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Re: [AGA-mcm] TAG and PAM inventory



Ten days in CA eh, hmm that might be enough for you and Arnold to straighten 
things up a bit ;-). Have a great trip!

Regards,
Larry


--- 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, 9:35 AM
> Okie doke. thanks folks. If we're not using padded than
> the envelope cost is negligible given the margin of error
> for changing UPS and USPS rates.
> 
> I'll send something out this weekend. Have some cement
> work to fit in this weekend too. And then I'm going to
> CA April 10-20. That state had one of the largest
> governmental monetary surpluses in the world when I left in
> 1982. Didn't take them long to  go to hell in
> handbasket.
> 
> sh
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Paula Hofmann <paulahofmann@montana.com>
> To: AGA Advisory Committee <aga-mcm@thekrib.com>
> Sent: Friday, April 3, 2009 10:19:33 AM
> Subject: Re: [AGA-mcm] TAG and PAM inventory
> 
> Single issue TAG from Missoula $1.34 to anywhere in the US
> plus the cost
> of an envelope (don't have that receipt for 500
> envelopes, probably
> $.10).  Canada under $2.  Overseas $3.60.  Scott would
> know better.  He
> has all my past receipts.  Paula
> 
> On Fri, 2009-04-03 at 08:48 -0500, Cheryl Rogers wrote:
> > Isn't the weight printed on the receipts? So we
> (lol) could look at
> > receipts and see which ones are foreign, how much they
> weighed, and
> > what it cost?
> > 
> > Cheryl
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > S. Hieber wrote: 
> > > 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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