Re: [AGA-sc] [AGA-conheads] Staffing

[Kathy Olson <kathy@thekrib.com>]

wait does that mean, NOT A TAB, or NOT as you go?

On Tue, 3 Oct 2006, Karen Randall wrote:

> I'm thinkin' not.<g>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Erik Olson" <erik@thekrib.com>
> To: "Aquatic Gardeners Association Board" <aga-sc@thekrib.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 3:46 PM
> Subject: Re: [AGA-sc] [AGA-conheads] Staffing
>
>
>> I think we should do TAB ONLY.  No pay-as-go.  That's going to mess up the
>> system.  Unless you want me to reprogram the system to include whether
>> they paid or not on the item, and reprint all the tags to include a "paid"
>> field.
>>
>> Would you like me to reprogram the system and reprint all the tags?
>>
>> On Tue, 3 Oct 2006, S. Hieber wrote:
>>
>>> Okay. But I will need someone to explain to me exactly how this is going
>>> to work. Not right now, but before we start -- maybe before we get to SF.
>>>
>>> Otoh you have lots of cash transactions throughout the day; otoh you have
>>> a long line at the end, no?
>>>
>>>
>>> I didn't expect runners to collect cash although I've heard it being done
>>> that way.
>>>
>>> In 2003 and 2004, folks could pay on win or run a tab. So it was a mix of
>>> both.
>>>
>>> sh
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----
>>> From: Karen Randall <krandall@rdrcpa.biz>
>>> To: Aquatic Gardeners Association Board <aga-sc@thekrib.com>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, October 3, 2006 2:56:58 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [AGA-sc] [AGA-conheads] Staffing
>>>
>>>
>>> I think having them pay as they go would get MIGHTY confusing.  If they
>>> are
>>> only buying a couple of things, they can always check out as soon as they
>>> have purchased those items.  They don't have to wait until the end.  Pay
>>> as
>>> you go also means having to deal with large amounts of cash... and
>>> everyone
>>> needs to be forewarned that they need to bring cash.
>>>
>>> I saw one big auction handled this way, and it was a nightmare.  Runners
>>> didn't know how much cash they needed to collect from bidders, so just
>>> took
>>> whatever was handed to them.  Heaven help the person if they needed
>>> change.
>>>
>>> Karen
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com>
>>> To: "Aquatic Gardeners Association Board" <aga-sc@thekrib.com>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 2:28 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [AGA-sc] [AGA-conheads] Staffing
>>>
>>>
>>>> Nope, by tab I meant drink now while you're sitting at the bar, pay one
>>>> time before you're ready to leave the bar. If we do all the cashiering
>>>> at
>>>> the end -- everyone on tabs -- that's going to be a rush hour backlog,
>>>> isn't it? I'm thinking back to 2002 when everyone picked up their stuff
>>>> and paid at the end. If folks want to pay as they go, should we do that?
>>>> I
>>>> was excpecting that was how we were going to do it -- take your stuff
>>>> and
>>>> pay as you go -- and maybe allow tabs too, at least for the
>>>> many-purchase
>>>> buyers. But you have much more experience with diff auction processes
>>>> than
>>>> I.
>>>>
>>>> As for the list -- the thought was that diff members of the group might
>>>> think up some specific "and don't forget . . ." tasks the other hadn't
>>>> thought of.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> sh
>>>> ----- Original Message ----
>>>> From: Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com>
>>>> To: Aquatic Gardeners Association Board <aga-sc@thekrib.com>
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, October 3, 2006 2:17:06 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [AGA-sc] [AGA-conheads] Staffing
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Not sure what you mean by "tabs"?  Each bidder will be in the system.
>>>> They pay when they check out.  Do you mean letting them check out
>>>> without
>>>> paying and then pay later?
>>>>
>>>> I thought I had all the tasks you listed in the spreadsheet.  Oh yeah, I
>>>> did update it from the form you sent it in.  Let me see if I can post it
>>>> (even if I can't read it from here)...this might be the original; it
>>>> might
>>>> be the modified version.
>>>>
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