Catching our breath after TPF 2023
Holy hell, what a whirlwind couple of days that was! Based on all the conversations we had leading up to attending our first-ever Texas Pinball Festival, we thought we knew what we’d be walking into, but it’s safe to say those expectations were blown clean outta the water!
From the moment we walked onto the show floor, we knew this was going to be a special weekend and we did our best to try and soak it all in, while also keeping on task with our own launch agenda and obligations. And, of course, getting in some quality flippin’ time if/when the opportunity presented itself!
First and foremost, we want to thank everyone that took the time to stop by our booth and see our first topper in person! We loved meeting all of you and having an opportunity to learn more about your own pinball obsessions and discussing all of your dream themes for our future creations. You all threw some awesome ideas at us for sure, so we certainly have our work cut out for us in that regard!
In our minds though, this is what this trip was all about for us. Yes, of course, we were launching a new company & product, so we had to keep our eye on that prize for sure; however, the greatest part of this trip to us was finally having an opportunity to meet all of the collaborators, manufacturers, and fellow Pinsiders that have been working so hard to get this hobby where it is today.
We are (and always will be) pinball fans first, makers second, and we loved having the opportunity to celebrate all things pinball with you crazy people!
Secondly, we want to give a very special shoutout to all the event organizers, volunteers, and individuals that helped make us feel so welcome and that assisted in making our first visit a resounding success! A huge thank you to Pat (@Komodo) for bringing your beauty of a game to showcase our topper on, and to Cary Hardy for introducing us to Pat. That game may have kicked our butts but damn if that topper didn’t look great sitting on top of it!
Finally, and as a long-winded way of finally coming to the point of this post, we want to give a huge shoutout to everyone that shared their positive comments and reactions to our TZ topper at the show and online! To our own amazement, our first batch of toppers sold out in less than 2 minutes and we know you all played a hand in helping make that happen. For those of you that did not get in on this first batch, do not fret we are not limiting production so we promise we’ll get to your order in time!
More to come in that regard soon…
For now, we’re taking a day to catch our breath because it would seem that tomorrow we have some work to do!
Want to join the waitlist for the TZ Topper? Get on the list here.
-Alec & Rob
The TEP Crew
