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Re: Pagoda World Book - Volume 1 - Ordering NOW OPEN
« Reply #50 on: April 10, 2021, 00:51:01 »
You guys made my evening. I haven't laughed so hard in a while.

Michael, and others involved in this, thanks for your patience and the time you've put into this project.

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Re: Pagoda World Book - Volume 1 - Ordering NOW OPEN
« Reply #51 on: April 10, 2021, 13:04:28 »
You guys made my evening. I haven't laughed so hard in a while.

Michael, and others involved in this, thanks for your patience and the time you've put into this project.

Meyer

You’re laughing I’m crying! (Kidding...😉)
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Re: Pagoda World Book - Volume 1 - Ordering NOW OPEN
« Reply #52 on: April 10, 2021, 16:24:20 »
I think some people don’t read anymore that is the problem. They seam to read the first few words ... then say “I want ... I want ...“ and ignore their rest of the instructions .... what else can one think.
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Re: Pagoda World Book - Volume 1 - Ordering NOW OPEN
« Reply #53 on: April 11, 2021, 12:52:29 »
Once you send email to the provided address, how long does it take to receive PayPal invoice?  I sent email last Friday, haven’t heard back yet.

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Re: Pagoda World Book - Volume 1 - Ordering NOW OPEN
« Reply #54 on: April 11, 2021, 15:52:33 »
Lakis,

Imagine this. You are a clerk, and you have an " in-basket" on your desk. You process orders from the top of the pile, then move on to the next. As you process orders, more orders continue to come in and, and they are placed on the bottom of the pile in your in basket. First in, first out processing.

I have an inbox just for these orders. It has requests for orders probably including yours. As of Friday morning, there were more than 200 orders to be processed in the inbox, with more arriving every hour. I do them one at a time, then go to the next one in sequence.

As of this morning, Sunday, the orders I'm beginning to process are time stamped Thursday, April 8, at 10:31pm EDT. So presuming you sent your email on Friday and it arrived, it will be processed in the next day or so. I think there are still more than 60 orders in that inbox...oh wait, another one just came in...

BTW I appreciate all the kind words sent to the team that's putting this project together.
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Re: Pagoda World Book - Volume 1 - Ordering NOW OPEN
« Reply #55 on: April 11, 2021, 16:20:38 »
Michael,
You're experiencing the thankless job of volunteering - a job that nobody else wants to do, and if things go perfectly nobody notices. The microsecond something goes askew people starting complaining.
Thanks for your efforts.
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Re: Pagoda World Book - Volume 1 - Ordering NOW OPEN
« Reply #56 on: April 11, 2021, 17:06:59 »
I think Gary is expressing what indeed often happens to those who are willing to lead or run this kind of initiatives. I am very grateful for a lot of initiatives that happened here - to people who made them happen. Including running of this club and this forum.

I am sure we all are!

If I ever ask a question in similar occasion that feels like prompting - it will be not that. I may be, e.g. worried that I did something wrong and my order did not go through processing - or similar doubt. May happen I just wrote it clumsy...

Thank you, everyone who are involved, thank you Michael, for this PWB Volume 1!
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Re: Pagoda World Book - Volume 1 - Ordering NOW OPEN
« Reply #57 on: April 11, 2021, 17:40:22 »
Hello Michael,

Many thanks for the explanation, I will be waiting patiently to see the invoice.  I asked only because I was afraid I did something wrong and my order had not been received.  Many thanks to the volunteers whose selfless efforts made this project possible.

Lakis


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Re: Pagoda World Book - Volume 1 - Ordering NOW OPEN
« Reply #58 on: April 11, 2021, 18:30:09 »
Thank you, everyone who are involved, thank you Michael, for this PWB Volume 1!

Hey, I'm just the finance guy--AlexD is the lead, and most of the board has had a hand in this including Amy and JonnyB, our editor.
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Re: Pagoda World Book - Volume 1 - Ordering NOW OPEN
« Reply #59 on: April 11, 2021, 20:40:29 »
Thank you Alex then!

Sorry, I am just a CEO, those Finance guys are for details...

Thanks a lot everyone involved!
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Re: Pagoda World Book - Volume 1 - Ordering NOW OPEN
« Reply #60 on: April 15, 2021, 15:30:00 »
Michael

There is no attachment "down below". Can you forward it to me? I would like a copy.
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Re: Pagoda World Book - Volume 1 - Ordering NOW OPEN
« Reply #61 on: April 15, 2021, 16:09:51 »
Michael

There is no attachment "down below". Can you forward it to me? I would like a copy.
Try the first post in this thread... seems to work for most people
https://www.sl113.org/forums/index.php?topic=32995.msg240420#msg240420
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Re: Pagoda World Book - Volume 1 - Ordering NOW OPEN
« Reply #62 on: April 15, 2021, 23:42:02 »
The instructions for ordering are available in the first post on this thread.
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Re: Pagoda World Book - Volume 1 - Ordering NOW OPEN
« Reply #63 on: April 21, 2021, 17:51:30 »
Michael, I kick myself on a regular basis for not ordering a copy of your first Pagoda book.  If you ever come across an extra copy, I would appreciate the opportunity to purchase it.
Thanks,
Steve Brooks
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PS we would be delighted for you and your wife to visit us!  We live next door to the Grove Park Inn...
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Re: Pagoda World Book - Volume 1 - Ordering NOW OPEN
« Reply #64 on: April 21, 2021, 19:45:32 »
Please order the Pagoda Book for me. Thank you, Evan Henderson I tried other ways to order and didn’t go through!

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Re: Pagoda World Book - Volume 1 - Ordering NOW OPEN
« Reply #65 on: April 21, 2021, 21:27:53 »
Please order the Pagoda Book for me. Thank you, Evan Henderson I tried other ways to order and didn’t go through!

Evan, you've been taken care of. Your request for invoice came in this afternoon, and invoice was sent out.

While most people had no issue following the instructions, for some reason a number of members did. Curiously, a small number said they sent the invoice request (didn't get it here), and when I asked them to resend it, it came. With over 380 emails received and invoices sent out, and most of them paid, the process is clearly working. By having everything done in PayPal we allow "the system" to keep track of everything and also let us print out US Postage labels. Nothing can fall through the cracks this way; everything is organized and accounted for.  There have been a very small number of problem cases and special attention was given to them.

There was an email blast sent out this afternoon which resulted in over FIFTY additional orders. I just cleared those up moments ago, and all invoice requests have been fulfilled. Ones that come in tonight will be sent out in the morning. We've had orders from full members, from associate members and non members. Some non-members have joined and associate members have upped their membership to full. So, it's all working the way it's supposed to.

The gist of the email blast, and our constant reminders, is that orders will be closed on April 30. If you don't order before then you likely will not be able to get a book. We've kept these posts active, We've had the ordering open for weeks now, and we've sent out email blasts. Clearly by the number of orders most are getting the message. What we are saying is you can't decide in June you want a book. The project will be over and done with at that time.

For those who didn't see the first message, didn't get the email blasts, the ordering instructions are attached here AGAIN.
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Re: Pagoda World Book - Volume 1 - Ordering NOW OPEN
« Reply #66 on: April 22, 2021, 05:20:07 »
Michael,

Did you get my email?  It was sent on 4/9.

Best,
Michael

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Re: Pagoda World Book - Volume 1 - Ordering NOW OPEN
« Reply #67 on: April 22, 2021, 15:36:48 »
I just sent in my order a week ago. How soon will I receive invoice and where is invoice sent? I assume it will be a message on this site?

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Re: Pagoda World Book - Volume 1 - Ordering NOW OPEN
« Reply #68 on: April 22, 2021, 16:01:01 »
No email has been received from louie2 or your email at pagodabook@outlook.com. I've sent a direct request for that information from the Pagoda Book email account. Just reply to that.

Sigman, ditto for you until you sent it this morning. You are all taken care of.

ORDERS are still coming in. Do I really need to remind people that we're preparing invoices, and to follow, mailing information? That means we need your name. Yes, your real name. We also need your zip code or post code as appropriate. We cannot drop anything into the mail without a proper address. Without a post code/zip code, it doesn't count. For Americans, remember we've had Zip+4 since 1983. It is generally helpful to provide that...

I know from experience that a small number of addresses as provided will be rejected and we'll have to verify them in the USPS computer...

For Americans, all you have to verify your address is check it at USPS.com.
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Re: Pagoda World Book - Volume 1 - Ordering NOW OPEN
« Reply #69 on: April 23, 2021, 06:34:10 »
Yes, I would like the book. Can’t seem to get to the ordering instructions.

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Re: Pagoda World Book - Volume 1 - Ordering NOW OPEN
« Reply #70 on: April 23, 2021, 07:13:05 »
Dflca
Ordering instructions are at the end (attachment) of Michael’s post 4 up from yours. Or the very first post in the thread
Open the pdf and follow the instructions.
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Re: Pagoda World Book - Volume 1 - Ordering NOW OPEN
« Reply #71 on: April 26, 2021, 14:07:00 »
We're getting to the end here folks.

I see PayPal sending out auto reminders meaning some have had an invoice for 3, 6 or more days and have not paid. PLEASE pay up.
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Re: Pagoda World Book - Volume 1 - Ordering NOW OPEN
« Reply #72 on: April 27, 2021, 00:25:37 »
I would really appreciate the Pagoda book mailed to me Thank you jesraymond.

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Re: Pagoda World Book - Volume 1 - Ordering NOW OPEN
« Reply #73 on: April 27, 2021, 11:41:26 »
I would really appreciate the Pagoda book mailed to me Thank you jesraymond.

You’ll need to follow the ordering instructions earlier in this thread. A posting here doesn’t count.
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Re: Pagoda World Book - Volume 1 - Ordering NOW OPEN
« Reply #74 on: April 28, 2021, 16:49:56 »
Where are all the Pagoda Book orders coming from? Here's the top ten destinations!

Michael Salemi
Davidson, North Carolina (Charlotte Area) USA
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Signal Red 568G w/Black Leather (Restored)
2023 Ford Maverick Lariat Hybrid "Area 51"
2023 Ford Escape Hybrid
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