Re: [AISdiscuss] [Fwd: Calendars??]

[kludi@juno.com]

Hi again, 
Current inventory of 2006 calendars is approximately 1700.

Shipping and Handling Costs:
1 Calendar - envelope $.04/ mailing $1.03, total $1.07;  equals $1.07 per
calendar
2-3 calendars -envelope $.04/ mailing $1.59, total $1.63; equals
$.82/$.54 per calendar
10 calendars - envelope $.35/ mailing $2.07, total $2.42;  equals $.24
per calendar 
20 calendars - envelope $.35/ mailing $2.94, total $3.29;  equals $.17
per calendar
For larger quantities, we have only the mailing costs. The boxes we use
for shipping are free. (Supply acquired while I was working in the county
jail system.). Mailing cost per calendar for a quantity of 30 is $.13.
John Ludi

On Tue, 31 Jan 2006 10:32:03 -0800 "Jill Bonino"
<aissecjill@earthlink.net> writes:
> Hi Terry and everyone on Discuss...
> 
> First of all, I have not yet seen the larger Turner 2006 calendar.  
> It never 
> made it down here to California in any of the stores and calendar 
> kiosks 
> that are in our malls, and I really looked for it.   Where did it 
> go?
> 
> Second of all, I really like the smaller AIS printed version.  I 
> have kept 
> them all over the last 8 years or so I have been a member.
> 
> However, speaking as the mean old Treasurer, is it worth the money 
> to print 
> and sell ourselves vs. getting a percentage of the sales from the 
> Turner 
> issue?
> 
> Some interesting facts...(rounded to nearest $100)
> 
> Cost of  3,500 copies of  2006 AIS 
> calendar......................$7,600
>       (printing & layout only)
> 
> Sales of 2006 Calendar Oct 05 - Jan 4, 
> 06..........................$5,000
>       (from John's Storefront reports)
> 
> As we all know, the value of the calendars decreases significantly 
> after Jan 
> 1.  At this point, we have a $2,600 LOSS on the 2006 issue.  John, 
> am I 
> missing anything here?  You must have quite a few still in 
> inventory?
> 
> Since the  calendar is not part of the benefits we provide our 
> members, can 
> we afford this?  If we still want to print the AIS calendar at a 
> cost of 
> between $2 and $2.50 per copy (including an estimate of mailing 
> costs that 
> are a part of each too), we must raise the selling price to at least 
> cover 
> our costs, knowing we will have some left over...Currently, we sell 
> each 
> copy for $6 (which should be enough) but most people/clubs  buy at 
> least 10 
> copies at $33 (or only $3.30 each) which isn't covering our costs.  
> If we 
> continue the calendar we must raise the price for 10 copies.
> 
> With the Turner issue we have no upfront costs...all we receive is 
> whatever 
> our percentage is from gross sales, is that right?
> 
> As for whether it is OK for Terry to include some of his intros in 
> the 
> calendar pictures, that's fine with me.
> 
> 
> Happy Groundhog Day to one and all...
> 
> Jill
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Terry Aitken" <terry@flowerfantasy.net>
> To: <aisdiscuss@aisboard.org>
> Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 2:38 PM
> Subject: [AISdiscuss] [Fwd: Calendars??]
> 
> 
> > Hi Board members
> >
> >    I have been contacted by Turner Publishing about a 2007 
> calendar.
> > Are we (AIS) interested? If so, with 2006 calendar samples in 
> hand, they
> > would like to start work to see if they can get the 2007's into 
> general
> > distribution through the "wholesale system".
> >    I have recieved absolutely NO FEEDBACK - good or bad - about 
> the
> > subject. I think John Ludi is not happy trying to deal with 
> questions
> > about 2 calendars and I need to know more about that. "Confusion" 
> about
> > where to order has to be part of it.
> >    For my part, I took both caledars into our local garden center
> > before Christmas. Both calendars sold.(The smaller ones sold for 
> $10.00,
> > the bigger ones for $15.00. My impression, when I saw the calendar 
> on a
> > store shelf, was that it needed to have a flashier, more exotic 
> picture
> > on the cover to compete for attention with other store items. I 
> think we
> > can accomplish that task.
> >    While I had hoped to gather a new batch of pictures before 
> getting
> > back into this project, I am reasonably certain that I can round 
> up
> > another 20 pictures of a similar quality and diversity. (I can 
> add
> > rebloom subjects to the mix). I intentionally avoided using my 
> own
> > hybrids as subjects - with one exception. (A political 
> consideration).
> > Question - how would the board feel about my using 1 or 2 of my 
> own
> > plants? I have a spectacular JI picture for one (LADY IN PINK  
> Aitken
> > '06) and another of CODE RED (TB) that do add a lot to the color
> > spectrum that we have to deal with. (I think I can send jpeg files 
> by
> > e-mail if anyone wants to see them)
> >    OK, people let me have your thoughts on this subject. I have 
> the
> > hide of an elephant so dont hold back.
> > Terry
> >
> > 
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