[Publib] selling thumbdrive/usb devices

[Alana Abbott]

I mentioned this in an earlier conversation, so pardon for repeating. :) We
buy thumb drives as we can when they're on sale at Staples. We also collect
ink cartridges from patrons (as donations) and return those to Staples for
$3 a pop -- so sometimes we're able to make our Staples purchases by turning
in our Staples Rewards "checks."
We only buy them if we can get a pack that evens out to about $5 a drive. We
sell them at cost.

Hope that helps!
Alana Abbott, Reference Assistant
James Blackstone Memorial Library
758 Main St., Branford, CT 06405

On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 9:11 AM, Sally Tornow <s.tornow at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> I am interested in this topic as well - please reply on list.  Thanks!
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* elizabeth fraser <kcplmove at gmail.com>
> *To:* publib at webjunction.org
> *Sent:* Friday, October 9, 2009 8:58:00 AM
> *Subject:* [Publib] selling thumbdrive/usb devices
>
> Hi
>    We have sold computer disks for a buck for years, but they don't hold
> the big files people want today and disk drives get damaged on the public
> computers.  It may be time to move to selling thumbdrives, but they can't be
> sold for a buck.
>
>    So I'm asking the collective if you have made this move and what factors
> did you weigh in the decicion.  Where do you bulk buy them?  What size are
> they?  What do you charge? How did the public react to the change?
>
> Thanks so much
> Elizabeth
>
> --
> Elizabeth Fraser
> Reference Services Head
> Kanawha County Public Library
> 123 Capitol St
> Charleston WV 25301
>
>
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