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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