I'll be a Mule from the UK...

[skirts]

i think tom should use this whole darn discussion as a marketing gimmic.

i can read it now

"AGD - WHY PAY FOR PRETTY PACKAGING"
"its whats inside that counts"

maybe im wrong but when i get something new in a box, like a dish washer or a stove or a fridge i usually have the dillema of having to get rid of it. they dont even put things like t-shirts and cars in boxes. im grateful that i am even getting the color white on my box, because that dull cardboard color just isnt fun.
now we can talk about boxes or we can talk about marketing... these are two different issues, dont tell me they arnt. but you are all taking this thing out of hand, remember complaining about a box at the bottom of someone elses thread is counter productive. if you like AGD then get out there and use their products, and show others just how darn sweet these guns are.

tom, from now on can i just get any new marker wrapped up in newspaper...

kisses and hugs

skirts

[cledford]

[Kaiser Bob]

Originally posted by Chupas2
I can't believe that you are arguing about a damn box. I don't think any gun I've bought has had a box anyway. And if it has how many places do you go to that has the box out for you to see. Most have the gun on a wall or in a case. Tom is not selling at Wal-mart where people are looking for a bright package. When you buy a higher end gun you just want the gun not some fancy package. I just think this whole thing is nuts. Remeber it's only cardboard.

I tend to agree with this gentleman. I have yet to see markers displayed at Pro Shops in their boxes. They are all on the wall and you dont even see the box till after you've forked over the cash. And I have yet to hear anybody complain "Yeah my gun is great, but the box really sucked!" So i dont think the box is as big an issue everybody is making it.

PS- If SprayingMango didnt take a pic of his box I would have had no idea what it looked like and I doubt his decision of buying the gun was based on the box in any way, since he probably didnt know what it was packaged in either.

[shartley]

So i dont think the box is as big an issue everybody is making it.

[Tunaman]

The Fact still remains...

...that the fastest marker in the world comes in a plain white cardboard box. Anyone who knows anything would never need any other packaging. In this instance it would be a TOTAL waste of time and money for everyone...including the consumer.

[einhander619]

the box, THE BOX, THE BOX!!!!

Amazing how worked up everyone can get about cardboard.

First of all, I think a distinction needs to be made here between flashy, and classy.

I don't know about you all, but I have ALWAYS considered mags to be "classy" markers. Angels, autocockers, and all other milled guns can be placed under "flashy." It's great to see a flashy mag, because you know it didn't come that way and someone put in a lot of energy into making it that way. But all those Warped this and c & c that's, you just know some jerkoff bought it that way because it caught his eye, and he probably didn't give a second thought to functionality. That's not to say I don't appreciate a tricked cocker, I just like seeing guns that look custom actually be custom!

As for packaging, I personally would love to see mags, at least RTs, emags and extremes, come in a nice hard case with a place for tools, parts, and barrels. Plastic would be fine, but if you really want classy, aluminum would be awesome!!! I know those aren't cheap, but neither is anything else in paintball, and it would help with resale value and keep your markers looking nicer longer.

I would definitely rock a case with an AGD logo on it!

[jurassic]

Two prices for AGD Products. For folks that want to pay more for pretty boxes, great they get what they want and pay more for a pretty box! The rest of us will still get the the same great AGD products but in a cheaper plain white box!!

[cledford]

Good suggestions einhander619 and jurassic ...

Good suggestions. I for one would be on the plastic box wagon - I've bought many a firearm, and the plastic cases are professional, good for storage, and transporting. I also hear that some people could care less, and are fine with cardboard.

Maybe a plastic cased version that was was marketed as a "kit" (barrrel, charger, tool kit), and a plain boxed version for a few bucks less that just had the gun.

AGD would be the first paintball company to release a plastic box, and would really stand out.

I actually wish I had one for each of my markers - an Emag, Shocker, Timmy, Mini/Retro Mag, cocker, 2 stock nelspots, and a Bushmaster pump take up A LOT of space in the closet, and are constantly bumping, and falling over or into each other. There's really no way to store the reasonably when jocked up, or even gun alone.

A box would require that you remove accessories, like air systems, warps, and loaders. This may be a short coming, but if you needed to store, ship, sell, or trasport (don't forget - same states are now requiring firearm like storage standards when moving a paintgun by car - no air, or loader...) a marker, it could come in handy.

I'm not sure how much such a case might cost AGD to produce, or how much it would drive up retail price, but in terms of a $1400+ gun it might be something worth doing.

-Calvin

[einhander619]

Thanks for the props, man. Seriously, who wouldn't use a nice case that came with the gun?

[Archangel Kid]

hmmmm.... BOXs.....

BOX CONTEST. BOX CONTEST. BOX CONTEST. BOX CONTEST. BOX CONTEST. BOX CONTEST. BOX CONTEST. BOX CONTEST. BOX CONTEST. BOX CONTEST. BOX CONTEST. BOX CONTEST. BOX CONTEST. BOX CONTEST. BOX CONTEST. BOX CONTEST. BOX CONTEST. BOX CONTEST. BOX CONTEST. BOX CONTEST. BOX CONTEST. BOX CONTEST. BOX CONTEST. BOX CONTEST. BOX CONTEST. OK i think i got my point across