Book Orders Away

It's a little soon to declare victory, but everything looks good for the BookMongering! People made orders -- seven people, even, and only one of them was me! Our order went in on schedule (dropped in the mail yesterday on the way home from music class). $140 in books plus the 500 bonus points made for 640 points, plus 4 free books. The basic cycle went like this:

• Pick a due date.
• 15 days before the date, set up the due dates in the online store and make the flyers available.
• 10-14 days from when you want to mail it, send home flyers and a little instruction sheet. Don't discount the online option, each online order is a $3 bonus and online orders are wayyyy less work for you :).
• 2-3 days before the due date, send home a reminder.
• Check the accumulation of coupons and bonuses, see if anything is expiring before the next order. Make sure the teacher uses those bonus bucks :)
• Due date: collect the checks and orders together. People will make mistakes in their total, in their quantities, etc.
• Ask any follow-up questions and make sure everything is accurate.
• Enter paper orders online.
• Send a confirmation e-mail to anyone who turned in a paper order.
• Make the order
• Mail the checks
• Wait
• Unpack the books and send home the goodies!