Re: Shrink wrap for IRISES

["kludi@juno.com" <kludi@juno.com>]

Here at the AIS Storefront, we have a DYMO label writer. We print the address
label at the same time we cut the invoice for the order. John & KayAIS
Storefront

---------- Original Message ----------
From: John Jones <jijones@usjoneses.com>
To: aisdiscuss@aisboard.org
Subject: Re: [AISdiscuss] Shrink wrap for IRISES
Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2013 08:34:52 -0700

I am probably going to regret this, but...

I don't know what process is used to envelope and mail bulletins to the
foreign members, or what process John and Kay use at the storefront to
generate labels but I have several methods here at the Registrars' office to
generate labels:

I have a Dymo label maker for making labels to send to hybridizers and
registrants. The software includes a database of (multiple, separable) address
books. I could maintain a list to "envelope" members and generate mailing
labels for someone(else) to attach to enveloped bulletins.

Also form any Word or Excel file of names and addresses I can generate sheet
labels for someone(else) to attach to enveloped bulletins.

If someone else keeps and updates a list of addresses, I can easily generate
labels. A Word or Excel file is probably easier and sheet labels are less
expensive than the Dymo roll labels. Someone else could maintain the address
file and email it to me when it was time to print labels.



Thanks

John
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John and Joanne Jones
Registrar-Recorders, American Iris Society
aisregistrar@irises.org

John Jones, Chairman, Electronic Services Committee
aiselectronicsvcs@irises.org

35572 Linda Drive
Fremont, CA 94536





On Jun 3, 2013, at 8:19 AM, kludi@juno.com wrote:

> Hi all, John's suggestion sounds like a win-win solution to an ongoing
> problem. Here at the AIS Storefront, we receive the over-run issues for
each
> IRISES publication. Usually 25-50 copies of which 7 copies are provided to
the
> AIS Library. In the past Tom G. has had us mail out a copy when his supply
was
> exhausted (maybe only 2-3 times in the past year). For us all it takes is
an
> email (name and address for mailing) and we will gladly put a replacement
in
> the mail. John & Kay LudiAIS Storefront
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------
> From: John Jones <jijones@usjoneses.com>
> To: aisdiscuss@aisboard.org
> Subject: Re: [AISdiscuss] Shrink wrap for IRISES
> Date: Sun, 2 Jun 2013 19:19:01 -0700
>
> Perhaps an alternative to shrink wrap/enveloping every bulletin sent out,
> might be that we solicit those members who routinely have problems and
> maintain a list to send enveloped copies to that list. More administration,
> but perhaps less cost. If we already envelope the foreign members, just add
> the members with chronic problems to that list.
>
> Put an ad in the Bulletin asking for feedback from those who have delivery
> problems.
>
> Thanks
>
> John
> __________________
> John and Joanne Jones
> Registrar-Recorders, American Iris Society
> aisregistrar@irises.org
>
> John Jones, Chairman, Electronic Services Committee
> aiselectronicsvcs@irises.org
>
> 35572 Linda Drive
> Fremont, CA 94536
>
>
>
>
>
> On Jun 2, 2013, at 4:54 PM, AIS Membership Secretary wrote:
>
>> As the person who replaces the damaged issues I have a few points to make.
>> &#65533; Normal replacement per issue is about 3 or 4 out of 3,200+
mailed.
>> &#65533; I get anecdotal information from members that damage is greater
> than reported to me. Which leads me to believe that another half dozen or
so
> members are "suffering in silence". So let's say there are 10 mangled
issues
> per mailing. Shown as a percentage that's 0.3125%.
>> &#65533; It cost me $2.32 each to send a replacement issue x 10=$23.20. If
> it costs more than that to shrinkwrap then we might want to tread carefully
> before adding more cost to the bulletin.
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Michelle Snyder
>> Sent: Jun 2, 2013 7:21 PM
>> To: aisdiscuss@aisboard.org
>> Subject: [AISdiscuss] Shrink wrap for IRISES
>>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> President Morris has asked that the following statement be put out on
> discuss for your comments.
>>
>> All,
>>
>> For the past two or three years AIS has had a problem with delivery of the
> AIS Bulletin Irises.  Many people have reported that delivery of their
> bulletin has been mutilated or delivered with missing covers and pages.
The
> editor proposed for at least two board meetings that the board take action
to
> approve his request to either shrink wrap or insert Irises in mailing
> envelopes.  In addition, at the Fall board meeting 2012 I presented a
> flashdrive digital presentation from members in Wisconsin illustrating the
> mutilation of several of their bulletins.  At that time, and previously at
the
> editor's presentations, the board chose not to take any action to approve a
> change to the current mailing via USPS.  With the latest repeated
complaints
> from east coast and west coast areas, I feel we must re-address the
continuing
> problem.  I would ask the editor to once more provide a cost estimate to
the
> board from Sundance Press as to the expense of either shrink wrapping or
> inserting !
> all issues in mailing envelopes.  In excess of ten people have told me that
> they are considering dropping membership because they cannot receive a
whole
> bulletin.  When we approved the third staple (for $50 an issue) it solved
the
> previous problem of covers coming apart.  Now I feel we must do something
> about this bigger issue as well.
>>
>> Jim Morris
>> President
>> American Iris Society
>>
>>
>> Tom Gormley
>> AIS Membership Secretary
>> PO Box 177
>> DeLeon Springs, FL 32130
>> 386-277-2057
>>
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