Post by: UncleBob on June 07, 2007, 04:36:50 PM
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.
Post by: that Baby guy on June 07, 2007, 04:38:34 PM
Post by: Kairon on June 07, 2007, 04:39:31 PM
Post by: UncleBob on June 07, 2007, 04:45:56 PM
Here ya go...
http://www.theschlock.com/blog/?p=123
Post by: UncleBob on June 09, 2007, 01:21:53 PM
Post by: Kairon on June 09, 2007, 03:17:37 PM
Post by: that Baby guy on June 09, 2007, 03:29:05 PM
Post by: Uncle Bob on June 09, 2007, 03:58:28 PM
Post by: UncleBob on June 10, 2007, 01:16:00 PM
Post by: Kairon on June 10, 2007, 06:54:35 PM
Post by: 18 Days on June 11, 2007, 02:19:05 AM
Post by: UncleBob on June 11, 2007, 06:11:29 PM
Post by: Geech on June 12, 2007, 08:19:25 AM
Post by: UncleBob on June 12, 2007, 03:55:45 PM
Post by: PenguinUnited on June 12, 2007, 05:21:09 PM
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"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.
Post by: that Baby guy on June 12, 2007, 06:42:02 PM
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!
Post by: Kairon on June 12, 2007, 07:44:30 PM
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.
Post by: UltimatePartyBear 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.
Post by: Geech on June 13, 2007, 02:07:31 PM
Post by: UncleBob on June 13, 2007, 02:19:02 PM
Post by: UncleBob on June 17, 2007, 05:14:05 AM
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...)
Post by: Kairon on June 21, 2007, 07:07:02 PM
Post by: UncleBob on June 22, 2007, 12:23:51 AM
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.
Post by: Kairon on July 04, 2007, 12:16:34 PM
Post by: cyberstupid on July 28, 2007, 05:59:06 PM
Post by: Kairon on July 28, 2007, 06:16:49 PM
Post by: UncleBob on July 29, 2007, 03:13:01 AM
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Post by: Kairon on August 18, 2007, 01:51:59 PM
Post by: wandering on September 18, 2007, 05:21:01 PM
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Got it today. Very slick little case. A friend of mine saw it and described it as cute. I asked why and she said she liked the penguin and the blue trim. I said, "Blue?" Then I looked more closely and it does have a tint of blue in it which sways the gray to that spectrum. I promptly took a black Sharpie and tinted it black. White/black is a pretty nice combo. Perhaps you could offer one in that combo sometime, or even better black/white trim. Thanks.
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Did you tape any newspaper or anything to avoid getting any ink on the white portion of the case?
It's not streaky looking is it? Sorry for all the Qs. The gray does look girly to me so I'd like to man it up a bit.
Anyway, I'm getting one of these cases.
Post by: UncleBob on September 18, 2007, 05:59:38 PM
Post by: UncleBob on December 13, 2007, 02:27:37 PM
Post by: Kairon on December 13, 2007, 03:14:07 PM
Post by: redgiemental on December 14, 2007, 01:12:00 AM
These look great I've lost a few DS games so I would probably save alot of money by buying them lol.
Post by: Kairon on December 14, 2007, 05:10:44 AM
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Originally posted by: redgiemental
I see bumpig theads is a thing around here Kairon
These look great I've lost a few DS games so I would probably save alot of money by buying them lol.
No complaints from me... I've bought 4 already...
Post by: NWR_insanolord on December 14, 2007, 09:50:18 AM
Post by: UncleBob on June 23, 2008, 05:51:59 PM
24x Pouch in all black (http://www.gearofgame.com/product_info.php?products_id=136&osCsid=opu1aktsd6davg5942i9euevj0)
These are back in stock and the black one is crazy-sexy. Check it out.
Post by: Kairon on June 23, 2008, 09:48:46 PM
Post by: UncleBob on June 23, 2008, 10:35:44 PM
Post by: NWR_insanolord on June 24, 2008, 06:36:40 AM
Post by: UncleBob on June 24, 2008, 07:01:38 AM
Post by: NWR_insanolord on June 24, 2008, 11:24:10 AM
Post by: vudu on June 24, 2008, 02:11:36 PM
I have a hard case for my DS, and it holds about 4 or 5 games, too. That's more than enough for any trip I may take.
Post by: NWR_insanolord on June 24, 2008, 02:16:21 PM
