Re: AIS Bulletin Binders

[Robert Pries <robertpries@embarqmail.com>]

Paul and others: I agree that $20 is a lot but if one looks at the link to Brew Your Own that is what they charge and they sell about 400 every year. I did mot say we should sell them all the time at $20. Most organizations give their members a 30% discount on their storefront items. That brings the price down for members to $14. This is sort of marketing 101. Most things are sold at discounts today but we do not give our members any special discount. I think that is wrong. Members should have as an advantage of memnership a discount on AIS items. Do I heat a second to the amendment?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul W Gossett" <pwgossett@juno.com>
To: aisdiscuss@aisboard.org
Sent: Monday, March 22, 2010 12:43:58 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: Re: [AISdiscuss] AIS Bulletin Binders

I agree with Jim, $20 seems too high.  I think the $15 figure seems to be
the best price.  Paul


On Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:25:49 EDT MORRISJE1@aol.com writes:
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> All,
>  
> $20 strikes me as too high and $12 too low.  At $15 it seems  
> reasonable to 
> buy two of them.
>  
> Jim M.
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> In a message dated 3/21/2010 2:02:24 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
> robertpries@embarqmail.com writes:
> 
> I do not know if I can amend my own motion, but here is what I would 
> like  
> to see; That AIS accept the bid for Rogers Looseleaf for 200 binders 
> 
> including  boxes and dye cast for $1410 plus $150 shipping to 
> Oregon, and that 
> these be  offered through the storefront at $20 each plus shipping. 
> Also that 
> AIS have a  special pre-printing price of $12 each plus shipping for 
> those  
> orders recieved before April 30.  
> Discusion: at $12 if we sell 114 we would break even. If we would 
> get  
> orders for more than 200 than we could adjust the order upward such 
> that we  
> could cover the orders and still have minimal inventory. I would 
> suggest in  
> that case we should order within a round number those that cost 
> would be  
> covered by the profits of whatever was sold over the 114. Also we 
> can always  
> decide to give a discount to AIS members from the $20, but $20 seems 
> to  be 
> the normal retail price, and that value should be reflected in its  
> storefront 
> listing. 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jill Bonino"  <aistreas@earthlink.net>
> To: aisdiscuss@aisboard.org
> Sent:  Saturday, March 20, 2010 1:43:12 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada 
> Eastern
> Subject:  Re: [AISdiscuss] AIS Bulletin Binders
> 
> I don't know if this has already been done , but we've discussed it 
> for  
> awhile... 
> If there is a motion on the floor to buy the AIs Bulletin Binders, I 
> call  
> the question. 
> If there is NOT a motion about this I make the following motion, 
> That the AIS purchase an initial order of 200 Binders according to 
> the bid  
> obtained by Bob Pries from Rogers Looseleaf ( $5.45 each including a 
> $150  
> setup charge plus $.85 each for a shipping box).  Storefront to sell 
> the  
> binders for $12 including shipping.     
> Jill Bonino
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original  Message----- 
> From: Robert Pries 
> Sent: Mar 18, 2010 1:34 PM 
> To:  aisdiscuss@aisboard.org 
> Subject: Re: [AISdiscuss] Members discounts.  
> 
> 
> The Daylily Society offers a coupon with a membership, new, renewal, 
> or  
> upgrade. The coupon is honred by nuseries that wish to do so and on 
> the  
> nurseries own terms. This gives the members a discount but also 
> drives  business 
> to those that honor it. It means the member can shop to see what  
> they think 
> is the best value and the nursery can make sure an order placed  
> does not 
> loose them money and perhaps gains extra business. I have been  
> suggesting to 
> several people that we really could use an Iris nurserymans  forum 
> that 
> could make suggestions to the board that could help with programs  
> that are 
> good for the nursery and also good for AIS. An additional thought  
> was that 
> considering the amount of fraud on the internet that if this  
> cosortium of 
> nurseryman could agree to a code of ethics that AIS could  promote 
> those Iris 
> growers that subscribed to the code. 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Terry Aitken"  <terry@flowerfantasy.net>
> To: aisdiscuss@aisboard.org
> Sent:  Thursday, March 18, 2010 4:22:07 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada 
> Eastern
> Subject:  RE: [AISdiscuss] Motion regarding purchase of Magazine 
> Binders
> 
> 
> I like the idea of  âAIS member discountâ. From the storefront? 
> Iâve been trying to  figure out how to do an âAIS member 
> discountâ thru my 
> catalog but it means  checking each membership? 
> Thereâs got to be  an easier way. 
> Terry 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 

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