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06-11-2006, 03:25 PM
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| | | Ceramic chip hit the floor = Destroyed?
Well, I'm really happy with my new tiki kings set. I wanted a Paulson Pharoah's set but i found a good deal on the tikis...
I already droped a paulson on the floor, no problem. But the first tiki i droped splashed into 3 pieces 
Is it common with ceramic chips?
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06-11-2006, 04:07 PM
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Originally Posted by gueb Is it common with ceramic chips? | I am sorry to hear you broke a chip. I do not have any of the Tiki chips, but I do have NJ and Chipco ceramics and have never had a problem like this. It is possible to chip or scratch them if you really try, but I have never had any substantial damage from dropping them. Not even on cement or tile.
Could it have been a fluke? I wouldn't request you to try and recreate it in fear you might break another chip, but do you think there is any chance it may just have been an unfortunate anomaly?
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06-11-2006, 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted by gueb Is it common with ceramic chips? | Well, that's sad to hear.
I don't know if this is "common" with ceramics ... I have Chipco ceramics, and although I take precautions as to not let them fall on the ground, I think they CAN survive a regular fall to a hard floor ... with out breaking into pieces ... regular being accidentally falling to the ground without intentional force.
What kind of fall did this chip endure?
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06-11-2006, 04:30 PM
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Me too -- I have Tikis and the ONLY time I've broken a chip is when I dropped one on the tile floor -- I got two pieces. Oh well, that's why I ordered extra.  Quote: |
Originally Posted by gueb Well, I'm really happy with my new tiki kings set. I wanted a Paulson Pharoah's set but i found a good deal on the tikis...
I already droped a paulson on the floor, no problem. But the first tiki i droped splashed into 3 pieces
Is it common with ceramic chips? | |
06-11-2006, 04:58 PM
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I have Chipcos and we play on a table over stained concrete floors. There is a rug, but the chips have been dropped several times. No damage yet, but I can imagine both clay and ceramic can be brittle. Quote: |
Originally Posted by UW85 Oh well, that's why I ordered extra. | Exactly. One chip is a buck.
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06-11-2006, 05:02 PM
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| | | Re: Ceramic chip hit the floor = Destroyed?
I was sitting on a chair, not a big drop on a wood floor
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06-11-2006, 05:03 PM
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Originally Posted by gueb I am going to order some extra chips | Always a good idea. I get at least 5 or 10 extra of every denomination I play with.
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06-11-2006, 05:34 PM
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ouch....ive dropped my nevada jacks a few times and no damamge. Maybe call the place you got them from and ask for a replacement? |
06-11-2006, 05:57 PM
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freak occurance, typically. it's like sometimes they just hit perfect and break
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06-11-2006, 08:55 PM
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| | | Re: Ceramic chip hit the floor = Destroyed?
I have samples of most ceramic chips (Chipco, NJ, CasinoTek, BRPro) and drop tested them from my table to the floor - which is a pergo type click together floor made of cork over concrete - with no damage to any of them.
Plus an 8 year old, 5 year old and 3 year old have built towers that have crashed.
Hopefully it was was a one time thing and won't be a theme.
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