Author Topic: PenguinUnited.com (SPAM for DS card pouch) (Read 10504 times)

UncleBob · « **on:** June 07, 2007, 04:36:50 PM »

Okay, here's an awesome pictorial review of this pouch:
http://www.theschlock.com/blog/?p=123

Here's a direct link to purchase it, from PU's new affiliate site GearofGame.com:
http://www.gearofgame.com/product_info.php?products_id=93

And here's a coupon code for 20% off your entire GoG order:
gearofgamehashotproducts

Seriously, this is a great item...

Original Post Below:

I'm just full of SPAM tonight, eh?

I received an order from PenguinUnited.com today...

(stock photo)

It's a pretty nice quality case that holds 24 DS carts. They come in red and grey...

If you're looking for something small to hold a lot of DS games, this is the way to go. They're like $10 each...

http://www.penguinunited.com/proddetail.php?prod=PU012

*edit* I sent the nice folks at PU a message thanking them for the nice quality of this product. They replied back thanking me for SPAMming about them and gave me a coupon code to pass out. 'thankyoufrompenguin' when checking out will give you a 12% discount on your total order (before taxes/shipping). I can't tell you how spiffy these cases are, so if you're looking for something like this, grab it now.

that Baby guy · « **Reply #1 on:** June 07, 2007, 04:38:34 PM »

This may be the first product I actually order myself to be shipped from an online retailer. I look for things like this everywhere I go, and they are impossible to find. Thanks!

Kairon · « **Reply #2 on:** June 07, 2007, 04:39:31 PM »

YES. I actually had a bunch of holders, but my DS collection has exploded. I NEED this. Desperately.

UncleBob · « **Reply #3 on:** June 07, 2007, 04:45:56 PM »

Wow... glad I could help y'all out. I picked these up after seeing a review on CAG... I'll see if I can find the link again so if anyone wants more info, they'll get it.

Here ya go...
http://www.theschlock.com/blog/?p=123

UncleBob · « **Reply #4 on:** June 09, 2007, 01:21:53 PM »

I sent the nice folks at PU a message thanking them for the nice quality of this product. They replied back thanking me for SPAMming about them and gave me a coupon code to pass out. 'thankyoufrompenguin' when checking out will give you a 12% discount on your total order (before taxes/shipping). I can't tell you how spiffy these cases are, so if you're looking for something like this, grab it now.

Kairon · « **Reply #5 on:** June 09, 2007, 03:17:37 PM »

HAHA! Coupon Code! Score!

that Baby guy · « **Reply #6 on:** June 09, 2007, 03:29:05 PM »

How long does the offer last?

Uncle Bob · « **Reply #7 on:** June 09, 2007, 03:58:28 PM »

I dunno. He didn't say and I didn't ask... Sorry...

UncleBob · « **Reply #8 on:** June 10, 2007, 01:16:00 PM »

Just wanted to let thatguy and anyone else know that the coupon expires July 4th.

Kairon · « **Reply #9 on:** June 10, 2007, 06:54:35 PM »

Phew, I can budget for some money by then, so I'm good. Thanks for the update.

18 Days · « **Reply #10 on:** June 11, 2007, 02:19:05 AM »

It almost seems TOO CONVENIENT that I have exactly 24 games...

UncleBob · « **Reply #11 on:** June 11, 2007, 06:11:29 PM »

If you're considering ordering one of these... do note, they're sold out of the Grey ones. Guess they got super popular all of a sudden. I dunno if they'll have them back in stock before the coupon expires or if even the red ones will go out of stock by then...

Geech · « **Reply #12 on:** June 12, 2007, 08:19:25 AM »

I've been looking at Penguin United's Wii Remote charger for some time now. I like it better than the others on the market right now because the case actually matches the controller. I'll probably get it as soon as I get Super Smash Bros. Brawl because my Wii Remotes will be bleeding batteries.

UncleBob · « **Reply #13 on:** June 12, 2007, 03:55:45 PM »

Just remember the coupon code expires on the 4th...

PenguinUnited · « **Reply #14 on:** June 12, 2007, 05:21:09 PM »

Hi Guys, This is Richard over at Penguin United. First I like to thank everyone at NWR - over the past few days, our pouches have been selling really well. I talked to Uncle Bob about the shortage of grey pouches:

Quote:
"Believe it or not, these Pouches are items we custom made - we only made 200 units of them and over the past few days, its been almost sold out...(Only the Red ones are left, we have about 30 red ones left.

We are still deciding if we should continue this product...

We love it because we know there are no better alternatives out there. We designed the concept because we like to keep all of our games in a "library" like how we collect baseball cards(for example) However, it is hard for none hardcore gamers to realize the advantage of this item, and we cannot drive the price down without producing couple thousands of these.

It is a real challenge for us.. The pouches you got may just be a collector's edition : )"

To add on to this email - We believe in the value of this product, but it is risky for us to produce more because it has been difficult for us to push volumn of these products to the distributors or retailers because most of these guys don't see the point of this product. The pouches has not been selling well prior to people posting about it i the gaming community. But for the past couple of days, it has been great. I think since it is new, people just have to know about it for it to be successful.

So right now we are still not sure if we are going to keep this product... I wil keep everyone updated.

that Baby guy · « **Reply #15 on:** June 12, 2007, 06:42:02 PM »

I haven't ordered one yet!!! You can't sell out of them now! Seriously, I have looked everywhere in stores for something like that and never saw anything except for your online store. GameStop won't buy those pouches from you? Nor Best Buy? I hope you can work something out, because I think that a lot of people are going to want those. The best things out now have limited space or are just terrible: DS carrying cases or those semi-transparent plastic 3x1 boxes Nintendo makes are the only alternatives I've seen. The value of these far exceeds the price, too. I think the issue may be a lack of awareness with the consumer, a general distrust of small online ships, and the ignorance that the higher-ups of video game merchants hold to the industry's wants and needs.

You've also been on Gonintendo recently, which I imagine has helped.

Taking a glance at what's on the site, I have to say that you guys have what looks to be very nice accessories for very, very low prices. Then, you also told UncleBob about the retail coupon code, making things for us even less expensive. Nowadays, I only see Pelican, Nyko, some Madcatz, and GameStop's store brand of accessories, and their stuff is frankly ugly and cheap looking. Honestly, I wish I knew of a good way to help your products reach a larger market, since they seem to at least look better than your competition.

Are you considering making a DS headset? I have the Nintendo one, but I'm not entirely satisfied, so I've been looking for alternatives. I'm in a minority, but I could also use some sort of large GameCube disc case. I have a forty disc holder, as well as two twelve disc books, but It isn't enough, and they don't make cases for these things anymore. If you do decide to do some sort of limited run of those, let us know! I'll order one in a heartbeat! If I think of something else I might be looking for I'll tell you all about it.

But seriously, would you like it if I email some retailers about your products? I would love to be able to walk into a store and buy a lot of this stuff, especially at the you have them at, though I'd pay a little more for several things than what you have listed, which is a remarkable thing to say. Keep us in the know! We appreciate it!

Kairon · « **Reply #16 on:** June 12, 2007, 07:44:30 PM »

OH SNAPPLES.

I haven't got around to ordering mine yet,m I've put most of my game purchases on hiatus. But I'm gonna go and get some RIGHT NOW at this news. Yikes!

Hmm... It's ridiculous that gamestop, or better yet Best Buy or Fry's, won't carry these. These are the best DS game storage solutions I've ever seen! This beats out even asian products that I've been eyeing to import... WHY? WHY? WHY? Maybe see if you can get other online retailers like Amazon.com or even those typically "asian import" sites to carry them(seriously, those sites carry LOADS of DS accessories, what makes your any different?). In fact, given the DS craze in asian markets, they may be even more voracious over there rather than here.

Barring that, these4 things are a steal at $10. I'd willingly pay $15 or even $18 for something like this... and given that stores will carry foam Wiimote steering wheels for $20, this has infinitely more utility.

I wish you guys at Penguin United all the luck you can get, I am seriously bummed to hear that you're having difficulties getting what is obviously a desirable product into retailers so that gamers everywhere can enjoy it.

UltimatePartyBear · « **Reply #17 on:** June 13, 2007, 04:08:12 AM »

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Originally posted by: PenguinUnited
So right now we are still not sure if we are going to keep this product... I wil keep everyone updated.

I hope you find a market for this and continue to produce them. I'm interested, but this version is a bit too small for my needs, so I hope you find success so you can expand the line a little. A double-sized version would be better for me. Alternatively, if you sold the pages separately, and they could fit into a standard 2-ring binder, I'd buy a bunch of those.

Geech · « **Reply #18 on:** June 13, 2007, 02:07:31 PM »

I think it's a great game holder pouch, but I would rather have them in colors that match the system. Like black, white, and pink. For instance, I'd rather have a black one to match my system than a red or gray one.

UncleBob · « **Reply #19 on:** June 13, 2007, 02:19:02 PM »

The grey one (which is oos) was a pretty good match for the white DS Lite.

UncleBob · « **Reply #20 on:** June 17, 2007, 05:14:05 AM »

I posted this deal on CheapAssGamer.com as well. A lot of people ordered (in fact, PU sold out of the cases completely) and many people have gotten their cases already and they love 'em. You can see my original post there and some of the comments made as well.

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=140750

Since the cases are out of stock and, as of right this moment, PU doesn't have exact plans to make more, there's a bit of a list forming of people who would like to order some (or, in my case and a few others, more). This list doesn't mean anything, it's more like an internet petition - it's just there to let the great folks at PU know that there is interest in these cases.

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=141510

Again, I want to say that the quality on these things are great.

In the interest of full disclosure though, I guess I should mention that after I spammed here and CAG, I did get another e-mail from PU letting me know that they refunded my PayPal payment as thanks for selling so many of their cases. I didn't ask for that and wasn't expecting it and it has in no way effected my judgement on the quality of the cases (although it has potentially effected my judgement on the quality of the company as a whole - they rock!

Again, I got the refund after I initially spammed everyone about them and the free stuff has nothing to do with why I'm telling y'all to buy these cases (not that you can buy them right now anyway...)

Kairon · « **Reply #21 on:** June 21, 2007, 07:07:02 PM »

I got my cases last week... I love EM! Wish I had more!

UncleBob · « **Reply #22 on:** June 22, 2007, 12:23:51 AM »

Well, they're making more... It'll be 2-3 weeks before they're in stock, but CAGers have spoken - and PU has heard 'em.

In fact, CAG is getting an exclusive Green case with a CheapyD logo on it.

I'll post here when the new ones are in stock.

Kairon · « **Reply #23 on:** July 04, 2007, 12:16:34 PM »

Good to hear that, because I bought two red ones, one for me... one for my brother... and I'm not giving my brother his anymore. These are a godsend.

cyberstupid · « **Reply #24 on:** July 28, 2007, 05:59:06 PM »

Any new coupon code lately?

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Author Topic: PenguinUnited.com (SPAM for DS card pouch) (Read 10504 times)