My blank Majestic’s have arrived (1 Viewer)

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I finally placed the order after returning from vacation last week. Many thanks to those who helped me select the denominations and counts, and corrected my misuse of the terms custom vs. re-label. I ordered these on Monday, and received a shipping confirmation notice on Wednesday that they had shipped and would arrive the next day. My work day couldn’t get over fast enough that day!

They were packed extremely well, rolls of 25 packed in plastic bags and surrounded by newspapers on all sides in a sturdy box:
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There is a review on the Apache website from 2 years ago (https://www.apachepokerchips.com/product/majestic-poker-chips/ ) that talks about a residue on the chips. I had the same thing on these, having read the review in advance I wasn’t worried about it. I did clean and oil a few of the chips and they turned out great so I’m doing that to the rest of them now. Don’t see this is an issue. YMMV as to whether or not they need oiling, but with the residue I’d say they at least need a good cleaning.

However, there is an odd smell coming from the chips, after all the packaging was removed and they were stacked on my desk you could smell it as you entered the room. Not overpowering, but definitely noticeable. It could be from the manufacturing process as well, as the sample set I bought a few months ago didn’t have that (or the aforementioned residue). Oiling them did lessen the smell, but not completely remove it. Is this normal? Maybe they just need to air out a bit?
So now I’m getting ready to label them. I’ve been playing with a couple of different designs, and will probably continue to do so before I decide on a final design and reach out to Gear. I am a bit limited in what I can do based on the program I use and the fact that I’m a programmer and not a graphic artist. ;) For now these are the ones I am currently thinking about, although I’d go through a lot of black ink on the top two. Any thoughts?:

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While playing with different label designs I couldn’t resist creating these. I had to take a few liberties as the label size is smaller than what they use in real life. I highly doubt Gear would be able to do these as Caesar’s Entertainment wouldn’t be too happy about it; something about copyrighted logos and such. But it was fun to do them, and they do look cool on the Majestic chips. :)

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Can't wait to get these on the felt!!!
 
The smell is typical of China clays. It should lesson after a bit, it never bothered me with my Milanos.
 
You could try letting them sit in a pile of baking soda for few days. It would help big time. But obviously it's something you want to do before you've started the oiling process.
 
You have taken some good advice to heart. Making "labels" before ordering them allows you to see exactly what you have going on.

FWIW, I like the top row the best, but would drop the delimiter Typically it's not used on 1k and 5k chips.
 
I always washed my China clays with a rag and dawn dish soap. It took care of the dank China smell. Can't wait to see the final product!
 
I just left them in trays, open in a display case. Not sure exactly how long it took for the smell to go away but at some point it became a non issue.

Sounds crazy but I miss the smell. Means new chips!!!!
 
The smell is what has kept me from using the dunes v2 chips. I've had them in open racks for months and it is still strong.
 
The smell is what has kept me from using the dunes v2 chips. I've had them in open racks for months and it is still strong.
Huh, my Milanos aren't like that. I think there was a thread on de-smelling china clays.
 
I don't mind the smell. It's like "new car smell". You can let them air out, but every thread discussing the smell has led to failed experiments to rid the chips of the smell. The only successful answer so far is air + time.
 
Hmm...my nose is VERY sensitive. I can smell a mouse fart at 100 yards sensitive and my new Majestics never bothered me. I oiled them from the start and never looked back.

A trick: I've bought items that wreaked of nicotine. Once it was a rifle stock. I put the stock in a garbage back and quart of coffee grinds. Tied the bag shut. 2weeks later, all good. That was the longest I've ever had to use ground, obviously the pourous stock was the issue.

I bet if you out these chips in a bag with coffee, the smell will go away. Don't let the grounds touch the chips AND they chips might have a coffee odor, but that won't last more than a day.
 
Hmm...my nose is VERY sensitive. I can smell a mouse fart at 100 yards sensitive and my new Majestics never bothered me. I oiled them from the start and never looked back.

A trick: I've bought items that wreaked of nicotine. Once it was a rifle stock. I put the stock in a garbage back and quart of coffee grinds. Tied the bag shut. 2weeks later, all good. That was the longest I've ever had to use ground, obviously the pourous stock was the issue.

I bet if you out these chips in a bag with coffee, the smell will go away. Don't let the grounds touch the chips AND they chips might have a coffee odor, but that won't last more than a day.

That is a very interesting and creative way to get rid of smells! Used coffee grounds I assume?

I can definitely smell the Majestic's, even after a dawn scrub wash/rinse - my wife commented on the smell of the room where they were out drying. The smell is lessened a bit after an oil, and then eventually seems to fade as they sit out and are played with.
 
How much did the custom labels cost? and How long does it take to apply the labels? Did you get laminated or non laminated? Which one looks more like the stock majestic labels? Do you think gear could mimic the font of the majestic denoms? Did he send you pictures of finished product before printed?

Thanks in advanced. :whistle: :whistling:
 
How much did the custom labels cost?
Laminated run 15¢ per label, 30¢ for a chip (2 sides). Unlaminated I believe are 5¢ less per label. They are printed on vinyl, so unlaminated are somewhat resistant to damage, but I went laminated for near impervious indestructibility.

How long does it take to apply the labels?
It takes longer to peel a sticker off the backing sheet than it takes to stick it on the chip, however blank chips can have a lot of dust on them. I advise bathing all the chips to reduce the amount of dust to maximize label adhesion. This takes longer than any other step in the process because you are unwrapping, soaking, stirring, removing to dry, then stacking. Label applying can be done by a 6-year old girl. A full-blown adult should have no problem going much faster.

Did you get laminated or non laminated?
Always laminated for me, see above.

Which one looks more like the stock majestic labels?
No comment. I've done nearly 6000 custom Majestic/CPS chip labels but own none of the stock labels. Gear could probably answer though.

Do you think gear could mimic the font of the majestic denoms?
It depends on if he gets permission from the artwork owner. again, best to just go straight to the source - ask Gear.

Did he send you pictures of finished product before printed?
On some orders he has, on smaller orders no - not that I need them on my small orders. I label up 10 chips a years for our Hall of Fame inductee, and the changes are minor (name, date, and the player's image instead of the zombie). I'm sure he would if I requested it, but I'm not going to slow down the process when I know I don't need it.
 
I'm pretty sure Gear makes labels that look nearly identical to the Majestic stock label.

I know the set I have from @Pokerdweebz has relabeled 5k and 25k chips and I think he got those labels from Gear?
 
I'm pretty sure Gear makes labels that look nearly identical to the Majestic stock label.

I know the set I have from @Pokerdweebz has relabeled 5k and 25k chips and I think he got those labels from Gear?

I got my labels directly from Apache

Edit: if I ever said differently I apologize and forgot
 
How much did the custom labels cost? and How long does it take to apply the labels? Did you get laminated or non laminated? Which one looks more like the stock majestic labels? Do you think gear could mimic the font of the majestic denoms? Did he send you pictures of finished product before printed?

I'm pretty sure Gear makes labels that look nearly identical to the Majestic stock label.

I know the set I have from @Pokerdweebz has relabeled 5k and 25k chips and I think he got those labels from Gear?


I just stumbled on this thread ... you guys know you could always just ask me things like that directly, right? :)

Our custom labels are 0.15 USD each for laminated (which is recommended for Majestics.)

We can print both versions of the Majestic labels -- the older version has a gradient through the word "Majestic" and the newer version does not -- in more-or-less any denomination you want, as long as the labels are being put on Majestic chips.

We also have the remaining stock of original factory labels, with reasonable quantities of most denominations. (25c, 1000, and NCV are very limited.) These are 0.08 USD each, plus shipping.

Please feel free to send me a PM if you need or want any further information. Thanks!
 
I got my labels directly from Apache

Edit: if I ever said differently I apologize and forgot

Apache will sell majestic labels? If thats a possiblitly i'm considering changing the orange 50c into 5c and the blue $10 into 25c for a micro cash set

do you just call them? how much were the labels?


edit: never mind i didn't scroll down to see gears reply lol. disregard
 
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