I see no serial number on these certificates. Will they be prenumbered, recorded and tracked? If not, how will you prevent counterfeits, and how does one use a certificate when ordering through a toll-free telephone number? If so, how much staff time will be involved in keeping up with the tracking process? Have you considered that the accounting department wil have to set up and maintain a liability on the balance sheet for issued but unclaimed certificates? That also takes staff time. 73, Marty Marty Woll N6VI Vice-Director, ARRL Southwestern Division Ass't DEC, ARESLAX BCUL 15, LAFD ACS CERT III ----- Original Message ----- From: Kramer, Harold, WJ1B To: arrl-odv Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 7:07 AM Subject: [arrl-odv:17559] Hamfest Coupons Policy Since you asked, Here is the answer to Joyce's questions. ( I had sent a copy of this response directly to Joyce yesterday) I have also attached pdfs of the certificates. Harold Harold Kramer, WJ1B Chief Operating Officer ARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio 860 594 0220 hkramer@arrl.org From: Kramer, Harold, WJ1B Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 3:39 PM To: Birmingham, Joyce ( Vice Dir HU) Subject: FW: My reply to Hamfest Coupons Policy Joyce, 1. First, shipping is free. 2. What about the following: Joe goes to a hamfest and wins a $50.00 gift certificate....Joe wants to order: 2 ARES FIELD RESOURCES MANUAL - $12.95 each = $25.90 1 Emergency Communications Handbook - $19.95 each Total of all 3 publications = $45.85 How are you going to account for the $4.15 variance on order and to the recipient (prize winner). Few, if any items, would be able to be combined, I feel, into a 'round' number equal to $25.00 or $50.00. Would you require them to pay for any overage, as well if the order happened to go over by a few dollars? Here's Jackie's response: From: Cornell,Jacqueline, KB1PWB Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 11:51 AM To: Kramer, Harold, WJ1B; Inderbitzen, Bob, NQ1R Subject: RE: My reply to Hamfest Coupons Policy Harold, People who do go over the $25 or $50 certificate amount, will not be required to pay shipping on the order, but will need to pay the difference. Like any other retailer, if you've purchased more than the value of a certificate when you redeem it, you pay the difference. For example, if someone buys a hardcover Handbook at $59.95, they owe $9.95 after the certificate is redeemed. The certificates are valid for one transaction only. Since this is a promotion through ARRL the certificates are subject to our terms, therefore it is completely legal. This is included in the limits and exclusions on the bottom of the certificate. Thanks. Jackie