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With our exchange rate it is becoming too expensive to subscribe to overseas magazines R1-00 = US $ 10-00 and as editor of our magazine I also experience that it is getting difficult to subscribe to our magazine. It will be impossible for us to get credit card facilities, as we are a non-profit organization.
We ask our overseas members to pay for 2 year at a time, just because it cost so much to cash foreign money. Sometimes a quarter of the fee is paid for bank fees, postage eat away the rest.
And there are so many really good quality magazine out there.!
Kobie du Preez
Editor: The Strandloper
Conchological Society of Southern Africa
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Dear Aydin, Tom & Sophie and others,
Aydin: In my experience, any organisations likely not to accept credit
cards are usually US-based, as I understand the cost involved in the credit
card setup in the US is prohibitive for non-profit organisations.
Sophie is taking the words right out of my mouth. For five years now, every
year of paying my dues to COA has been nothing short of a herculean effort,
and usually involving the swapping of shells and/or books in return for a
US-based member paying the dues on my behalf (any takers for this year's
dues?). Writing out a US cheque at any bank here costs about $15 (the
overseas membership is only $35!), plus about half an hours' of standing at
the bank counter while the bank employee scuttles about with bits of paper.
Totally out-of-the question for such a small amount!
Let's hope things have changed since I raised this issue with Lynn Scheu
five years ago and the option was rejected. Please Tom, plead with the
president and give it another go. Fellow non-US COA members please write in
support of this issue
Patty
Dr. Patty Jansen
Bookshop: http://www.booksofnature.com
Publishing and info site: http://www.capricornica.com
Books of Nature
P.O. Box 345
Lindfield NSW 2070
Australia
phone/fax: 02 9415 8098 international: +61 2 9415 8098
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