Phoenix, AZ
The bulk packs I wanted were all out of stock.
(Topic ID: 229902)
Quoted from patrickvc:The bulk packs I wanted were all out of stock.
Bummer, sorry about that. We're out of a few types of 2SMDs at this point (notably warm white clear bayonet and red clear bayonet), but mostly the less common colors.
Quoted from Spiderpin:That's 10X more than myself. Just like the movie JAWS, Ryan is going to need a bigger box.
Maybe just Saran Wrap them into one of these?
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I stacked them high for job security.
Just bought a few 25-packs early this morning.
Don't even need bulbs but gotta keep my "stock up on Comet's on Black Friday weekend" tradition alive.
Thanks Ryan!
Just ordered; thanks Ryan and Comet! I wasn't sure how to handle check out for the lighted flipper button promotion. But anyhow can't wait for my order and the candy.
Quoted from Ranhorton:Just bought a few 25-packs early this morning.
Don't even need bulbs but gotta keep my "stock up on Comet's on Black Friday weekend" tradition alive.
Thanks Ryan!
Thank you!! Maybe we need a Comet Easy Button...just punch it when you're low and new ones arrive in the mail automatically?
Quoted from bbriese:Just ordered; thanks Ryan and Comet! I wasn't sure how to handle check out for the lighted flipper button promotion. But anyhow can't wait for my order and the candy.
No no no, thank *you*! We just mark all the orders over $199 and put in a flipper button kit as we pick the order. Nothing for you to do. Enjoy!
Quoted from ryanwanger:Bummer, sorry about that. We're out of a few types of 2SMDs at this point (notably warm white clear bayonet and red clear bayonet), but mostly the less common colors.
bummer 
Quoted from Bud:I ordered a pile of bulbs yesterday
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Did you fear we would not believe you made a purchase? lol Best to send us your AMEX info so we can verify this purchase...
Quoted from Yelobird:Did you fear we would not believe you made a purchase? lol Best to send us your AMEX info so we can verify this purchase...
Scared to death, up all night
Quoted from Bud:I ordered a pile of bulbs yesterday
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Does that mean you get three flipper button kits?
Quoted from Pindiddy:Received my order today and have already put it to good use.
Awesome. I played Blackout for the first time at Pinburgh this year. What a sweet game. I'd love to have one someday.
Quoted from ryanwanger:The Dream Team from yesterday: Greg, Dan, Kris, and me!
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Thank you all. Job well done!
Winnipeg, MB
Finally got my order in. After adding all the 100 packs I wanted, I added 25 packs of the colors missing then when I refreshed my cart ~$600 worth of stuff had disappeared. No clue what happened, but got it all added back in. Now I have to make a list of everything that was out of stock to fill in the gaps later! Thanks!
Got my order in today. True confession, when the box arrives, the first thing I do is rummage through the box looking for the candy.
Quoted from patrickvc:The bulk packs I wanted were all out of stock.
Everything I wanted was in stock, just not on sale.
To us Every day is black Friday shopping at Comet. Amazing prices, superb service, and fast delivery. The definition of a perfect business. We Thank you! Funny though, Every time an order comes in Mama Mod Couple Must be the first to do inventory in hopes they added the Bit-O-Honey. lol She has a soft spot for treats. Lets hope she doesn't read this. Love you guys.
The Mod Couple
Quoted from Pball:After adding all the 100 packs I wanted, I added 25 packs of the colors missing then when I refreshed my cart ~$600 worth of stuff had disappeared. No clue what happened, but got it all added back in.
Oh boy...not sure what happened there - sorry about that! Thanks for going through all that again.
Quoted from bkaelin:Got my order in today. True confession, when the box arrives, the first thing I do is rummage through the box looking for the candy.
Good thing I don't know your real name, or I'd be tempted to bury it as inconveniently as possible! 
Quoted from Yelobird:To us Every day is black Friday shopping at Comet. Amazing prices, superb service, and fast delivery. The definition of a perfect business. We Thank you! Funny though, Every time an order comes in Mama Mod Couple Must be the first to do inventory in hopes they added the Bit-O-Honey. lol She has a soft spot for treats. Lets hope she doesn't read this. Love you guys.
The Mod Couple
Thank you guys so much for the kind words and all the great support.
Quoted from yellowghost:Maybe the sale will be store-wide someday??
Quoted from balzofsteel:Everything I wanted was in stock, just not on sale.
There is a longer explanation to this, but the short answer is that we might never be able to do it. The first week of August, we started stocking up to be able to cover (a projected) thirteen month's worth sales for each of the 100+ items on sale. Despite that, we still ran out of some things! The sale only represented 10% of our SKUs. That 10% is difficult and costly enough that it's probably not feasible to do for all 1000+ items we carry.
It's definitely a bummer if the stuff you want isn't on sale though.
I do envy other retailers who just do X% off everything, but to me that sounds like a recipe for having several months worth of decimated inventory across our entire store for several months after the sale.
Maybe we can figure out how to make it happen someday. But for now, I think we have to stick with a "most popular products" approach, even though it unfortunately misses a fair number of our customers.
TL;DR I would love to be able to do a storewide sale, but it's logistically very difficult (for lots of reasons).
Quoted from Insane:Damn, I knew I meant to get on here on Friday for a reason. oh well.
Don't the wrong impression from the post above, we're still in stock on almost everything.
41 of the 52 2SMDs are in stock and most of the ones that are out are things like orange, amber, pink, purple, and ice blue.
All 7SMD strips are in stock (though a lot of 10's are out, even though they aren't on sale)
Fire bulbs are in stock.
19 of 20 of the 8SMD flashers are in stock.
All post lights and spotlights are in stock.
Quoted from ryanwanger:Don't the wrong impression from the post above, we're still in stock on almost everything.
41 of the 52 2SMDs are in stock and most of the ones that are out are things like orange, amber, pink, purple, and ice blue.
All 7SMD strips are in stock (though a lot of 10's are out, even though they aren't on sale)
Fire bulbs are in stock.
19 of 20 of the 8SMD flashers are in stock.
All post lights and spotlights are in stock.
But the candy bowl is running low ORDER NOW!!!!!
Quoted from Yelobird:But the candy bowl is running low ORDER NOW!!!!!
As much as I want to create false scarcity, I should be honest...
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Lol thats what my wife always Prays our LED order will look like when she opens it! lolol
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My meager collection of comet LEDs has been restocked. But now what to do with this years version of the sticker.... I guess I’ll have to fill a third case lol. The candy was gone instantly and I really appreciate the lightning fast shipping. I have said it before that I was a little worried when Art sold the company but I have to say you guys have done a fabulous job of carrying on the torch!!! You’ll have my business for as long as I’m in this hobby
19BD2343-6AE0-46E2-92C4-06CE68212A83 (resized).jpeg9BA50659-F098-492C-A25A-F503C0C2D63E (resized).jpegI placed my first order today. Looking forward to getting them. Will be placing an other orders soon for the non ghosting inserts I need. Just need to find the time to map them out.
Quoted from ryanwanger:....
TL;DR I would love to be able to do a storewide sale, but it's logistically very difficult (for lots of reasons).
Nevermind the whole site - one page would do.
Quoted from kcZ:mine still says Pre-Shipment
Thanks for the order! Yours got packed Saturday after the post office closed, and we dropped it off there this morning. For unknown reasons, we weren't able to print a scan form for things that got packed Saturday afternoon...which means that tracking info might not get updated until it reaches the next destination. So sorry about that!
Also, this is what our local Post Office looked like at 5:29pm today. Normally there are like 5 or 10 packages placed on the counter. We brought in 19 bins today, and weren’t the only ones burying them in packages. Hoping they were planning for a late night.
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Quoted from gatordad:Thanks for keeping the Black Friday thing going
I bought more than a few things I didn't need
Our pleasure! Thanks so much for your order. I'm pretty sure we'll have all the Black Friday orders out by the end of the day tomorrow.
When I need a part for a machine, I usually buy a few. Then, next time I need that part, I buy a few again...forgetting that I bought extras the previous time. Someday I'll learn.
Put a nice order in and can't wait to do some updating on one of my games. I would love to someday have a stockpile like some of these guys. I always count bulb by bulb what I need and it gets too time consuming! Maybe 1 day..
Thanks so much to everyone who took advantage of the sale! We were completely caught up by about 3pm today (Wednesday) and it was a huge success.
Any other products we should consider carrying in the future?
Quoted from ryanwanger:Thanks so much to everyone who took advantage of the sale! We were completely caught up by about 3pm today (Wednesday) and it was a huge success.
Any other products we should consider carrying in the future?
Carrying or being part of the sale? I wouldn’t mind a break on the price of non ghosting smd bulbs. Been looking to pull the trigger on a ton of these. Well a few hundred that is. I’m not an OP or anything. Haha
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