First Spear Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 In 2012 (maybe 2011?) I either got a Christmas Carol refrigerator magnet with the game or as a promo item before the release. Did anyone else get one? I know I didn't make it myself and DzJay has no memory of sending them out. All clues appreciated... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 I have some cart labels (2 variants!), but never had a magnet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Rev make 'em or had them made? I know he does the Brotherhood buttons... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Rev make 'em? Nope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DZ-Jay Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 (edited) After I posted my comment to you, I did some digging in my e-mail archives and found a conversation Joe and I had on giving away magnets at CGE 2012 to promote the game, and I vaguely remember having them around. However, I do not see them in photos of our booth at CGE, but I do distinctly remember them now. Perhaps we gave them away with the PAL recall replacement carts, or maybe they were inside the CGE 2012 Special Edition. I think I have some left, but my stuff is still all packed away while we find a house to move into, which has taken longer than expected (damn this NC house market!) -dZ. Edited December 11, 2014 by DZ-Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utopia Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 I have one of those as well as a Space Patrol and 4Tris magnet. They are all great collectables. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DZ-Jay Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 I have one of those as well as a Space Patrol and 4Tris magnet. They are all great collectables. Were you at CGE in 2012? I'm thinking that's either where they came from or right afterwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utopia Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Were you at CGE in 2012? I'm thinking that's either where they came from or right afterwards. No I wasn't there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DZ-Jay Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Did you get a corrected cartridge as part of any of the two bug recalls? Perhaps that's where they went. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
First Spear Posted December 11, 2014 Author Share Posted December 11, 2014 I was not at CGE, but I faintly recall being a very early order-placer around game release time. Maybe a few extras were dumped in some shipments just to clear off the shelf.... Regardless I could use a new one, please feel free to stop your life and make a new batch and ship me a couple. Mine sits on the side of the refrigerator all year until Christmas time and then it gets to the front. Were you at CGE in 2012? I'm thinking that's either where they came from or right afterwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DZ-Jay Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 I was not at CGE, but I faintly recall being a very early order-placer around game release time. Maybe a few extras were dumped in some shipments just to clear off the shelf.... I think that's what happened. I have a vague notion that we gave them away at CGE 2012 for promotion, and then slipped them into the boxes afterwards until we ran out. Regardless I could use a new one, please feel free to stop your life and make a new batch and ship me a couple. I'll get right on it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
First Spear Posted December 11, 2014 Author Share Posted December 11, 2014 Aha. I should have probably done this before I started this thread... I checked my PayPal transaction history and see that I bought Christmas Carol Item #LTO-03 from Joe Zbiciak on November 15. That's pretty close to the end of CGE, so that makes sense. In all seriousness, this is just a hobby, but I love to see other Intellivision lovers get paid. It's a little late in the year, but you (DZ-Jay) have kind of "owned" Christmas in this area, so some kind of promo items like magnets or pens or mousepads or something might sell pretty well if you put them out each year. I think that's what happened. I have a vague notion that we gave them away at CGE 2012 for promotion, and then slipped them into the boxes afterwards until we ran out. I'll get right on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DZ-Jay Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 (edited) Aha. I should have probably done this before I started this thread... I checked my PayPal transaction history and see that I bought Christmas Carol Item #LTO-03 from Joe Zbiciak on November 15. That's pretty close to the end of CGE, so that makes sense. Those are the first batch after CGE, which contain the bug fix already. So I guess Joe included magnets as a token of good will. In all seriousness, this is just a hobby, but I love to see other Intellivision lovers get paid. It's a little late in the year, but you (DZ-Jay) have kind of "owned" Christmas in this area, so some kind of promo items like magnets or pens or mousepads or something might sell pretty well if you put them out each year. That's OK, I have a day job that pays me rather well. I do this purely for fun; I love Christmas and I love sharing joy with others, and I really have no interest in merchandising--except for the stuff I give away as prizes. I also include little gifts, like stickers and things like that, on every package I post going to fellow Intellivision fans. -dZ. Edited December 11, 2014 by DZ-Jay 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntellivisionDude Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 I want a magnet. It would look nice next to my Atariage magnet on my fridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DZ-Jay Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 I'll look through my things and see if I can find some. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intvnut Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 I did make a batch of magnets. Early in the production process, we had some cartridge labels that were printed with the wrong dimensions. I mounted them on magnet-backed vinyl and sliced them into nice fridge-magnets. I made a couple dozen and sent them out with the early orders. It was pretty random. :-) Around that time I was also in the middle of moving to a new house, so if you ask me who got them... I have no idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DZ-Jay Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 I did make a batch of magnets. Early in the production process, we had some cartridge labels that were printed with the wrong dimensions. I mounted them on magnet-backed vinyl and sliced them into nice fridge-magnets. I made a couple dozen and sent them out with the early orders. It was pretty random. :-) Around that time I was also in the middle of moving to a new house, so if you ask me who got them... I have no idea. Thanks for the details, mystery solved! At least I know it wasn't my memory playing tricks on me. -dZ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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