2016 Membership Kits

Link: www.mysteriouspackage.com/products/collectors-kit-2016

There is a bonus if you order before August 12.

Here are the contents of the Collector's Level Kit:

Within, a number of additions and upgrades over the content of the Inner Circle Kit:

One limited edition tee shirt, emblazoned with a stylized design from the Artisan on the front, and a discreet Mysterious Package Company logo on the back. The tee shirt is a high-quality, super soft and comfortable Canvas/Bella garment in heather grey, and will not be available separately.

An upgraded metal membership card, indicating your special devotion to our organization, and your standing as a member of the Inner Circle. This is all but guaranteed to make you the focal point of any polite gathering when discreetly produced.

Several adhesive-backed items including the golden foiled lamp post commonly associated with our company.

One of our most requested items: a premium MPC notebook for members to keep track of strange occurrences and notes from the field.

A genuine metal Mysterious Package Company challenge coin.

The contents to be packed within one of our signature antiqued crates, nailed shut for security, suitable for presentation in your library, sitting-room, or mantelpiece.

Beyond the above, the Collector's Kit also includes the following enhancements:

An additional Madness in the Library challenge coin.

A striking and beautiful pin.

A personalized telegram from the Curator, thanking you for being a part of our clandestine community.

Purchase by August 12th and receive a third challenge coin: the Curator's Coin!

Collectors kit on order -- I have never placed an order so quickly!

I can't help but wonder if the early release of these is due to the large number of people unhappy with recent experiences.

At the moment they're promising to mail in November. If we readjust to their real schedule, that should mean a December mailing. Since they are mailing out of the US now, that cuts about two weeks off delivery time. If you're in a country beside the US or Canada, good luck!

This is indeed the case for all the Curiosities; I ordered the olde mysterious decals, and the account overview refers to the 1st mailing there as well.

Well, last year the challenge coins - which were manufactured by a third Party - were delivered late and caused the Company to miss their shipping date. I suppose they decided to err on the side of caution this time around. If we assume they start manufacturing and packing the items, and place the order for the shirts, challenge coins and likely the Pins, if not most of the other items as well, when orders close on August 27th, that gives them less then two months to get everything ready, and the early shipping date would allow for a delivery before Christmas even if shipping has to be delayed. All in all not unreasonable, given their resolution to reduce delays in the future.

As an aside, I do not get to wear suits often, but I would wear Mysterious Package Company cufflinks. Cufflinks would be a great idea for a future membership kit.

I would guess that everything in the membership kits, no matter what level (and unless it's some small printed item), is made in China. Having done business with vendors in China, generally things are too heavy and thus too expensive to send by airmail. That means everything is shipped by boat, which takes a month, and then have to go through customs, which can hold things for 1 to 3 weeks depending on the whim of the day.

It's easy to see how things could very easily go off the rails and get delayed. I'm sure that the MPC has now factored in a potential delay.