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[Paulbot]

flight lands at 7.20am, customs bout an hr (there abouts), class starts at 9.00am, have til 9.15am to get in, if i book the transport i should make it. thanks for the help, greatly appreciated! ive been lucky with stuff before so hey!

You're going to need a little energon and a lot of luck.

You are gambling on a lot of things that often fail working perfectly.
* Flight being on time
* Custom/immigrations going smoothly
* Baggage claim being quick
* The booked taxi being there
* LA rush hour traffic (some of the slowest in the world)

Might I suggest you contact them and let them know there's a chance you might not make it (due to traffic) and that if you can't you nominate Griffin to go in your place?

[loophole]

just got my email confirmation

[Golden Phoenix]

Iacon packs are sold out apparently.

And I never heard back from them.
Tried the phones again just incase. Didn't get any answer.

So my order is sitting there without a pack attached because there was some problem with my credit card and there was no way to say try this card instead.

So now I miss out. And will probably cop a $25 prossesing fee for an order that wasn't processed.

So Thank you Fan Pub for screwing me around.

[Golden Phoenix]

Alright. Time for plan B

Is it possible for people actually attending to get 2 Primus sets?
If so, is it possible to have one added to their order later on?

[Paulbot]

The FAQ is a bit unclear to me

Question: For the free attendee figure that Primus package holders pick up at registration, is it one per package or one per person?
Answer: Primus package holders will receive one free attendee figure for every Primus package they order. So, if an individual buys two Primus packages, they will receive two free attendee figures.

Question: Are we allowed to buy more than one primus package per membership or is there a limit of one per person?
Answer: Yes...you can purchase more than one as well as purchase one loose set per boxed set you buy. You only get one name badge at the convention even if you have multiple sets.

Question: Do both members of our party need to be present to pick up packages or can one member pick up both?
Answer: You can only pick up someone else's package if they are your spouse or child and you have the spouse's drivers license. This is so entire families don't have to wait in line.

Question: If I purchase a Primus package and cannot attend, would it be possible for a family member to pick up my package as well as the attending figure?
Answer: No. You must be there in person.

I think this means you can order multiple Primus packages for yourself but you get one name badge. Or you can order multiple packages and name badges but you can only pick up the your namebadge unless the other person is our spouse and you have their ID (which I figure is what Demonac does).

So it seems when you register to attend you could order multiple Primus packages, but can you go back and add on another Primus package is the question?

I want to help, but I don't want to risk my own registration by going back in and mucking around with it.

[Golden Phoenix]

I think this means you can order multiple Primus packages for yourself but you get one name badge. Or you can order multiple packages and name badges but you can only pick up the your namebadge unless the other person is our spouse and you have their ID (which I figure is what Demonac does).

So it seems when you register to attend you could order multiple Primus packages, but can you go back and add on another Primus package is the question?

I want to help, but I don't want to risk my own registration by going back in and mucking around with it.

I took out of it you can order as many as you want, but you only get 1 name badge. If you want another name badge you need to have someone else.

Do you think if you just registered again you would get 2 boxes and 1 badge?
I suppose that's something worth emailing them about.....

[Paulbot]

I took out of it you can order as many as you want, but you only get 1 name badge. If you want another name badge you need to have someone else.

Do you think if you just registered again you would get 2 boxes and 1 badge?
I suppose that's something worth emailing them about.....

I think that runs the risk of missing out on the tours/tshirt/loose-set I ordered and have had confirmed.

[griffin]

You're going to need a little energon and a lot of luck.

You are gambling on a lot of things that often fail working perfectly.
* Flight being on time
* Custom/immigrations going smoothly
* Baggage claim being quick
* The booked taxi being there
* LA rush hour traffic (some of the slowest in the world)

Might I suggest you contact them and let them know there's a chance you might not make it (due to traffic) and that if you can't you nominate Griffin to go in your place?

Registrations aren't transferable... so they won't let people in their place (unless it says otherwise in the FAQ). And they have always been very strict about shutting out people who are late. If it were me, and I actually had the option to change my $1500-2000 flight to an earlier day for (only) $250, I'd do it. Since you'll be paying about $100 for the taxi fare (which you could end up spending and still miss out on the class), for a toy that will be worth over a Grand on ebay after the convention... due to there only being 50 in existence. Then you have to chase up a hire car from somewhere later anyway, so the difference is really only $150 extra to guarantee access to the class.
But that's just me, who seems to have enough bad luck to know that I'd never have a chance at getting there in time.

Alright. Time for plan B

Is it possible for people actually attending to get 2 Primus sets?
If so, is it possible to have one added to their order later on?

Yes... Buried in the Pre-order Wants topic:

Attendees can buy more than one Primus package (within reason), and get the attendee figure with each set. I bought 3 last year for me and two others, and got 3 attendee figures.

The only things you don't get multiples of are the door-prize tickets and name badge.
If they sold out of non-attendee packs after just one day, you'd better be quick finding someone willing to do this for you.

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

Been over 24 hours since I registered and ordered an Iacon Package. Still no confirmation email. Feels bad man.

It does take a while, I only just received my confirmation today.

[Saintly]

hopefully everyone that is going has registered because they've sold out of the rego!