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Originally Posted by ThorCavalier

The funny thing is that I was one of the first people to voice my favor of #1 in the last poll, but I have converted to the #4 (new white font) because I still argue that in a traditional Japanese theme, simplicity better reflects the culture. But in the end if #1 wins, I always liked that one too. This is a great design, and these are minor issues. If BC delivers a product as good as this promises to be, it will be awesome regardless of the font, etc.

I just hope that this chip doesn't suffer from the usual BC quality issues. The weight should be an improvement even at 9.6 grams. But I hope the inlays are consistently circular and centered, and that the chip isn't too hard and slippery. Those are all problems I've seen with BC, and I'm really hoping that this one is better on all of those counts as well as the weight issue.

One thing is for sure though, the willingness of BC to even discuss changing weight, mold, etc. suggests that they are much more devoted to customer service than Paulson. So just for that they have earned a couple of points in my book.

Paulson's attitude with all of their 2005 home chips seems to be that the worst they give us is still better than anything we can get elsewhere so we'll just take it and be happy. Sadly, that may be true. But I think it would be great if BC delivered a product that showed Paulson that when it comes to home chips they do have some competition. We'll see when they arrive though. My fingers are crossed!

ThorCavalier, these are great observations about Bluechip. Hopefully others will start to see it this way as well. Before I contacted Bluechip I had read a lot of negative things, but I can honestly say I have found none of it to be true. Additionally Dave has never rushed to get off the phone and always takes plenty of time to answer my questions and clarify details to make sure he understands exactly what I want.

Anyway, right now we are rehashing the weight issue and Dave is waiting for information from me before things can be finalized. As soon as this last issue is put to rest we will finalize the inlay and take this to the next level. My apologies for any delays but as I have said, Acepokerchips and I are committed to these chips and their quality and unfortunately this has required extra time...