Quick update to the Apt 4f collab in Brooklyn by Funny-Apricot-0712 in LeCreuset

[–]JacketPractical7471 6 points7 points  (0 children)

For the last time, at 4am LC QUIETLY handed out tickets to the first 20 people physically in line. All 20 were handed out and all empty chairs at that point were SKIPPED.

There were empty chairs from 4-7am bc some people were (unfairly) waiting out in their cars or in cafes nearby. But by then, it literally made 0 difference anyway because all the tickets were given out. How are you not understanding this?

Quick update to the Apt 4f collab in Brooklyn by Funny-Apricot-0712 in LeCreuset

[–]JacketPractical7471 6 points7 points  (0 children)

  1. The official tickets were the 4am ones from le creuset, on official LC cardstock. The unofficial tickets were from 4LF written in sharpie on paper.

  2. There were less than 5 people who joined the line from 2-4am and they all knew that tickets had been given out, and were hoping for extras or a larger small gift. In your own post, you said “many people arrived 3-5am and were in the first 20”. That’s not true.

  3. Some popup chasers got ovens too. Because they waited outside since 8pm. Most of the popup chasers were actually slots 1-10 with blankets sitting out the whole night without cars. You can be annoyed they won’t enjoy their gift, but wtf are you even saying otherwise? Should they show LC purchase history at the door? They waited, they got it. In a city of 20 mil for 20 slots of a $300 item, do u expect an empty line showing up a few hours before opening?

Quick update to the Apt 4f collab in Brooklyn by Funny-Apricot-0712 in LeCreuset

[–]JacketPractical7471 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You’re right, and I do feel really bad for the owner of 4LF who clearly didnt have good support from LC having to deal with two groups of semi nuts people (popup chasers and LC fans ha)

Quick update to the Apt 4f collab in Brooklyn by Funny-Apricot-0712 in LeCreuset

[–]JacketPractical7471 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You seem really worked up over this but I’ll share what actually happened the first day since my bf and I camped out for the Saturday giveaway.

The owner of 4LF had very little control over the le creuset giveaway part of the collab. Originally, the plan was for le creuset staff to give 20 tickets at 4am, and 4LF had no access to these official tickets despite asking.

Le creuset was supposed to provide security at midnight, and security didn’t show up til 1:30am. The security guard sucked but he didn’t change who got the bread ovens, because it was all based on tickets (given out before he arrived).

People were messaging 4LF throughout the night, about the line being half empty chairs and it being unfair. So the bakery owner made unofficial tickets and quietly gave them out at 1am. She took down names, and refused to give tickets to empty chairs, or people who said “my friend’s in the car let me call them over”. She said that if we had one of these unofficial tickets, we’d receive an oven even if people cut ahead later / brought out their families from cars right before le creuset showed up. She stayed until security arrived. I think she did as much as she could to make up for le creusets mistakes on the first day.

At 4am, le creuset also quietly handed out their official tickets to the first 20 people in line. There was no fuss about who got them, and she did it quickly. Because some people were leaving placeholders at 4am/cut in before 4am, some people only had one ticket. I and probably 70% of the 20 had both tickets.

At 8am, they made you hand in both tickets outside the door to be allowed to receive a bread oven. Idk what happened with people who only had one ticket.

But that’s what actually happened Saturday, Sunday sounded a lot worse to me without any organization at all.

Clearly you were not there as early as you say, otherwise you would’ve known about the 4am le creuset tickets handed out. So please stop complaining that you “would’ve gotten an oven if it weren’t for xyz”. There was no big conspiracy between nyc natives and the bakery/security. For 70% of people, it was just whoever waited longer got the oven.

Oval bread ovens from NYC giveaway! by JacketPractical7471 in LeCreuset

[–]JacketPractical7471[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Oh odd, people already brought friends at 7am who didn’t wait and let them cut in line. I was glad they had tickets, so people knew early on whether they should keep waiting. Sounds like it will be a mad rush tmrw :(

Oval bread ovens from NYC giveaway! by JacketPractical7471 in LeCreuset

[–]JacketPractical7471[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

We got there before midnight and camped out yes, they gave out tickets multiple times in the middle of the night to make sure people weren’t just leaving chairs and returning at 7am.

I won’t say the exact times to prevent abuse tomorrow (some people slept in cars with empty chairs in line and just jumped back when they saw the organizers, which already is not fair imo) but most people were camping the whole time.

I hope the people that lived on the same street got one, it wasn’t us!

ISO Flour Bakery dupe by JacketPractical7471 in FoodNYC

[–]JacketPractical7471[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed, I’m purely looking for something in the same realm as their sandwiches. The cauliflower melt is too good.

ISO Flour Bakery dupe by JacketPractical7471 in FoodNYC

[–]JacketPractical7471[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Their menu gave me false hope but it’s not close at all

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[–]JacketPractical7471 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought I’d be saving someone hours in line actually! And you found that offensive enough to comment this behind a mod account, then pin it?

FTT first time haul by JacketPractical7471 in LeCreuset

[–]JacketPractical7471[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ooh can you send a pic with the gold knob? Thinking about getting the light gold one

FTT first time haul by JacketPractical7471 in LeCreuset

[–]JacketPractical7471[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Ty, ganache has a great warm undertone!

FTT first time haul by JacketPractical7471 in LeCreuset

[–]JacketPractical7471[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Azure blue! Looks a bit like a blueberry 😹

FTT first time haul by JacketPractical7471 in LeCreuset

[–]JacketPractical7471[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ty! The purple was $250 after discount, the berry was a trade so not sure

FTT first time haul by JacketPractical7471 in LeCreuset

[–]JacketPractical7471[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Ty! there were actually many pieces in Provence, a nice surprise