Re: mailing service

["Karen Randall" <krandall@rdrcpa.biz>]

OK.  I just talked to Step Direct.  Here's the scoop.  The issue is that
this is not like billing for services.  This is postage money, which they
would have to front for the customers. (and obviously are not willing to do)

They said most of their bigger clients keep a balance on account with them
in escrow, and draw down on it as needed.  They get a full invoice each
time, showing what the cost was, as well as their remaining balance. (sort
of like getting your postage meter filled at the P.O... They actually have a
P.O. office within their facility)

I explained that we were not a "big company" but a little non-profit
organization, and asked for suggestions.  He said we could use PayPal, but
would need to also pay the 3% extra that PayPal skims off the top.

The alternative that made the most sense to me was that he suggested that
when  the mag. file goes to Amprint, and the mailing list file goes to them,
we call and request an approximate cost.  We can then send them a check for
that amount, to be adjusted if necessary when the actual mailing is done.
They said they can estimate it pretty close as long as they know the weight,
and that Amprint could call them with that. (I also told him that at this
point, we are sticking to 40 pages, so the weight shouldn't vary from one
issue to the next)  This sounded reasonable to me.  What about the rest of
you?

But I still think it might be time for AGA to have a credit card anyway,
BEFORE we run into convention issues.

Karen

Karen A. Randall
krandall@rdrcpa.biz
----- Original Message -----
From: "Erik Olson" <erik@thekrib.com>
To: <taggers@thekrib.com>
Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 1:58 PM
Subject: Re: mailing service


> On Fri, 14 Mar 2003, Karen Randall wrote:
>
> > I can call around.  The advantage to Step Direct is that Amprint
delivers to
> > them free of charge because they do so much work with them.
>
> I can't beleive that all the other clients have to send checks like that
> though.  I would think that most clients would be wanting fast delivery.
> Or do the other clients use credit cards?
>
> Thanks
>
>   - Erik
>
> --
> Erik Olson
> erik at thekrib dot com
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