[CallToSee]

I'm very excited to have gotten my shipping tracking email from ASM today. For what it's worth, here is my timeline:

Ordered: 8/17/06
Final Artwork Approved: 8/25/06
Credit card charged: 10/31/06
Shipped: 12/19/06
Scheduled to arrive: 12/22/06

So, for me, just over 18 weeks.

Naturally, even with the chips unseen, I've already figured out what my supplemental chip order is. My game has grown since I originally ordered.

I'll post pictures after they arrive.

[Damon]

w00t! Looks like a couple of us did. I got mine an hour or so ago.

Timeline:
10/10/2006 – Ordered.
10/17/2006 – Final artwork approved.
11/14/2006 – Credit card charged.
12/19/2006 - Order shippped.

Total time from order to delivery: approximately 10 weeks!!!

[Damon]

Mine just landed in Ontario, CA. I'll have them in my hands tomorrow! The anticpation is KILLING me!

[CallToSee]

Hey! Mine just landed in Ontario CA too! We must be sharing a flight.

While you're enjoying your chips, you can picture me waiting a day more than you, since I live up in the Sonoma wine country. They do show as on-track to arrive Friday.

Signature required... cough, cough... I may be coming down with something. On Friday.

[Damon]

Originally Posted by CallToSee

Hey! Mine just landed in Ontario CA too! We must be sharing a flight.

While you're enjoying your chips, you can picture me waiting a day more than you, since I live up in the Sonoma wine country. They do show as on-track to arrive Friday.

Signature required... cough, cough... I may be coming down with something. On Friday.

Well, while you're kickin' back, sippin wine & waiting on your chips, you can picture me sucking smog and opening my boxes.

I had ASM ship them to my office address, so I know I'll be available to sign for them. No sick day for me.

[King of the Farm]

Congrats to both...

Originally Posted by Damon

w00t! Looks like a couple of us did. I got mine an hour or so ago.

Timeline:
10/10/2006 – Ordered.
10/17/2006 – Final artwork approved.
11/14/2006 – Credit card charged.
12/19/2006 - Order shippped.

Total time from order to delivery: approximately 10 weeks!!!

Damon, I'm really looking forward to seeing yours. I'm German Irish and was pondering which direction to go on my set... I thought about doing both German Eagles & Shamrocks or Harps but eventually settled with a Shamrock to go with a luck theme. Looking forward to seeing those eagles.

[CallToSee]

Just got my chips! I'm very pleased with the quality, feel of the chips, etc! These are really great chips.

Here is a quick and dirty picture or two. (I mean, I've had the chips for 20 minutes, so they aren't the best composed shots).

It'll be a happy Christmas this year! Already have a small game arranged for this evening to break them in.

[HebbNH]

Sweet chips! Now let's see some more pics.

[CallToSee]

Had to go back to work, so no more pictures for a while...

I do want to say a few words about the chips, though. I'm *extremely* pleased with the quality of the chips. I have not had the opportunity to go through them all with a fine toothed comb, but I see no defects so far. The mold impression is crisp and very clear, the clay colors are great, the inlay printing is very sharp, and they all look centered and aligned. They stack great.

I'm also very pleased with the way the chips feel as you handle them, and the sound they make. I have a small game tonight, and a large game next week, and can perhaps add other impressions after some real world use.

In short, the chips are even better than I expected. Yes, they take quite a while, and cost a fair amount, but in my opinion, the end result was *absolutely* worth the wait and the money.

If you are at all on the fence about ASM, I recommend taking the plunge. Count me as a very happy customer.