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Just received one of the latest releases of Arnhem figures. Noticed that the box has a picture of the figures inside. Think this is an excellent idea. Makes going thru unopened boxes easy to tell what figures are inside. Wondering if all future figure releases will contain a picture of the figures. This is a great idea Andy. Long overdue.
 
All the new releases have photo id on the outside of their box. Certainly better for the dealers. Robin.
 
Even better then that would be a number on the figure base.
 
All the new releases have photo id on the outside of their box. Certainly better for the dealers. Robin.

Discussed with Andy in July during Oz visit and first figures with images came out in August.

4 months for any comments to appear about it.

Whilst number, like Britains, is good if you have the figure now easy to match with the box.

It does make things much easier for dealers and collectors and well done Andy for implementing.
 
I have always wondered how much the fancy boxes add to the expense?
 
I have always wondered how much the fancy boxes add to the expense?

We don’t consider our boxes ‘fancy’...We consider them practical , protective, attractive and part of our overall marketing strategy...Just like our advertising, promotional visits, calendars, full colour flyers and brochures. Of course we factor all of this into our costs and prices...As well as our staff wages, office and shop rentals...
So, the cost of boxes is a relatively small but still important part of what we do and how we do it!
Best wishes,
Andy.
 
We don’t consider our boxes ‘fancy’...We consider them practical , protective, attractive and part of our overall marketing strategy...Just like our advertising, promotional visits, calendars, full colour flyers and brochures. Of course we factor all of this into our costs and prices...As well as our staff wages, office and shop rentals...
So, the cost of boxes is a relatively small but still important part of what we do and how we do it!
Best wishes,
Andy.

Maybe Wayne’s dealer is charging him for the box {eek3}

In some of the early issues, the number would be written on the underside of the base. One of K & C’s competitors does this, which is very handy if you are trying to match figure and box. I wish all the manufacturers would do it.
 
Even better then that would be a number on the figure base.

TRUE … while doing shows, trying to identify "WHAT" figure goes with "WHICH" box … is a nightmare.

George, now, has to write the number on all figures that do not carry the identification number. A lot of time spent doing that … BUT …. it saves 10X the time and frustration level when you have 25 customers all wanting to purchase and I am crawling from bin to bin looking for a tiny number.

If I should lose my glasses, I am up the <proverbial> creek without a paddle ..or worse. {sm2}

--- LaRRy
 
Numbered boxes and figures are great, but a picture is a lot quicker way of identifying the right box, assuming top and bottom of the boxes stay together, otherwise all bets are off. {eek3}

Steve
 
As a big K&C WWII collector I can witness this is a great step forward! I have a hard time identifying the right box for the right figures when I have to box them, and either having the figures photograph on the box or their number under the base will be of great help, and a nice step forward!
 
As a big K&C WWII collector I can witness this is a great step forward! I have a hard time identifying the right box for the right figures when I have to box them, and either having the figures photograph on the box or their number under the base will be of great help, and a nice step forward!

The 'photos on the boxes' were long overdue and I'm so glad we finally did it!
Code numbers on the bases is a bit more tricky because these often change or get adapted between design and production stage, sorry.
Best wishes,
Andy.
 
The 'photos on the boxes' were long overdue and I'm so glad we finally did it!
Code numbers on the bases is a bit more tricky because these often change or get adapted between design and production stage, sorry.
Best wishes,
Andy.

Sorry, but I don’t understand your comment about numbers on the bases. Cannot the number be added as the last step before actual production?
 
I wish!
that would make things sooooooo simple...


one day I'm gonna leave this world...
and my family will inherit my collection...
which I'm sure they will dispose of and not keep...

it would sure make it easy for them...
to look at the base of a figure...
and match the number on the bottom of it to a box...

I really wish all dealers would start doing this...
it's never too late to start...
 
i have bought a pricestickers at dollar store- there are round ones and square ones and colored ones.
i jut willy nilly it a number and a sticker on a figure and box...not the answer either.
I do like how WB put the card in the bx with photo of the figure- that was handy- but not consistant.
 
TRUE … while doing shows, trying to identify "WHAT" figure goes with "WHICH" box … is a nightmare.

George, now, has to write the number on all figures that do not carry the identification number. A lot of time spent doing that … BUT …. it saves 10X the time and frustration level when you have 25 customers all wanting to purchase and I am crawling from bin to bin looking for a tiny number.

If I should lose my glasses, I am up the <proverbial> creek without a paddle ..or worse. {sm2}

--- LaRRy


Credit where credit is due; once my Dad stopped coming to the shows and Larry graciously stepped into the breach, he'd roll up his sleeves and assist me with sales and would come up to me and ask "What is the price on this one"...………….I'd rattle it off...……….then he'd ask...…………."what is the code as it sold, I need to find the box"...………...then I'd rattle off the code and poor Larry would be fishing through bins looking for the box...………….HE came up with the idea of putting a sticker with the code and the price on the bottom...……….kudos to Larry...………..then he came up with the idea of putting all the WS/DD/RTA/NA codes in the same bin...…………...it used to take ages to find boxes, Lord knows how many sales I lost as customers would just walk away...…….hey better late than never...…………..thanks to Larry, we are now an efficient, well oiled machine, takes us 2 seconds to rattle of a price and find the box...………….wish I had done it ages ago.

And the stand up act we perform at the shows is free of charge...…………………...I don't need a picture, it helps, but we got this.
 
To be fair the King and Country Alpha/Numerical system is superior to the figure/set number systems used by most other manufacturers.
 
Credit where credit is due; once my Dad stopped coming to the shows and Larry graciously stepped into the breach, he'd roll up his sleeves and assist me with sales and would come up to me and ask "What is the price on this one"...………….I'd rattle it off...……….then he'd ask...…………."what is the code as it sold, I need to find the box"...………...then I'd rattle off the code and poor Larry would be fishing through bins looking for the box...………….HE came up with the idea of putting a sticker with the code and the price on the bottom...……….kudos to Larry...………..then he came up with the idea of putting all the WS/DD/RTA/NA codes in the same bin...…………...it used to take ages to find boxes, Lord knows how many sales I lost as customers would just walk away...…….hey better late than never...…………..thanks to Larry, we are now an efficient, well oiled machine, takes us 2 seconds to rattle of a price and find the box...………….wish I had done it ages ago.

And the stand up act we perform at the shows is free of charge...…………………...I don't need a picture, it helps, but we got this.


Thank you for the complements, but as the old saying goes .... "NECESSITY is the Mother of Invention", was never so true.
That was where all my hair went!! {eek3}

Before the shows I had hair like a 60 Rock star.
Now after 10 years of doing shows I could be a stand in for Yul Brynner!

Ryul_brynner.jpg

--- LaRRy
 

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