is this a legitimate promotional item?

mikermon · 07/14/2007, 09:33 AM

it looks sort of dodgy and homemade. hopefully someone who attended the event can answer.

no disrespect to whoever had them made if its real, i am just used to seeing better quality pokemon items.

link below

http://cgi.ebay.com/ADV-Pokemon-Prom...QQcmdZViewItem

Poliwag92 · 07/14/2007, 09:55 AM

no i never saw anything like it at nats

**SD PokeMom** · 07/14/2007, 09:59 AM

note it's from mexico's nationals, not US nationals...ives could probably tell us about it.

'mom

Pablo · 07/14/2007, 10:22 AM

these were given out to all participats at Mexico Nationals indeed, I have one myself.

Burninating_Torchic · 07/14/2007, 01:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pablo

these were given out to all participats at Mexico Nationals indeed, I have one myself.

ALL participants?
Wow, that's crazy.

Dom · 07/14/2007, 01:49 PM

Looks horrible =[

Van78 · 07/14/2007, 04:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dom Jordan

Looks horrible =[

is not ,actually its very cool...

rhodesia123 · 07/14/2007, 05:15 PM

so hundreds of these are swarming mexico??

Pablo · 07/14/2007, 05:20 PM

260 or so

Poliwag92 · 07/14/2007, 05:29 PM

I want a Poke Purse!

IvesRountree · 07/14/2007, 06:19 PM

This Particular otem has a curious story, it was slated to be used last year, but we had trouble with the import, so last year we ended up giving slinger red and black bags, I will try to find a post on it, the specifics of this model showcased is that the nationals logo is embroidered, fully embroidered, and yes, it does look awesome, as a matter of fact I saw some people trading for them at nationals, and even more asking for extras. Every registered player got one, so I am not sure why it says that not all attendants got one, as a matter of fact I still have some left; there is even a staff version on beige, unfortunately, I was dumb enough to just have 15 made of those, and I had a bigger staff than 15... so not even I have one of the staff ones.

You cant say we dont spoil our players in Mexico now, can we?

On a side note, I find it somewhat sad that these are starting to find its way into ebay, moral of the story is that next year I'll better advertise 5 usd for anyone attending instead of giving away a 15 dollars item to every attendant.

***PokePop*** · 07/14/2007, 06:21 PM

See you in Hawaii Ives!

PokePockets · 07/14/2007, 06:39 PM

Those are pretty cool, i would have gone to Mexico Nats just for one of those =)

Dom · 07/14/2007, 06:42 PM

The logo's way too big, I wouldnt wanna be seen w/ it.

IvesRountree · 07/14/2007, 06:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dom Jordan

The logo's way too big, I wouldnt wanna be seen w/ it.

Why wouldnt you? if it makes you ashamed, then you can simply turn and have the pokemon logo stuck to your side instead of outside, and noone would notice it, but I guess everyone has a different opinion.

Dom · 07/14/2007, 06:46 PM

Not ashamed as such, but its just a bit too showy.

IvesRountree · 07/14/2007, 06:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dom Jordan

Not ashamed as such, but its just a bit too showy.

Well, that is a VERY valid point, I usually wear not so fancy stuff myself, its just that the idea of a promotional item is to have people noticing it, so the bigger the promotional logo the better, unless it makes people not want to use it, which might happen on this case.

Flygonian Gardy · 07/14/2007, 08:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dom Jordan

Not ashamed as such, but its just a bit too showy.

i could care less 'bout how "showy" it looks. i'd sport it the same way i do my Charizard book-bag!!!

Dom · 07/14/2007, 09:01 PM

Exactly!

Just saying its not to my taste, I'm sure many people would love to have these.

***bulbasnore*** · 07/14/2007, 09:15 PM

Outstanding. I'll take Dom's!

Actually its a pretty cool bag and much improved from the "no pokemon logo" style a few years ago, eh?!

**Regis_Neo** · 07/14/2007, 09:17 PM

I personally think that's a pretty neat bag. I wish they could make some for local events also.

Dom · 07/14/2007, 09:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bulbasnore

Outstanding. I'll take Dom's!

If only I were Mexican

The Gorn · 07/15/2007, 07:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Poliwag92

I want a Poke Purse!

I wish we got purses for our event in the US.

Maybe PUI can give us hairbrushes or something.

moza · 07/15/2007, 07:20 AM

^how about HAIRSPRAY?

***PokePop*** · 07/15/2007, 01:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by moza

^how about HAIRSPRAY?

Oh, I can just hear the cries of "My eyes! My eyes!" now.

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07/14/2007, 09:33 AM	#1
mikermon	is this a legitimate promotional item? it looks sort of dodgy and homemade. hopefully someone who attended the event can answer. no disrespect to whoever had them made if its real, i am just used to seeing better quality pokemon items. link below http://cgi.ebay.com/ADV-Pokemon-Prom...QQcmdZViewItem

07/14/2007, 09:55 AM	#2
Poliwag92	no i never saw anything like it at nats __________________ Team Marriland My Trading thread Pokegym Quote of the Week: "btw the drugs were sooooo good."

07/14/2007, 10:22 AM	#4
Pablo	these were given out to all participats at Mexico Nationals indeed, I have one myself. __________________ 2012 - 2013 Season #Sucking

07/14/2007, 05:15 PM	#8
rhodesia123	so hundreds of these are swarming mexico??

07/14/2007, 05:20 PM	#9
Pablo	260 or so __________________ 2012 - 2013 Season #Sucking

07/14/2007, 05:29 PM	#10
Poliwag92	I want a Poke Purse! __________________ Team Marriland My Trading thread Pokegym Quote of the Week: "btw the drugs were sooooo good."

07/14/2007, 06:19 PM	#11
IvesRountree	This Particular otem has a curious story, it was slated to be used last year, but we had trouble with the import, so last year we ended up giving slinger red and black bags, I will try to find a post on it, the specifics of this model showcased is that the nationals logo is embroidered, fully embroidered, and yes, it does look awesome, as a matter of fact I saw some people trading for them at nationals, and even more asking for extras. Every registered player got one, so I am not sure why it says that not all attendants got one, as a matter of fact I still have some left; there is even a staff version on beige, unfortunately, I was dumb enough to just have 15 made of those, and I had a bigger staff than 15... so not even I have one of the staff ones. You cant say we dont spoil our players in Mexico now, can we? On a side note, I find it somewhat sad that these are starting to find its way into ebay, moral of the story is that next year I'll better advertise 5 usd for anyone attending instead of giving away a 15 dollars item to every attendant. Last edited by IvesRountree; 07/14/2007 at 06:27 PM.

07/14/2007, 06:39 PM	#13
PokePockets	Those are pretty cool, i would have gone to Mexico Nats just for one of those =)

07/14/2007, 06:42 PM	#14
Dom	The logo's way too big, I wouldnt wanna be seen w/ it.

07/14/2007, 06:46 PM	#16
Dom	Not ashamed as such, but its just a bit too showy.

07/14/2007, 09:01 PM	#19
Dom	Exactly! Just saying its not to my taste, I'm sure many people would love to have these.