I'll be at the ball game Sunday afternoon, so no BBQ for me.
I was going to Paypal, but if that's a problem, Julianna, can you e-mail me the new address so I can send a check? Thanks.
eta: Jess, that second link is pointing at b.org, not Mr. Poll.
I had a whole section about civic pride.
Mayor ,'Chosen'
F2F 3: Who's Bringing the Guacamole?
Plan what to do, what to wear (you can never go wrong with a corset), and get ready for the next BuffistaCon: San Francisco, May 19-21, 2006! Everything else, go here! Swag!
DXMachina - Mar 26, 2006 12:21:05 pm PST #7671 of 10001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Jessica - Mar 26, 2006 12:23:17 pm PST #7672 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I don't think there's any way of getting around the Paypal fees -- that's how they make money, after all.
Link is fixed now.
DXMachina - Mar 26, 2006 12:25:10 pm PST #7673 of 10001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Does the Paypal fee depend upon what option you check when sending, i.e., quasi-cash vs. service?
Polter-Cow - Mar 26, 2006 12:28:06 pm PST #7674 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Nope. It's 2.9% of the amount, plus $0.30 per transfer.
juliana, if the fees are getting to be a real problem, you might want to set up a regular account with a different e-mail address. Normally, there are no fees for receiving money, but you have a premium account, the major benefit of which is the ability to receive credit card transactions. The downside is a fee is charged for all transactions, regardless.
Otherwise, if people contributing want to take the fee into account, the equation is thus:
(V + 0.30)/0.971 = The amount you send so that juliana ends up with V
deborah grabien - Mar 26, 2006 12:36:27 pm PST #7675 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Yep - P-C nails it. That's why I always throw a few extra bucks into any paypal transaction I send out, to make sure that fee is covered.
NoiseDesign - Mar 26, 2006 12:40:55 pm PST #7676 of 10001
Our wings are not tired
Yeah, last year we lost a little bit of money to the convenience of being able to do things through PayPal.
juliana - Mar 26, 2006 1:08:06 pm PST #7677 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Nah - it's not a problem. I'll make up the fees - it is nice to be able to do everything through the intarweb. I'll look at setting up a different account tomorrow - gotta run now.
Jessica - Mar 26, 2006 6:01:07 pm PST #7678 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
With a little over 40 votes in, I can safely say that we all like food.
Here is a thought I had, though. Each of those platters is 100 pieces. If we order 8 trays (to make our $1000 target), that's 800 pieces of food. If there are 50 people at Prom who eat, that's 16 pieces per person, which is a LOT for a cocktail party.
I wonder if we wouldn't be better served ordering a little less food, and insted putting the money towards an open bar for a few hours?
[eta: Or we could just order all the really expensive food....]
NoiseDesign - Mar 26, 2006 6:05:56 pm PST #7679 of 10001
Our wings are not tired
In NO we ordered a bunch of food and it didn't really get eaten. It was all very good, but there is a tendency for people to go out to dinner before the party or to have a late lunch. I'm in favor of the open bar for a few hours.
SailAweigh - Mar 26, 2006 6:14:59 pm PST #7680 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
That makes a lot of sense. What do you guys think you're trying to do here? Make us all look intelligent, or something?