Re: [AGA-mcm] TAG and PAM inventory

[Larry Lampert <l_lampert@yahoo.com>]

That sounds like a good way to do it. 

Thanks Scott!

--- On Fri, 4/3/09, S. Hieber <shieber@yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: S. Hieber <shieber@yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [AGA-mcm] TAG and PAM inventory
> To: "AGA Advisory Committee" <aga-mcm@thekrib.com>
> Date: Friday, April 3, 2009, 5:42 AM
> Someone on the Mangement Committee? I was a someone once.
> Now I'm just a whoever. Someday I'll be a
> whatshisname, but that beats being an "Oh, him!"
> 
> Thinking out loud here -- Relative volume isn't so much
> an issue here; so it's a question of the relative
> weights, right? I think we (how victorian) could weigh the
> various items, figure the UPS shipping price
> for each unique weight (a little rounding up will simply
> things here) and then apply the rates accordingly to each
> item.  I can do this if no one else has the notion. I need
> to know what kind of case ships with which DVD (or do they
> all weigh the same), or what the total package weight
> typcially is.
> 
> 
> 
> Part of the complication is that we have something like
> 30plus items for sale although many of these are the same
> shippingwise (this DVD or  that) this TAG or that PAM.
> 
> When was the last time we adjusted unit or shipping prices?
> 
> 
> sh
> 
> 
>  
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com>
> To: Jen Dillon <jen.ford@gmail.com>
> Cc: aga-mcm@thekrib.com
> Sent: Friday, April 3, 2009 1:15:51 AM
> Subject: Re: [AGA-mcm] TAG and PAM inventory
> 
> Done, on website stuff.  Wow, we're catching up fast
> -- so only 2008 TAGs remain in back issues -- Cheryl,
> I'm gonna need those PDFs for the e-archive...
> 
> In terms of "flat", I was thinking more along the
> lines of including the shipping PER item.  i.e., individual
> TAG or PAM - $3 extra; APH $7 extra; etc.  Then I could
> have the website show two options for each purchase, the
> domestic and foreign.
> 
> Maybe we could get someone on the management committee to
> calculate a ballpark cost to ship each of these types of
> items.
> 
>   - Erik
> 
> On Thu, 2 Apr 2009, Jen Dillon wrote:
> 
> > PAM Spring 2001 (Issue #5) - Officially SOLD OUT.
> > 
> > TAG 20 v 2 - SOLD OUT (technically 1 left)
> > TAG 20 v 3 - SOLD OUT (technically 2 left)
> > TAG 20 v 4 - SOLD OUT
> > 
> > Also - be sure to update the 6+4 (now 5+4). 
> > 
> > As far as the flat rate foreign shipping - that would
> certainly make my life easier.  I'm not
> > sure what a fair price would be.  Depending on what
> they get (APH vs. TAGs), shipping generally
> > runs between $10-15.  I've had a couple more than
> that, a couple less, but I'd say that's a good
> > estimate.  I can dig up more receipts if you'd
> like to see data breakdown.  Please let me know
> > what the Board has to say about adding this?
> > 
> > - Jen
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 11:43 AM, Erik Olson
> <erik@thekrib.com> wrote:
> >      On Fri, 13 Mar 2009, Jen Dillon wrote:
> > 
> >            PAM Spring 2001 (Issue #5)  - I only
> have 2 left, so I'd say these are
> >            basically sold out.
> > 
> >            TAG - We have Vol. 20 no 2 - Present
> and nothing before.  I've gotten
> >            several requests for older
> >            issues that I've had to turn
> down.
> > 
> > 
> > Website now updated with these
> > 
> >      Another thing that I've been wondering -
> Is there any way to make it easier to
> >      catch people who forget to pay the foreign
> shipping charge?  I keep missing
> >      them, and I really *really* really hate asking
> people for money, especially if
> >      I catch my mistake after I've already sent
> the magazines.  I think many of
> >      these people just don't see that they have
> to ask for a shipping estimate -
> >      can we make it clearer somehow?
> > 
> > 
> > The best way I can see is to have a fixed price for
> foreign orders for EVERYTHING, so they
> > have to select one or the other.  I think it was left
> the confused way because Diana
> > preferred to calculate the shipping based on the total
> order.  But if you could figure out
> > a simple flat rate that covers most/all countries,
> then we could just allow them to
> > pre-select.
> > 
> > Aside from this, I don't think we have any sort of
> magic calculator app that will do it
> > for us, nor does PayPal offer it. :(
> > 
> >  - Erik
> > 
> > --
> > Erik Olson
> > erik at thekrib dot com
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> -- Erik Olson
> erik at thekrib dot com
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