Re: AIS Photo Contest, award rhizomes, shipping overseas

[Paul W Gossett <pwgossett@juno.com>]

Rita


I too like the idea of offering a one year AIS membership or an
extension.

Paul







On Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:36:35 -0700 (PDT) Rita Gormley
<ritagormley@yahoo.com> writes:
> Kitty, I also wonder if a one year Membership in AIS (or a one year 
> extension
> of their current membership) would be an acceptable substitute for a 
> rhizome,
> considering the cost of the iris Phyto and shipping?
>  
> Rita Gormley
> 
> --- On Mon, 8/31/09, Terry Aitken <terry@flowerfantasy.net> wrote:
> 
> 
> From: Terry Aitken <terry@flowerfantasy.net>
> Subject: RE: [AISdiscuss] AIS Photo Contest, award rhizomes, 
> shipping
> overseas
> To: aisdiscuss@aisboard.org
> Date: Monday, August 31, 2009, 12:55 AM
> 
> 
> Hi Kitty
> Unfortunately, we just did our last shipment to Spain on Friday. 
> Overseas
> shipping is about done for the year.
> Inspection certificates vary a lot in price. Our run $20 to $30 each 
> when we
> batch them at least 10 orders at a time. Shipping is very expensive 
> on top
> of that.
> Getting reimbursed for an iris in their home country is a very good 
> idea.
> Terry
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-aisdiscuss@aisboard.org 
> [mailto:owner-aisdiscuss@aisboard.org]
> On Behalf Of K. Loberg
> Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2009 8:50 PM
> To: aisdiscuss@aisboard.org
> Subject: [AISdiscuss] AIS Photo Contest, award rhizomes, shipping 
> overseas
> 
> Re:   AIS Photo Contest, award rhizomes
> 
> Hi everyone,
> 
>     A unique problem has arisen this year.   One of the Runner Up 
> winners is
> 
> from Spain.  The problem/issue is about shipping a rhizome overseas. 
>  What
> is involved?   Is it something Kansas City (Convention hosts) can 
> handle
> easily?  (I'm afraid this might not be easy.)
> 
>      I had someone from Canada ask me this earlier, as they were 
> concerned
> about a 'phytosanitary certificate' for shipping to Canada if they 
> won.
> 
>      An idea I had, was to offer the Runner Up winner an alternative 
> of
> selecting a 2007 or 2008 introduced iris which they would order in 
> their own
> 
> country.   With this alternative, AIS would not have to occur 
> overseas or
> intercontinental shipping, or whatever certifications might be 
> required.
> AIS could reimburse the Runner Up winner when an invoice was 
> submitted to
> AIS.
> 
>      Please advise me with some good ideas on how to handle this 
> unique
> problem/issue this year.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Kitty Loberg
> 
> AIS Photo Contest Chair
> 
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