - I remember my first Stamp BS1!
  • Matt GillilandMatt Gilliland Posts: 1,406
    edited 2012-09-06 08:31
    A user since about 1996 - I remember my first Stamp BS1!
    Wow, macrobeak - you pre-date me by a year! - good to see you back here on the Forums!
    -MattG
  • Matt GillilandMatt Gilliland Posts: 1,406
    edited 2012-09-06 08:36
    Just ordered my mystery bag. Now I can sleep again...:smile:

    Urgent Message to Shipping Department....stop.
    erco just ordered a Mystery Bag...stop.
    Disregard normal, really cool devices that you normally put into the Mystery Bag...stop.
    Instead, insert anything that we make out of Plastic into erco's Mystery Bag...stop.
    EOT.

    -MattG
  • NWCCTVNWCCTV Posts: 3,629
    edited 2012-09-06 16:42
    I took Ken's advice and "Just Did It"!!!! Will let everyione know what my grab bag contains. Hoping for a Propeller with accessories!!!
  • W9GFOW9GFO Posts: 4,010
    edited 2012-09-06 16:45
    Contents contain products highlighting Parallax's epic history to spice up your electronics collection

    So what do you all think is in the Mystery Bag?
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,259
    edited 2012-09-06 17:49
    More SX chips than Ken could hope to sell? :)
  • WhitWhit Posts: 4,191
    edited 2012-09-06 18:12
    erco wrote: »
    Confound you Tommy & Whit... (Twit?)! Just when I thought I made it away clean, you PULL me back in.

    Just ordered my mystery bag. Now I can sleep again...

    You'll be thanking us later...

    Glad you took the plunge! I will trade anything made of wood for anything you get made of plastic.
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