OT: AIS Storefront
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- Subject: OT: AIS Storefront
- From: S* M* <7*@compuserve.com>
- Date: Tue, 22 Jul 1997 09:46:08 -0600 (MDT)
Lynn Woosley wrote:
: AIS, although a flower club, is running a
: business. They are offering products for sale, just like any wholesal=
er
: or retailer. =
No. Think "we", not "they". AIS offers products to its own members, the=
same members whose interests the Board represents in setting policy. =
It COULD be run like a business, or course, with the customary
wholesale/retail spread. As an AIS member, would you favor raising dues=
to cover salary and keep the prices down? As a customer/member, would yo=
u
rather pay $10 for an R&I booklet and know your order will be handled in =
a
businesslike manner, or $6 and understand that it will be handled when th=
e
volunteer has time? =
The perception has been that AIS members want BOTH low dues and low price=
s
so the policy has been to rely on volunteers -- although finding reliabl=
e
volunteers for this job is something of a challenge. Anyone who feels th=
e
answer is raising the dues to cover salary, or raising the prices to cove=
r
commission needs to inform Board members. Otherwise, the perception will=
persist that the majority of members favor the status quo.
: I completely agree, however, that we need to be very patient with the
new
: storefront volunteers, and let them have time to catch up with the
: backlog.
On this, I agree!!!
Sharon McAllister
73372.1745@compuserve.com
