Re: Some ideas

["David VillaSunscape" <davidlass@villasunscape.com>]

Thanks, Neil. Happy New Year to you and yours.
David
----- Original Message -----
From: "Neil Frank" <nfrank@mindspring.com>
To: <aga-sc@thekrib.com>
Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 6:54 PM
Subject: Re: Some ideas


> David,
>
> I like the way you worded the note to Nozomi/Amano.
>
> At 04:08 PM 12/28/2001 -0500, you wrote:
> >   Hello Hayakawa-san --  Please excuse my not having gotten back to you
> >for  such a long time, but I had lost and had trouble locating your email
> >address,  and the holidays, and some other business distractions. We at
the
> >Board of  Directors level within the Aquatic Gardeners Association (AGA)
> >have been talking  about how we could deepen and formalize our
relationship
> >with Aqua Design Amano  (ADA), and we have arrived at two areas.   1) ADA
> >content in The Aquatic Gardener  (TAG) TAG is published quarterly, and is
> >distributed to  all AGA members, which comes to just under 1,000
> >English-speaking aquatic plant  enthusiasts all over the world. AGA would
> >like to include, in every quarterly  issue, a section devoted to ADA and
> >the planted hobby in Japan. ADA would send  to AGA 1 or 2 articles and
> >accompanying photos every quarter. AGA will have  these article
translated
> >into English, and run in TAG. In exchange for the  articles, TAG will
make
> >available to ADA up to 2 pages of advertising in each  issue at no
charge.
> > 2) AGA selling ADA products AGA would like to make selected ADA products
> >available to the hobby through AGA and TAG. We cannot buy in very large
> >quantities, and we would need to be selective in terms of which products
we
> > could carry. We do not think it would be practicable for us to carry the
> >substrates, tanks and other bulky/heavy products. Our thoughts are that
we
> >would  start with the tools and tool sets. bacteria starter and other
> >chemicals, CO2  systems and related products, and the fertilizers and
plant
> >tonics. My wife, who is a licensed customer broker, is  helping us with
the
> >logistics of handling the shipments. We need to know the  size box for
each
> >product, and the quantity of products in each box and the  weight and
cost.
> >If you would be so kind as to provide me with that information  we can
> >begin to talk in concrete terms about what AGA would be able to do to
sell
> >ADA products.   ACTION ITEMS So -- we need to agree that what I described
> >in #1  above is how we are going to proceed concerning ADA articles and
ads
> >in  TAG. For #2 above, please send me the list of how  products are
packed,
> >weights, size of box and costs for the ADA products that  AGA can sell.
> >We at AGA are excited about the possibility of the  arrangements I have
> >outlined above, and we look forward to your repsonse. Please  give our
best
> >to Amano-san. Kind regards, David Lass Treasurer, Aquatic Gardeners
> >Association     David Lass
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