[CASL-L] book vendors

[Hsiang, Sara]

Agreed that processing is what is holding up the Follett orders! I JUST
contacted Mary Haggerty yesterday to confirm; she said they can ship now if
I skip processing. No staff here so it's not an option for a huge order.
Sara

On Tue, May 10, 2022 at 9:03 AM KRISTINE P. EMOND <emond.kp at easthartford.org>
wrote:

> Good Morning,
>
>
> I wanted to share that I recently completed a large book order from
> Follett with much success.  It was for around $1500 to spend some funding
> that was given to me before the end of the year.  Here is what I found to
> be successful for getting it filled:
>
>
> *while the book order was for DNE (do not exceed) $1500 - the list of
> books I put into the order was almost double that in cost - I did this
> purposely so that Follett had a lot of choice to complete my order.
>
> *I reviewed my list constantly up until submission and switched out
> paperbacks for hardcovers or follettbounds if one of those was in stock
> over the others.  It might have cost me a few dollars more but the books
> would be available.
>
> *I submitted the order in March, knowing that I had until now - May - to
> get the money spent and order completed.  They shipped 3 separate boxes in
> a timely manner and I am happy to say I received them fairly quickly - a
> couple of weeks in between shipments.
>
> *I do not do processing
>
> *They filled the order within $2 of my do not exceed amount!
>
>
> I hope this helps anyone wanting to continue using Follett for next year.
>
>
> Kristine Emond
>
> East Hartford High School
>
>
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> *From:* CASL-L <casl-l-bounces at mylist.net> on behalf of Egan, Danelle <
> egand at bethel.k12.ct.us>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, May 10, 2022 8:33:58 AM
> *To:* CASL_L
> *Subject:* [CASL-L] book vendors
>
> Good morning,
> Has anyone had success ordering from any other book vendor other than
> Follett? (orders coming in a timely manner...)
> The delays are months long and this has been an issue for over a year, so
> I am wondering if it is time to look elsewhere.
> Thank you for any information you can provide!
>
> --
> Danelle Egan
> Library Media Specialist
> Bethel Middle School
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> which they can learn."
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