Although many of us have kept our beautiful 2016 decks sealed, as you know we've come to find out that the 6 clubs has an extra pip. Furthermore, the tuck box indicates the deck was made in Tiwan. While amusing to some, these are objectionable issues to others.
As the President of the 52 Plus Joker, I must take fault for the situation. You have my sincerest apologies for any mistakes found on the deck. They come honestly, and due to this unforeseen incident, next year we will have more checks & balances put in place so this doesn't happen again.
Additionally, for the record, discussions with the Taiwan embassy broke down and led us to conclude that they are not willing to change their name.
Therefore, in response to all of this,
52 Plus Joker will be enacting the following immediately:
1. Reprinting the 6 clubs as well as the tuck box.
2. Steve Bowling (52 Plus Joker Treasurer) will include replacement card(s) and flat tuck box(es) with your March CTD, equivalent to the number of decks you have purchased.
3. Mr. Bowling has complete records of all orders after the convention. All members who attended the convention (where we did not record sales by member) will receive three cards and boxes. If you bought more than three in Chicago, please advise Steve Bowling by emailing him at srbbowling@gmail.com.
4. All orders received after December 1, 2016 will be held until they can be shipped with the replacements.
One last thought -- I don't personally profit on any of this, nor does anyone else in the club.
52 Plus Joker is comprised of volunteers who simply love playing cards like everyone else. You can rest assured knowing that proceeds from this deck sale (or any of the club's sales) go to the club's treasury which helps keep:
- cost of membership low
- convention registration fees low
- hotel prices at the convention low
I hope that clarifies everything, and makes the world right again for those who were upset.
Thank you once more for your understanding, and patience.
With much love & respect,
Lee Asher
