Re: AIS: Clarification: Storefront and Mahan's Book

[Robt R Pries <rpries@sbcglobal.net>]

Life isn't fair. I am doing what i can to make this
offer known. It was announced before the board meeting
on AISdiscuss so that RVP could let their affiliates
know about the offer. There will still be the offer in
the January Bulletin but orders for Christmas would
have to arrive soon. I did my best to get this out as
early as possible but it took awhile for discussion
and the bulletin came out unusually early. Sorry I
could not make everything work smoothly. All I could
do is let as many people know about the offer as I
could. This is why there will still be the offer in
the January Bulletin. But since some might want it for
Christmas, I thought I would get the word out as best
I can. If we had a really effective grapevine and
people passed on the opportunity there would be no
problem. But we live in an imperfect world. I am sorry
for anyone that misses the chance, but If you want to
deny everyone the oportunity because just because
there was some misteps, then that is your opinion but
not mine.The scheme I announced is this same program
and has not changed. AIS members who have not heard
about it from their local chapters will still see it
in the bulletin. But the plan was finalized after the
fall bulletin was in print. If people want to blame me
for not thinking about this sooner then so be it. But
at least I tried to do something for those who could
take advantage of the offer. If it didn't benefit
everyone I am sorry, This is why many things are never
done, because they can't be executed perfectly. So you
are right I screwed up. But then again If you would
have proposed this a month earlier it could have been
accomplished before the Bulletin ad. 

--- ChatOWhitehall@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 11/20/2006 5:18:42 PM Eastern
> Standard Time,  
> rpries@sbcglobal.net writes:
>  
> Robert Pries conveyed the words of John Ludi, thus: 
> 
> (Order now, once the Storefront supply is depleted,
> this offer is  void.)
>  
> I am confused.
> 
> 
> Does this mean that the scheme announced by you,
> Robert  Pries, to this 
> mailing list, the Iris-list, a public mailing list
> not  associated formally with 
> AIS, on October 5 has been superseded by another 
> plan?
>  
> We were told that orders, payable at $59.00 postage
> included  for USA 
> addresses, would be accepted and filled in two
> installments. The  first installment 
> was to be mailed out immediately following a 
> purchase by AIS from the 
> publisher December 1, with no warranty of  receipt
> before Christmas. The second was to 
> be announced to the  membership in the January 2007
> Bulletin, and scheduled 
> for an anticipated  March 1 delivery.
>  
> How are AIS members who are not members of this
> mailing list  supposed to 
> become aware of this special offer before receipt of
> the January  2007 Bulletin? 
> Announcing to this list does not  constitute
> publishing an offer to the AIS 
> membership.
>  
> The publisher has already run a full color whole
> page ad in the Bulletin  in 
> which the price of the book is stated to be $87.50,
> with contact  information 
> provided. Are they referring AIS members back to 
> the Storefront for the 
> special discount deal? 
>  
> To comment upon the obvious, it might be well to
> consider  the ramifications 
> of any AIS members, unaware of the  Society's intent
> to offer a special price, 
> having  made independent arrangements to purchase
> the book before receipt of 
> the  January Bulletin, and paying the full price. 
>  
> Then there is the possible ickiness of members
> responding  to the January 
> offer in a timely manner only to discover they are
> out of  luck because other 
> members, and selected members of the public who
> happen to  be members of this 
> mailing list or any other to which the offer has
> been  posted, knew about a 
> limited quantity deal two months earlier. I  guess
> all these matters and similar 
> will have been fully considered  from various
> angles.  
>  
> So then, what are the current options for purchase
> of the Mahan  book from 
> AIS?
>  
> Thank you.
>  
> Cordially,
>  
> Anner Whitehead 
> 
>
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