Originally posted by <Tammy>: </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by <Tammy>: </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Hoosiermom: Shelly:
We add a flat $2 to each kit, so with 200 kit orders, we make about $400 each year. Plus,
we currently use Schoolkidz. They offer % off of the total for signing your contract before 12/31 as well as another % for placing orders by a certain date, etc. So, with the discounts for us taking early actions, we made an extra $500. That way, even if you don't want to add the $2, you're still making money.
</font>[/QUOTE]</font>[/QUOTE]Whoops! Sorry about all the quotes above..still learning. Just wanted to say School Tool Box gives the discounts too. 4% when you sign up by Dec 15 and then the discounts get gradually smaller until March 15th. They have lots of other discounts too for referals and performance. I like the rep at www.schoolpals.net.
Originally posted by <Tammy>: </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Hoosiermom: Shelly:
We add a flat $2 to each kit, so with 200 kit orders, we make about $400 each year. Plus,
we currently use Schoolkidz. They offer % off of the total for signing your contract before 12/31 as well as another % for placing orders by a certain date, etc. So, with the discounts for us taking early actions, we made an extra $500. That way, even if you don't want to add the $2, you're still making money.
Originally posted by Hoosiermom: Shelly:
We add a flat $2 to each kit, so with 200 kit orders, we make about $400 each year. Plus,
we currently use Schoolkidz. They offer % off of the total for signing your contract before 12/31 as well as another % for placing orders by a certain date, etc. So, with the discounts for us taking early actions, we made an extra $500. That way, even if you don't want to add the $2, you're still making money.
We did the school kits for the first time this year and it was very popular. In terms of price, we chose to just divide the kits into only two flat fee categories to keep it simple (K-2 and 3-5) and then just priced the kits at more or less the average price range of something like $20 for the K-2 and $25 for the older grades (sorry I don't have the exact figures). We let it work out to be less profit for the older kids whose kits cost more (that helped those parents out by giving the kits out at close to cost in some cases) and then a higher profit built into the younger ones to compansate for the loss of profit on the older kids' kits where the parents didn't mind paying the little extra for the convenience. We thought it worked out nicely and everyone seemed happy. We got lots of praise for the convenience and everyone felt the prices were reasonable.
We had a company provide the school kits as a convenience to the parents - no fundraising. However, if you want to make it a fundraiser, then you could purchase items discounted from Walmart when it is onsale and upcharge a percentage for the fundraising portion. You can include a tote bag or backpack and put all the items in it - so just name tag the backpack and it is ready to distribute. Another good source for purchasing school supplies is to purchase at Viking office products. They have discounted school supplies and reasonable shipping rates. You can customize the pencils for a neat effect! You can also order custom folders with your school name and mascot. Lots of fun!
Shelly:
We add a flat $2 to each kit, so with 200 kit orders, we make about $400 each year. Plus,
we currently use Schoolkidz. They offer % off of the total for signing your contract before 12/31 as well as another % for placing orders by a certain date, etc. So, with the discounts for us taking early actions, we made an extra $500. That way, even if you don't want to add the $2, you're still making money.
