Re: [AGA-mcm] Ordering more APHB (fwd)

["S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com>]

I certainly think so. I feel like it's something we
*should* do.

The price is still reasonable -- same as June. We sold them
faster than we thought we would. It's a good book and hard
to get.

We should do this one.  The question is, when and if we
order more Tropica ?????

sh

--- Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com> wrote:

> I'm tempted to go ahead and say "order 30 more", as $500
> won't kill us, 
> and it's still an AGA exclusive.  Any more thoughts?
> 
> -- 
> Erik Olson
> erik at thekrib dot com
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 14:24:36 -0400
> From: dwalstad@bellsouth.net
> To: Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com>
> Cc: S. Hieber <shieber@yahoo.com>
> Subject: Ordering more APHB
> 
> Dear Erik and Scott,
> 
> Sorry, I had it backwards.  The Singapore dollar is worth
> less than the US dollar.  One Singapore dollar = 0.5922
> US dollars.  When you see S$18/bk, that's Singapore
> dollars.  Each book costs 0.592 X $S18 = $10.66 USD.
> 
> 30 books X 10.66/book = $320.
> 
> Shipping for 30 books is S$300 or $178 US dollars (S$300
> X 0.592)
> 
> So total cost of 30 books (in US dollars) is $498 ($320
> plus $178)
> 
> Cost per book is $16.60 ($498 divided by 30).
> 
> Do you want me to place an order for 30 books?
> 
> Diana
> 
> 
> >
> > From: Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com>
> > Date: 2005/09/26 Mon PM 10:42:02 EDT
> > To: Diana Walstad <dwalstad@bellsouth.net>
> > CC: "S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com>
> > Subject: Re: Ordering more APHB
> >
> > I'm confused here, but maybe it's just something I'm
> missing from the
> > message.
> >
> > If it's true that we can get them at $17 per book,
> that's not too bad.
> >
> > But I don't understand the part where she says "Each
> book costs S$18",
> > as that would seem to imply around $30USD per book.  Do
> those shipping
> > costs include the price of the books, or JUST the
> shipping?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> >    - Erik
> >
> > PS: The main issue we're concerned on the board about
> is that at current
> > sales rates, it will take us 2-3 years to sell these 30
> books, and we
> > could end up with another "Tropica 1st edition"
> problem.
> >
> >
> > On Mon, 26 Sep 2005, Diana Walstad wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Erik,
> >>
> >> I would recommend buying 30 books, which would cost
> much less for shipping
> >> (per book) than buying just 15 books.  Below is letter
> with the details.  We
> >> sold 5 APHB in 3 months so the 30 books should last
> 1-2 years.
> >>
> >> Total cost for $30 books is $497 or about $16.60/bk. 
> This is with today's
> >> currency exchange rate of 0.5922 Singapore dollars to
> each U.S. dollar.  I
> >> was surprised to see that the currency exchange rate
> is about the same as it
> >> was in June 2005.
> >>
> >> Diana
> >>
> >>>> Dear Diana Walstad,
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks for your query. We are pleased to advise as
> follows:
> >>>>>
> >>>> By courier:
> >>>>> 15 books : shipping costs is around S$300.00 (bases
> on 10 kgs box)
> >>>>> 30 books : shipping costs is around S$300.00. same
> as 15 books(bases
> >> on
> >>> 10
> >>>>> kgs box)
> >>>>> 60 books : shipping costs is around S$500.00 (bases
> on 25 kgs box)
> >>>>
> >>>> Each book costs S$18.00.
> >>>> The cost is based on the weight of the goods.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Rgds
> >>>> Grace
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Erik Olson" <erik@thekrib.com>
> >> To: "Diana Walstad" <dwalstad@bellsouth.net>
> >> Cc: <aga-mcm@thekrib.com>
> >> Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2005 9:58 PM
> >> Subject: Re: No more APHB
> >>
> >>
> >>> Hi Diana,
> >>>
> >>> I have marked it as "temporarily sold out" on the
> website, and have
> >>> forwarded your note to the advisory committee to
> figure out if we should
> >>> order more.  Normally, I'd remember the results of
> any earlier discussions
> >>> on the list, but my memory is really fuzzy lately,
> sorry!
> >>>
> >>>    - Erik
> >>>
> >>> On Sun, 25 Sep 2005, Diana Walstad wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Hi Erik,
> >>>>
> >>>> An order came in for an APHB.  I have no more APHB. 
> Please change the
> >> AGA
> >>>> website accordingly.
> >>>>
> >>>> Let me know what you wnat me to do.
> >>>>
> >>>> Diana
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Erik Olson
> >>> erik at thekrib dot com
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >
> > --
> > Erik Olson
> > erik at thekrib dot com
> >
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