Re: [AGA-sc] [Fwd: Re: AGA BookStore]

[Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com>]

Did you answer her or should we move discussion onto mcm?

On Sat, 19 Jan 2008, Cheryl Rogers wrote:

> Forwarding for archives ...
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: AGA BookStore
> Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:50:45 -0500
> From: Jen Ford <jen.ford@gmail.com>
> To: Cheryl Rogers <cheryl@dustyuniverse.com>, dwalstad@bellsouth.net
>
>
> Ok guys!  Got everything last night and got it all put away on the
> shelves in my closet, so I'm up and running!
>
> Now some very basic questions that I need to clarify:
> - I've been getting all the Paypal Payment Notifications.  How do I
> know when this requires me to send something out?  I assume "AGA US
> 1-year New Membership + 3 Back Issue Combo" means I should send them 3
> TAGS. Which ones?  The ones I have a lot of?  The 3 most recent?
> Should they get PAMs also?  Anything else I should put in there?
> Cheryl, I didn't see any AGA brochures in what you sent me, did you
> put them in the box?  What other keywords should I look for?  This is
> a pretty simple question, but I'm asking jut to make SURE I didn't
> miss anyone.
> - When does the transfer take place?  Diana, who was the last person
> you mailed stuff to, just so I make sure I don't skip anyone?
> - What's an acceptable delay in mailing?  I feel like I'm already
> behind, I'd like to mail out any pending orders ASAP.
>
> Am I missing anything else?
>
> I'll be making an inventory very soon of everything I received - who
> should I send this to?
>
> ... I think that's it for now!
>
> - Jen
>
>
>
> On Dec 14, 2007 10:02 AM, Cheryl Rogers <cheryl@dustyuniverse.com> wrote:
>> Hi Jen, Chiming in here...
>>
>> Diana Walstad wrote:
>>>>
>>> The first thing I would do is order a stamp with the AGA title and your
>>> address.  For example:
>>>
>>
>> That's fine. I print labels instead. Doesn't matter.
>>
>>> I use ordinary brown clasp envelopes (6 X 9 inches) to send out the New
>>> Membership Combos.  You can get a box of 100 of these from any office supply
>>> store.
>>
>> My envelopes are 9.5 by 6.5. I was told at the post office this week
>> that if I would buy a smaller envelope it would cost less money to mail.
>> I usually only send one TAG at a time, so that makes sense with the new
>> postal service rates. I am tempted to send what's left of my envelopes
>> to you so you can use them to send multiple magazines and get more bang
>> for our buck, so to speak.
>>
>>> I use the US Post Office to send out all my mailings.  Shipping cost for 3
>>> TAGs (the majority of your mailings will be the New Member Combos) from US
>>> Post Office via their "Media Mail" category is about $2.40.
>>
>> Diana apparently had her postal supervisor inspect a TAG and agreed that
>> the small amount of advertising therein did not preclude sending it
>> Media Mail. My own postal worker was quite firm with me that ANY
>> advertising meant they could not send it Media Mail. So apparently it's
>> up for debate. It only matters if they open the envelope to inspect it.
>> I would tell the person that it is a "scientific journal" and send it
>> Media Mail if I were you.
>>
>> Yes, you can get free boxes and envelopes from the USPS but they are
>> either Priority or Flat Rate boxes/envelopes. You'll need to use your
>> own judgment here. I know it is cheaper to send most international
>> orders via Global Priority in their flat rate envelopes, but the
>> domestic flat rate envelopes and boxes are a new thing and I'm pretty
>> sure no one at AGA has explored this option. So we don't really know
>> where the line is on the best rate of return here.
>>
>>> Between now and the New Year, I am inundated with time constraints.  Next
>>> week I may send you one box of old PAMs-- a low priority item.  After the
>>> New Year,  I will start to do a more serious transfer of more "high-ticket
>>> stuff".  I will pack the books with mailing envelopes so that you don't need
>>> to order them right away.
>>
>> I have a box of the older TAG issues from more than a year ago ready to
>> send to you. I have also set the database to send you 50 copies of the
>> next TAG, to be mailed in February, I hope.
>>
>> One more thing: I am sending you some AGA brochures. It would be great
>> if one could go into each New Member Combo and each non-member book
>> order. It would also be great if you could wave them under the nose of
>> any fish person you run across personally. :-)
>>
>> Also, feel free to give away TAGs or PAMs at any events or meetings you
>> attend. Especially the issues that you have a lot of. I am down to my
>> last three boxes of PAMs, but they aren't selling anymore and I would
>> rather see them go into the hands of potential members than recycled.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Cheryl
>>
>
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