ljd
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Hi,
Received some more chips this week from aliexpress.
These are non-standard, large, 50 mm chips (see comparison in pics to 39 mm chips).
Received all 20 chips. These are my first acrylic chips. There is some light scuffing on the surface and a small rough spot on the edge of each chip.
The chip size, flatness, and graphics are consistent across the chips.
The gold graphics are reflective/shiny. I was concerned that gold would just scratch off. But I was happy to find the gold print is not on the surface of the chip, but embedded inside the acrylic material. So it will never scratch off.
The chips are quite striking. I'm planing on using them with economic board games, where having $200 means you probably won. So should be fun to have a larger, fancy, acrylic 200 chip for the occasion.
Shipping to Canada was fast. It took 17 days from order to doorstep. I did not have to pay any extra duties/taxes/"processing" fees. Very happy about that!
Also, love these aliexpress store names!
Product link: FunnyGamesStore Acrylic chips
Some questions:
- Anyone know why sometimes, shipping from aliexpress gets hit with duties/taxes/"processing" fees and other times, there is 0 extra cost? It would really be nice to know this up front.
- Anyone know what the manufacturing process is like for these acrylic chips? Really curious to know how they are made.
Received some more chips this week from aliexpress.
These are non-standard, large, 50 mm chips (see comparison in pics to 39 mm chips).
Received all 20 chips. These are my first acrylic chips. There is some light scuffing on the surface and a small rough spot on the edge of each chip.
The chip size, flatness, and graphics are consistent across the chips.
The gold graphics are reflective/shiny. I was concerned that gold would just scratch off. But I was happy to find the gold print is not on the surface of the chip, but embedded inside the acrylic material. So it will never scratch off.
The chips are quite striking. I'm planing on using them with economic board games, where having $200 means you probably won. So should be fun to have a larger, fancy, acrylic 200 chip for the occasion.
Shipping to Canada was fast. It took 17 days from order to doorstep. I did not have to pay any extra duties/taxes/"processing" fees. Very happy about that!
Also, love these aliexpress store names!
Product link: FunnyGamesStore Acrylic chips
Some questions:
- Anyone know why sometimes, shipping from aliexpress gets hit with duties/taxes/"processing" fees and other times, there is 0 extra cost? It would really be nice to know this up front.
- Anyone know what the manufacturing process is like for these acrylic chips? Really curious to know how they are made.