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

[Cheryl Rogers <cheryl@dustyuniverse.com>]

I answered, no worries.

Cheryl



Erik Olson wrote:
> 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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