Mystery Boxes 2022

[paulmerton]

Are any dealers doing mystery boxes again this Christmas?

The Chards ones last year seemed to go down reasonably well, although there was obviously something wrong with mine because it didn't contain a free half sovereign 🤣 Are you going to do another one, @LawrenceChard?

[LawrenceChard]

39 minutes ago, paulmerton said:

Are any dealers doing mystery boxes again this Christmas?

The Chards ones last year seemed to go down reasonably well, although there was obviously something wrong with mine because it didn't contain a free half sovereign 🤣 Are you going to do another one, @LawrenceChard?

Both of the "prize" ones included a proof (full) sovereign, not a half sovereign, but

no, we were so busy this year that we could not afford to time and human resources to run another "Mystery Box".

We also lost money on every box last year because the weight tipped slighly over a weight threshold. I think it was the 2 kilo limit, so we ended up paying a 10 kilo rate. We should have simply removed the heaviest item, possoibly substituting something else, or posted it separately, which would have been cheaper.

I really wish we could have got "free postage" from Royal Mail. They of all people should be able to promote it!

😎

[paulmerton]

1 hour ago, LawrenceChard said:

Both of the "prize" ones included a proof (full) sovereign, not a half sovereign, but

no, we were so busy this year that we could not afford to time and human resources to run another "Mystery Box".

We also lost money on every box last year because the weight tipped slighly over a weight threshold. I think it was the 2 kilo limit, so we ended up paying a 10 kilo rate. We should have simply removed the heaviest item, possoibly substituting something else, or posted it separately, which would have been cheaper.

I really wish we could have got "free postage" from Royal Mail. They of all people should be able to promote it!

😎

Ah that's a shame, and yes you're right, it was full sovereigns! Crazy times!

I think most people would have been perfectly happy to not get the chards travel cup thing. It's not something you'd want to leave in your car's cup holder as it might advertise the fact that the boot is full of kilo gold bars. I did feed this back at the time when I got a call to see what I thought about the contents. I would have been pleased enough if it was omitted without being replaced with something else.

As you brought it up first for a change, can we have free postage as a Christmas present? 🤣

 

 

[LawrenceChard]

27 minutes ago, paulmerton said:

Ah that's a shame, and yes you're right, it was full sovereigns! Crazy times!

I think most people would have been perfectly happy to not get the chards travel cup thing. It's not something you'd want to leave in your car's cup holder as it might advertise the fact that the boot is full of kilo gold bars. I did feed this back at the time when I got a call to see what I thought about the contents. I would have been pleased enough if it was omitted without being replaced with something else.

As you brought it up first for a change, can we have free postage as a Christmas present? 🤣

I'll ask Royal Mail, but won't hold my breath waiting for an answer.

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[BullionBuyerUK]

2 hours ago, LawrenceChard said:

Both of the "prize" ones included a proof (full) sovereign, not a half sovereign, but

no, we were so busy this year that we could not afford to time and human resources to run another "Mystery Box".

We also lost money on every box last year because the weight tipped slighly over a weight threshold. I think it was the 2 kilo limit, so we ended up paying a 10 kilo rate. We should have simply removed the heaviest item, possoibly substituting something else, or posted it separately, which would have been cheaper.

I really wish we could have got "free postage" from Royal Mail. They of all people should be able to promote it!

😎

The extra 37 foot of bubble wrap mine had chucked on top the box would have saved you on weight. Only finished using it all up for other packaging last month!

[kimchi]

Ah that's a shame, I enjoyed seeing this a lot last year, and was ready to jump in this year, I think it's a brilliant idea

[LawrenceChard]

47 minutes ago, BullionBuyerUK said:

The extra 37 foot of bubble wrap mine had chucked on top the box would have saved you on weight. Only finished using it all up for other packaging last month!

I hope you didn't throw out the proof sovereign with it!

😎

[BullionBuyerUK]

9 hours ago, LawrenceChard said:

I hope you didn't throw out the proof sovereign with it!

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We never found out where those went! Not on here anyway 

[GoldStatue]

6 hours ago, BullionBuyerUK said:

We never found out where those went! Not on here anyway 

They released a video of the draw and posted it on this thread:-

 

 

[paulmerton]

1 minute ago, GoldStatue said:

They released a video of the draw and posted it on this thread:-

 

 

That was a different giveaway.

[GoldStatue]

21 minutes ago, paulmerton said:

That was a different giveaway.

Ah ok that was the double sovereign giveaway.

 

[paulmerton]

I wonder, who would rather be in with a chance of winning one of 3 proof sovereigns, or a greater chance of winning one of 5000 free postage codes? 🤪

[LawrenceChard]

8 hours ago, BullionBuyerUK said:

We never found out where those went! Not on here anyway 

@ChardsCoinandBullionDealer?

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[ChardsCoinandBullionDealer]

42 minutes ago, LawrenceChard said:

@ChardsCoinandBullionDealer?

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Here is the snippet where the winner was randomly selected.

In future we will make sure to market this better and also include TSF members if interested!

 

E-commerce

[ChardsCoinandBullionDealer]

19 hours ago, kimchi said:

Ah that's a shame, I enjoyed seeing this a lot last year, and was ready to jump in this year, I think it's a brilliant idea

Keep your eyes peeled for the new year, we will keep TSF members updated