Well seems like TRIBE's infoblast has caused some confusion among many masqueraders. As I understand it the deadline for ANY pre-payment on your costume, wether via Senvia or at the Mas Camp is December 31st. If you pay off your costume in full by this deadline it puts you in the fast track line come collection day.
However, if you do not pay in full your next opportunity will be when you collect your costume. As far as I can tell from that email payments in January will not be accepted EXCEPT on collection dates which will be revealed in a later email.
Now, I am guessing that the mas camp will be closed during the month of January for preparations since Carnival is so early and the band is sold out. The last week of January is Carnival week and the week when costumes are normally distributed anyway.
People were not paying attention when I kept saying that there is only ONE paycheck between now and Carnival!! So, scrape up your dollars in December, explain to people they will be getting no gifts for Chrisnival and pay off for your costume ONLY IF you want to be in the fast track line. If you don't care about lining up on collection day, don't sweat it, you still have the option to pay for your costume when you collect.
Dear TRIBE Masquerader,
As we gear up for the 2008 Carnival Season, please take a minute to read the information below regarding final payment and costume distribution.
Further Payments on Costumes
Payment Location, Final Dates for Payment, Accepted forms of Payment
Senvia, 31st December, Credit Card Only
Mas Camp, 31st December,Cash & Linx Only
Cascadia Distribution, Dates, Cash & Linx Only
(Dates coming soon)
· New Senvia Users – http://www.senvia.com/Carnival/MasBandInstructions_TRIBE.pdf
· Existing Senvia Users – http://www.senvia.com/Carnival/MasBandInstructionsExisting_TRIBE.pdf
Mas Camp Opening Hours – Monday to Friday: 12:00 noon – 6:00pm
Fast Track your Costume Collection
· Masqueraders who have paid IN FULL for their costumes by Monday 31st December, 2007 will be granted TRIBE’s Express Service to minimize waiting time in the queue.
· The EXPRESS Service expedites the process of collecting your costume.
Costume Resale & Transfers
· If you have sold your costume, please contact TRIBE with the name of the new owner along with their email address and contact number.
· Our email address is info@carnivaltribe.com or you can fax us at 1-868-625-6800.
· The last day to transfer names on costumes is Monday 31st December, 2008.
Collecting Costumes for another Person
· You must present a copy of the registered costume owner’s ID (with Signature) along with a singed “Authorization to Collect” letter. This letter must be presented at the time of Costume Collection.
· Please do not email us this letter.
Costume Distribution
· The Distribution Schedule will be emailed to you and posted on the website at a later date.
Thank you and Happy Holidays!
Ok, so I know many of you are wanting to bring out the inner H.O. for Carnival 2008 and have decided to play a front liner with TRIBE. I have also seen many people on facebook with photos of costumes in their profile which, sorry to say, are not frontliners but Individual costumes. Like Phoenix that means only ONE costume is going to be made, tough luck there. The individual costumes are Black Magic (gasp, that is NOT a frontline costume), Phoenix and the white one with the body suit which I believe is the Individual for Almathea.
Frontline costumes are available for the following sections:
Autumn Sprite
Goddess of the Chase
Pixie Dust
Lady of the Lake
Isis
Mystique
Silver Mist
Butterfly Bliss
Also rumour has it that to be a frontliner you need to be committed to the cause and as a result your pocket will show just how much and how badly you want it. Deposits on frontline costumes will be more than the usual $1200.00 or $200.00US, so be prepared for that one. In addition, there is a strong possibility that frontline costumes might be required full payment before costume production. Thing is, I heard that many people get caught up in the excitement to be a frontline H.O. then realise later on that their budget cannot meet their desire and they never collect their costume. Unfortunately these errant H.O.s might have made things tough for all the other F.H.O.s. I suspect that many people might drop the thought of being a H.O. when they see the prices this year as well. Those frontline costumes are NOT cheap (have you seen the feathers used in Goddess of the Chase) and I can only hazard a guess that the individual costumes will be just as hot in price as they look.
Point is if you really want to be a frontliner for 2008 be prepared to pay up; being a H.O. is never cheap!
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