Re: [Debconf-team] WRL (debit card) phone chat
On Wed, Jul 07, 2010 at 10:55:59PM -0400, Jimmy Kaplowitz wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I spoke with a friendly corporate accounts rep Ron at WRL on Tuesday, as
>planned, to discuss how they could meet our requirements.
>
>Here are the important takeaways from the chat (except for one, see below):
Hmmm. I'm a little worried by the costs here, I must be honest. What
precisely do we gain from using these cards?
>Pricing
>=======
>* Per-order cost: $2.95 per card plus $21.95 shipping
>* Under the program we're planning to do, there would be no time-based fees
> (e.g. recurring maintenance charges)
>* Setup cost: $500 (covered by SPI general funds not Deb* funds)
So: overhead cost for these is ~$3 per card plus $500. For ~185 cards
that adds up to over a thousand dollars!?!
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