Re: Foreign Memberships

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

So we need some research into (the equivalents of) periodical rates in,
say, a half dozen countries -- just for a start.  If no one else steps
up -- I'll see what I can find out.  But not this weekend--I have to
install a dryer (hooray -- no more cathunk cathunk cathunk. . . . )

Scott H.
--- Karen Randall <krandall@world.std.com> wrote:
> Scott wrote:
> > In the states, there are bulk rates available if the mail is sorted
> > adequately.  Perhaps such savings can be exploited in other postal
> > systems, too.
> 
> We used to send TAG out bulk rate, and it was painfully slow and
> unreliable.
> Then we started sending it 1st class, which is more reliable, faster,
> but
> obviously much more expensive.  Dave G. is walking me through
> learning about
> "periodical rate", which will give us much better service than bulk,
> at a
> cost even lower than bulk.  But I don't know how much, if any, it
> helps us
> outside the country.  That's something I still need to find out.
> 
> > Also, are we talking about "club rates?"
> 
> If we do this, it won't effect membership rates at all, nor will it
> change
> the cost for people in North America/Mexico. (let's face it, our dues
> are
> dirt cheap for N.A. members)  Those people already pay MUCH less than
> our
> members in other parts of the world, simply because it costs that
> much more
> for us to send them their magazines.  I was just trying to think of
> another
> way that we could attract more foreign participation by finding a
> less
> expensive way of getting the magazines to them.
> 
> Karen
> 
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