Photo postage
May. 2nd, 2005 10:01 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
magidStamps.com is restarting their photo postage program (does it count for alliteration if the p sounds like f?) on May 17. And they're going for people's philatelic side with the offer of special "first day" banners for people who order by the 16th. I can so see this becoming a trendy thing for weddings and baby announcements...
According to a news story,
"The initial 7.5 -week test sparked orders for more than 2.7 million stamps and generated $2.3 million in revenue. Of the 83,000 images submitted, nine inappropriate images were made into stamps."
- A sheet of 20 $.37 stamps costs $16.99.
- How much extra (above the face value of the stamp) are you paying per sheet? Per stamp?
- If you buy 10 sheets, the cost is $13.99 each. How much extra are you paying per sheet? Per stamp?
- Is it worth buying 10 sheets? Explain your reasoning.
- How much extra (above the face value of the stamp) are you paying per sheet? Per stamp?
"The initial 7.5 -week test sparked orders for more than 2.7 million stamps and generated $2.3 million in revenue. Of the 83,000 images submitted, nine inappropriate images were made into stamps."
- What was the average number of stamps ordered per week?
- How much revenue did the company earn per stamp?
- What percent of images were appropriate?