Guesses on "token of appreciation" for line waiters tweeted by Elon Musk

[ModelNforNerd]

Actually the 1967 OST is only applicable to signatory entities. So while the US would be forbidden (as a signatory member nation) from "Claiming Mars", nothing in the language reasonably prevents an individual from doing so. That being said, it's logical that the UN would not recognize any such claim, but I would argue that UN recognition becomes moot upon a Mars colony becoming self-sustaining. Only Hubris would allow any Earth based govt entity to claim executive authority over other planets without a presence. To prepare the human society for future actions, I'm thinking Elon should start meme building, perhaps a Model 3 color option called "Martian Red"?

Hmmm, I wonder if the Space X legal team has combed over the treaty..........

 

[danny]

I don't have permission to view

@GBleck would need to adjust the album's permissions.

 

[Muhammad]

What happened to the "token of appreciation?" I still haven't received mine, anyone else got anything yet?

 

[DQ10]

once Space X has established a self sustaining colonsay 50

...but can we hold democratic elections to elect him Emperor of Mars?

We certainly can hold a democratic election on Mars...and I'm a Super Delegate..

 

[wbrumfiel]

What happened to the "token of appreciation?" I still haven't received mine, anyone else got anything yet?

Nope and I would say be patient. I mean you're waiting for a car that won't be here for a while why not wait on this token?

 

[pedriscoll]

Getting back to the origin of this thread, has anyone received anything? I have not.

 

[DQ10]

What happened to the "token of appreciation?" I still haven't received mine, anyone else got anything yet?

Oh my god Muhammad you missed it! Elon took us all out to lunch..but don't feel to bad, he took us to Chipotle...
Actually nothing yet but the general consensus is it has something to do with Mars.

 

[plankeye]

Hopefully the supplier of the gifts won't be one of the suppliers for the M3.

 

[BluestarE3]

Hopefully the supplier of the gifts won't be one of the suppliers for the M3.

If that's the case, then the gifts will be ready July 1, 2017. If not, Tesla will have to make the gifts in-house.

 

[McHoffa]

Maybe they're hoping we all forgot he said that. I really don't care if we got something, but at the same time, I'm anxious to see what we're getting.

 

[plankeye]

I hope it's as cool as my custom-painted Hydro Flask.

What do we do now? 18 months to go.

 

[Blazing Whisper]

I haven't received anything yet either... starting to wonder if Elon changed his mind after he realized the cost of sending something to over a hundred thousand reservers.

 

[Railhawk52]

I think one of the items was supposed to be some sort of miniature model 3. Perhaps they are waiting for the design of the car to be completely finalized before they order the miniatures. Although, I doubt the exterior will change drastically from the model 3's that were unveiled.

Another really cool thing they would probably never do, but would be a really cool gesture would be to ship the Model 3 fob to all of the people who waited in line.

 

[Jason Bourne]

You guys, it's only been two months. How quickly do you think 125,000 scale Model ≡ replicas and design drawings (or whatever the item(s) are) can be produced, QC'd, packaged and mailed? I am not at all surprised or concerned that I haven't gotten anything yet, despite how much I am excited to receive the package.

 

[garsh]

Also, I've got to imagine that they won't send out anything until after we've confirmed reservations & placed an order. They don't want to send trinkets to people who end up cancelling.

 

[Jersey Shore Tom]

Also, I've got to imagine that they won't send out anything until after we've confirmed reservations & placed an order. They don't want to send trinkets to people who end up cancelling.

I think waiting that long would severely reduce the goodwill generated by the gesture. I am sure the day after the gifts start arriving there will be another round of Tesla Model 3 stories in the media.

 

[Bgarret]

Gift reveal Might coincide with the annual shareholder meeting.

 

[FlatSix911]

This might help you pass the time ...

 

[bonnie]

You guys, it's only been two months. How quickly do you think 125,000 scale Model ≡ replicas and design drawings (or whatever the item(s) are) can be produced, QC'd, packaged and mailed? I am not at all surprised or concerned that I haven't gotten anything yet, despite how much I am excited to receive the package.

Truth. While everyone is excited to be getting something, there were over 300K reservations made before Elon took the stage and revealed the Model 3.

It's not only making/mailing that many 'tokens of appreciation' (and I'd remember it's a token/small gesture of appreciation), but I'm sure Elon's tweet was the first that the mktg department heard about it - so first thing, they had to determine just what they could get in sufficient quantity. Then get a contract in place with the vendor. And so on.

If I were to hazard a guess, I'd say it's likely a hat. A t-shirt would require knowing sizes. Making a Model 3 replica and shipping those out would likely exceed 'token of appreciation'.

 

[harcocjh]

If I were to hazard a guess, I'd say it's likely a hat. A t-shirt would require knowing sizes. Making a Model 3 replica and shipping those out would likely exceed 'token of appreciation'.

That seems like a good guess. I'd be happy with a hat. It'll be perfect to keep the sun coming in through the panoramic roof in my model 3 outta my eyes!