EDIT:  March 14, 2010 - We have just learned that the storage tops are not available in the blue color.  PM's have been sent to those who have sent PM's expressing interest.  Sorry for the bad news.

Edited:  March 8, 2010  The poll has been edited to allow members to select a quantity that they might be interested in.  If you have voted previously and did not have this option available when you voted previously, you can change your vote to reflect the quantity you might be interested in purchasing if the price is right for you.

If you voted prior and want to indicate how many you might be interested in buying, and you are currently seeing the results, please select the remove vote button and then enter your new selections.  At that time also remember to reselect the region choice.

If you want more than 5, you can select multiple boxes until you get the total that you want - up to a total of 15.

At the request of some members I have been in contact with the Tanos representative here in North America.  He contacted me within 3 minutes of my email.  We talked on the phone about the possibility of a special edition dark blue systainer to be offered in all sizes with the lime green latches.  

The lime green latches are exclusive to Festool worldwide and he will have to check to see if that is possible.  Really custom systainers are possible but the cost changes accordingly.

Logos are expensive and would of course require a group run.  With different members requiring different sizes that isn't going to happen.  We'll work on that in a different thread.

I ask you to trust me to investigate this for you.  I am not being compensated for this.  As a group, Franck was intrigued, and if the interest is there we might be able to do better on pricing.  I only ask that you give me some time.  Remember, I still have to work and put food on the table.  I will report back once we see what kind of interest there is.

14 DAYS FROM NOW I WILL TAKE THE DATA AND SUBMIT IT.

Then we will go from there.

Thanks for your patience and understanding.

Peter - my wife is going to kill me - Halle

I'll ask the stupid question, how do you vote more than once?  And you might want to allow people to remove/change votes, in case anything changes.

Multiple voting has been corrected.  Members should be able to edit their votes.

Sorry.  The Forum software timed on me while I was trying to post, and of course all my settings were forgotten.

If I ever do a poll again, I'll remember to inspect every box.

Embarrassed in Virginia

<<EDIT:  3/08/2010  4:30 am EST.  I have now hopefully corrected all the problems I created in the poll.  Please see the instructions in red at the top of the thread.>>

All we are looking for at this point is interest.  If there is an interest for 2 systainers, then...  But if there is an interest in 150 then...................  No commitments at this point.

Hope that this helps.

Peter

Ok i voted, but now i cant see a way to vote again how does this work ?

Okey Peter I want 2 sys4's with the T15 type lid

Peter,

I may be wrong on this, but I would venture that it would still be possible if the logo was limited to just the top of the systainer. Presumably the 50pcs minimum would be for the printing process - if we could reach 50pcs of varying sizes, then we would still require 50 lids, all of which would be identical. Then stickers could be added to the body of the systainer if required. That is assuming that everyone is happy with either the standard or 'attic' systainer*, and we don't want both (unless we can get to 50pcs of each!).

*as an aside, the tanos configurator doesn't give the option of having the attic lid. It may not be available...

I know it would mean increased cost to have the logo printed directly, but I think a 'special edition' deserves going the extra mile. If you only use stickers, then no matter how nice they are, it's still just a standard box with some nice stickers.

I think this should be given serious consideration. If it isn't possible then fine, but I don't think it should be completely ruled out at this stage. Just my

Peter,
You are outstanding.

By the way, I think Festool USA should pick up the tap for the logo's  This is clearly promotional of both Festool and their forum.

Craig

By my reckoning, we're up to 93 systainers already, and this thread is less than 24 hours old!!!

I'd say this idea has some potential...

 

The idea has shown that interest is there. Next step is to find out who is serious by asking for pre-payment. Price can be adjusted as the final numbers come it. These type of ventures always suffer from the loss of momentum and people don't follow through to the buying stage. To keep the momentum I think the poll should only be for a few more days then start taking prepaid orders and let that run for a few weeks. I don't know if we can get a Festool dealer to be the one who sells of these things and to accept payment. I might be a big headache no one wants.   

Peter

Whatever comes of this, thanks for putting your own time on it.  I am sure something will come of it but i doubt we will see any in the UK but i hope i am wrong.

Cheers, Woodguy.

To our friends elsewhere in the world, especially Europe,  please trust me that I will try.  I might not be able to overcome licensing agreements and legalese if they exist but I still have hope.

P.S.  Have you ever shipped 15,000 sq ft of carpet 2000 miles overnight?  I have.  Fedex none the less.  Thank goodness I didn't have to pay the bill 

Persistent Pete

Ditto here, though IMO SYS1 & expecially SYS2 are the "sweet spot".  Though if allowed, I would certainly get a Sys 3 (maybe more than one!)

Lee,

I was not offended.  I didn't mean anything other than I anticipated before going into this that there would be the potential for issues for our foreign friends and that I knew additional time and creativity would be required in that part of the endeavor to try to make it a success for all.  I am getting ready for that.

Many hurdles are out there - but your comments were not.

Hang in there friend.

Peter 
 

As an update, lest any think that I sleep on the "job"  I have been in touch with a plastic fabricator in Los Angeles who looked at the mysystainers website and we discussed possibilities.  None of which they could do.  He then went out of his way to search for another company that might be able to help.  He located one that looks promising - in my city.  That being said, businesses are closed now, I don't know if they do their own work, or are jobbers who contract with others.  Either way it is good.

Worth a trip in the next couple of days to investigate.

I will be able to bring one or all 16 systainers with me and explain conceptually various options posed, and they will tell me pros & cons.  Then I go from there.  I also have an old vendor who did plastic fabrication for a company I worked for years ago who might have some ideas in the Philadelphia area to fall back on.

Just wanted to update you guys.

Peter