[Jayhawk-chapter] nuts sales

Sun Aug 15 03:02:48 UTC 2010

>Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2010 23:15:06 -0500
>To: "Susan Tabor" <souljourner at sbcglobal.net>
>From: "James H. \"Jim\" Canaday M.A. N6YR" <n6yr at sunflower.com>
>Subject: RE: Re: reply offlist-nuts questions
>
>oh,
>I'm just sending you all the responses I get.  you will see more as 
>you read down.
>also I think the chili plus nuts is not the best plan.  no, I would 
>not have gone with us packing them ourselves.
>jc
>
>At 10:31 PM 7/18/2010, you wrote:
>>Hi, Jim:
>>
>>The vendor mentioned here is a local Maryland-based vendor which might be
>>cumbersome to use. I also am not in favor of packaging nuts ourselves; I
>>wouldn't buy them that way myself; too many chances for unintentional
>>contamination and the sealings are not as tight.
>>
>>Thanks for checking.
>>
>>Susan
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: James H. "Jim" Canaday M.A. N6YR [mailto:n6yr at sunflower.com]
>>Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2010 9:44 PM
>>To: susan Tabor
>>Subject: Fwd: Re: reply offlist-nuts questions
>>
>>
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>> >To: "James H. \"Jim\" Canaday M.A. N6YR" <n6yr at sunflower.com>
>> >Subject: Re: reply offlist-nuts questions
>> >Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2010 18:00:28 -0700
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>> >We try to let our prices creep up gradually rather than jump, but
>> >our profits vary from one kind to another.  We try to base our
>> >prices on what we see in stores.  We don't generally hear complaints
>> >that our prices are unreasonable, but we have elected not to sell
>> >some kinds if we think something costs more than the market will
>> >bear.  I think one year we sold pecans at nine dollars a pound, and
>> >we sold a few.
>> >
>> >Debbie Brown, President
>> >Sligo Creek Chapter
>> >National Federation of the Blind
>> >of Maryland
>> >
>> >----- Original Message ----- From: "James H. "Jim" Canaday M.A.
>> >N6YR" <n6yr at sunflower.com>
>> >To: "d" <63characters at comcast.net>
>> >Sent: Friday, July 16, 2010 8:48 PM
>> >Subject: Re: reply offlist-nuts questions
>> >
>> >
>> >>Dear Debbie,
>> >>that's very helpful!
>> >>I sincerely appreciate your sharing these details.
>> >>
>> >>oh one question, please elaborate on the dropping profits and how
>> >>you guys don't think you can increase your sale prices.
>> >>you mean that the prices for similar products in the stores  are
>> >>low enough that you feel you cannot price your own sales much
>> >>higher, and that these prices don't leave so much profit?
>> >>thank you.
>> >>jc
>> >>
>> >>At 09:40 PM 7/16/2010, you wrote:
>> >>>   We have sold nuts for 20 years.  The profits are going down,
>> >>> because we feel we can't raise prices to the level that would
>> >>> keep the profits the same, based on prices of nuts in stores. We
>> >>> are now using Anne's House of Nuts.
>> >>>
>> >>>We use pre-packaged nuts.  Some of the places we sell them
>> >>>wouldn't let us sell bags we'd packaged ourselves.  We sell at
>> >>>stores, but members sell individually as well.  We wish we could
>> >>>find more unsalted nuts, but companies don't seem to have them
>> >>>pre-packaged.  In our area we can sell pecans for eight dollars.
>> >>>
>> >>>Let me know if you have any more questions.
>> >>>
>> >>>Debbie Brown, President
>> >>>Sligo Creek Chapter
>> >>>National Federation of the Blind
>> >>>of Maryland
>> >>>----- Original Message ----- From: "James H. "Jim" Canaday M.A.
>> >>>N6YR" <n6yr at sunflower.com>
>> >>>To: <63characters at comcast.net>
>> >>>Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2010 3:37 PM
>> >>>Subject: reply offlist-nuts questions
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>>thanks for answering my request on the presidents list.
>> >>>>
>> >>>>our chapter, the Jayhawk Chapter  of Kansas is considering doing
>> >>>>nuts sales for fundraising.
>> >>>>
>> >>>>we have some questions:
>> >>>>did you get your nuts prepackaged?
>> >>>>which company was your supplier?
>> >>>>did your sales earn a lot of money for the chapter?
>> >>>>were you satisfied with the supplier?
>> >>>>did you hit any problems in doing the actual sale?
>> >>>>were you able to sell all the nuts you  brought in for chapter sales?
>> >>>>
>> >>>>if you have done nuts sales for a long time, do you notice any
>> >>>>trends? that is, for example are  nuts sales more difficult than before?
>> >>>>and, how effective was this as a fundraiser overall? in other
>> >>>>words, did you earn enough money to make the effort worthwhile?
>> >>>>
>> >>>>thank you very much!  I sincerely appreciate your experience and
>> >>>>your comments!
>> >>>>jc
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>At 05:30 AM 7/15/2010, you wrote:
>> >>>>>The Sligo Creek Chapter has been selling nuts for over 20
>> >>>>>years.  Since I have been in the chapter, we have used three
>> >>>>>different companies.  My email address is 63characters at comcast.net
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>Debbie Brown, President
>> >>>>>Sligo Creek Chapter
>> >>>>>NFB of Maryland
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "James H. "Jim" Canaday M.A.
>> >>>>>N6YR" <n6yr at sunflower.com>
>> >>>>>To: "NFB Chapter Presidents discussion list"
>> >>>>><chapter-presidents at nfbnet.org>
>> >>>>>Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 7:57 PM
>> >>>>>Subject: Re: [Chapter-presidents] nuts sales
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>>dit dit
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>>At 09:04 PM 7/14/2010, you wrote:
>> >>>>>>>I know plenty of nuts but insofar as I am aware, none of them
>> >>>>>>>are for sale, much as I would like them to be. (har)
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>Mike
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "James H. "Jim" Canaday
>> >>>>>>>M.A. N6YR" <n6yr at sunflower.com>
>> >>>>>>>To: "NFB Chapter Presidents discussion list"
>> >>>>>>><chapter-presidents at nfbnet.org>
>> >>>>>>>Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 2:37 PM
>> >>>>>>>Subject: [Chapter-presidents] nuts sales
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>>I have heard from April and Robert.
>> >>>>>>>>anybody else have experience with recent nuts sales for
>> >>>>>>>>chapter fundraisers?
>> >>>>>>>>I'll write you offlist.
>> >>>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>>thanks.
>> >>>>>>>>jc
>> >>>>>>>>
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