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Crowdfunding: Trial By Error [David Tuller]: Reporting on ME, ME/CFS, long Covid, and "Medically Unexplained Symptoms", Oct 2022

Discussion in 'Fundraising' started by Andy, Oct 1, 2022.

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  1. NelliePledge

    NelliePledge Moderator Staff Member

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    :thumbup::D
     
    NelliePledge, Oct 31, 2022
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  2. dave30th

    dave30th Senior Member (Voting Rights)

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    Oy, lots of stickers! Are you in US or...?
     
    dave30th, Oct 31, 2022
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  3. dave30th

    dave30th Senior Member (Voting Rights)

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    Ha! That would be quite a shock!
     
    dave30th, Oct 31, 2022
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  4. Nellie

    Nellie Senior Member (Voting Rights)

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    I'm in the UK.
     
    Nellie, Oct 31, 2022
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  5. Suffolkres

    Suffolkres Senior Member (Voting Rights)

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    Fantastic news, well done and may the battle continue........x
     
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    Suffolkres, Oct 31, 2022
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  6. Sean

    Sean Moderator Staff Member

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    :):hug:
     
    Sean, Oct 31, 2022
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  7. MeSci

    MeSci Senior Member (Voting Rights)

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    I received this too. Mostly non-recyclable, I think.
     
    MeSci, Nov 1, 2022
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  8. Hutan

    Hutan Moderator Staff Member

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    Me too.

    It's surprising to think of 5+ years of donations - it all blurs into a sort of ground hog day.

    I do wish we could opt out of the 'stuff'. My contributions this year had to be pretty insignificant, and I hate to think of how much the various mailings from Berkeley cost, especially when to all goes straight into the recycling/rubbish bin.
    The stamps are pretty - Osteospermum - but with two on the envelope, the cost was USD 2.80 alone. And then there was the other envelope last week.
     
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    Hutan, Nov 3, 2022
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  9. mango

    mango Senior Member (Voting Rights)

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    Congratulations! Very happy and relieved to see the target has been reached! :party::party::party:

    @dave30th I, too, have received the 5+ years thank you letter with stickers etc. I'm in Sweden.
    I feel the same way.

    (But I can't deny that the paper quality brings me a lot of joy! It's so lovely, tactile and feels so luxurious to the touch! :inlove: I've kept some to use as bookmarks :D:bookworm::nerd:)
     
    mango, Nov 4, 2022
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  10. Barry

    Barry Senior Member (Voting Rights)

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    Yes I had one of these. I even found myself a bit disconcerted with the "America Forever" on the stamps, which to me feels uncomfortably close to "America First", which is something that worries me a lot. Just me I expect.
     
    Barry, Nov 8, 2022
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  11. Willow

    Willow Established Member (Voting Rights)

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    Barry, in the U.S. we have Forever Stamps and they say "forever" on them. It doesn't mean "America Forever," but rather these forever stamps can be used even if you purchased them years ago and mailing rates have increased since you first bought these stamps. They are still valid and can be used. Below is an explanation put out by our Postal Service.
    • The first Forever Stamp went on sale in April 2007 and it featured an image of the Liberty Bell. In 2011, all first-class one ounce stamps became forever stamps with the exception of stamps in coils of 500, 3,000, and 10,000.
    • As the name suggests, Forever Stamps can be used to mail a one-ounce letter regardless of when the stamps are purchased or used and no matter how prices may change in the future.
    • Forever Stamps are always sold at the same price as a regular First-Class Mail stamp.
    • The Postal Service developed the Forever Stamp for consumers ease of use during price changes.
    • Customers can use Forever Stamps for international mail, but since all international prices are higher than domestic prices, customers will need to attach additional postage. The value of the Forever Stamp is the domestic First-Class Mail letter price in effect on the day of use.
    Hope this helps. No need to worry.
     
    Willow, Nov 8, 2022
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  12. Hutan

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    Nice explanation @Willow, thank you.

    I was actually more bothered by the image of the stamp that appears at that Osteospermum link I posted above, where the Forever was crossed out. 'USA not forever' seemed even more worrying than 'USA forever'. I puzzled about it for a while, checking that the actual stamps didn't have the 'forever' crossed out. I assume the lines are there on the website to slow people down if they decide to print out the picture and stick them on an envelope - your post explains why they would choose the word forever to cross out.

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    Hutan, Nov 9, 2022
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  13. Barry

    Barry Senior Member (Voting Rights)

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    Thanks, yes. I would never have twigged that because in the UK I think all our stamps are like that anyway.
     
    Barry, Nov 9, 2022
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  14. Nellie

    Nellie Senior Member (Voting Rights)

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    @dave30th

    Still reporting on mail from Berkeley.

    Today I received a card from Michael C Lu enclosing a request for a monthly gift.
     
    Nellie, Dec 29, 2022
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  15. MeSci

    MeSci Senior Member (Voting Rights)

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    I received a card today too - didn't notice who from but it was probably the same.

    Such a waste of resources.
     
    MeSci, Dec 29, 2022
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  16. Trish

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    Me too.
     
    Trish, Dec 29, 2022
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  17. Wonko

    Wonko Senior Member (Voting Rights)

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    With careful planning and foresight I managed to avoid getting one.
     
    Wonko, Dec 29, 2022
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  18. John Mac

    John Mac Senior Member (Voting Rights)

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    I got one too
     
    John Mac, Dec 29, 2022
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  19. dave30th

    dave30th Senior Member (Voting Rights)

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    oh well, I guess there's no stopping it!
     
    dave30th, Dec 29, 2022
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  20. Trish

    Trish Moderator Staff Member

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    That was my conclusion. Never mind, straight in the recycling.
     
    Trish, Dec 29, 2022
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