I've been meaning to ask...
It's been a while now, since Amazon introduced the Smile program. Is there anyone who knows if it is paying dividends of any sort? Is it rude of me to ask? I'd like to think that anyone who supports amateur satellites would have signed up, but who knows? Maybe I'm the only one that did! (Actually, I know a couple others signed up at the same time I did, but I can't remember who.) Anyway, just wondered if the whole thing was a storm in a teapot, or if the ham satellite programme is receiving any real benefit.
I also signed up and have bought a few things but it is my understanding only 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products goes to AMSAT. So if you buy a DVD worth $19.99 and it's eligible for AmazonSmile, roughly $0.10 of that $19.99 will go to AMSAT but I think Amazon waits until something like $100 is collected before sending any money to AMSAT.
I've also signed up, and have probably bought a few hundred dollars worth of stuff since then. .5% is not huge, and is probably more helpful to Amazon (via publicity) than to AMSAT, but it can't hurt.
I would add that usually I go directly to the Smile page with my link, but on the rare occasion when I might follow another link or even type in amazon.com, Amazon reminds me that I am signed up for Smile. Not bad.
Burns
On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 2:12 AM, Bryan Herbert ke6zgp@gmail.com wrote:
I also signed up and have bought a few things but it is my understanding only 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products goes to AMSAT. So if you buy a DVD worth $19.99 and it's eligible for AmazonSmile, roughly $0.10 of that $19.99 will go to AMSAT but I think Amazon waits until something like $100 is collected before sending any money to AMSAT.
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To date, we have received $66.62 from Amazon Smile
73- Martha
On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 8:35 AM, Burns Fisher burns@fisher.cc wrote:
I've also signed up, and have probably bought a few hundred dollars worth of stuff since then. .5% is not huge, and is probably more helpful to Amazon (via publicity) than to AMSAT, but it can't hurt.
I would add that usually I go directly to the Smile page with my link, but on the rare occasion when I might follow another link or even type in amazon.com, Amazon reminds me that I am signed up for Smile. Not bad.
Burns
On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 2:12 AM, Bryan Herbert ke6zgp@gmail.com wrote:
I also signed up and have bought a few things but it is my understanding only 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products goes to AMSAT. So if you buy a DVD worth $19.99 and it's eligible for AmazonSmile, roughly
$0.10
of that $19.99 will go to AMSAT but I think Amazon waits until something like $100 is collected before sending any money to AMSAT.
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Wait, if my math is right that means a total of $13,324 has gone through Amazon smile in the name of AMSAT!
- Brent
On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 7:45 AM, Martha martha@amsat.org wrote:
To date, we have received $66.62 from Amazon Smile
73- Martha
On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 8:35 AM, Burns Fisher burns@fisher.cc wrote:
I've also signed up, and have probably bought a few hundred dollars worth of stuff since then. .5% is not huge, and is probably more helpful to Amazon (via publicity) than to AMSAT, but it can't hurt.
I would add that usually I go directly to the Smile page with my link,
but
on the rare occasion when I might follow another link or even type in amazon.com, Amazon reminds me that I am signed up for Smile. Not bad.
Burns
On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 2:12 AM, Bryan Herbert ke6zgp@gmail.com wrote:
I also signed up and have bought a few things but it is my
understanding
only 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products goes to AMSAT. So
if
you buy a DVD worth $19.99 and it's eligible for AmazonSmile, roughly
$0.10
of that $19.99 will go to AMSAT but I think Amazon waits until
something
like $100 is collected before sending any money to AMSAT.
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Thats actually an impressive total, the percentage for AMSAT Is small but wow! Every bit counts.
On Tuesday, July 22, 2014, Brenton Salmi kb1lqd@gmail.com wrote:
Wait, if my math is right that means a total of $13,324 has gone through Amazon smile in the name of AMSAT!
- Brent
On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 7:45 AM, Martha <martha@amsat.org javascript:;> wrote:
To date, we have received $66.62 from Amazon Smile
73- Martha
On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 8:35 AM, Burns Fisher burns@fisher.cc wrote:
I've also signed up, and have probably bought a few hundred dollars
worth
of stuff since then. .5% is not huge, and is probably more helpful to Amazon (via publicity) than to AMSAT, but it can't hurt.
I would add that usually I go directly to the Smile page with my link,
but
on the rare occasion when I might follow another link or even type in amazon.com, Amazon reminds me that I am signed up for Smile. Not bad.
Burns
On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 2:12 AM, Bryan Herbert <ke6zgp@gmail.com
javascript:;> wrote:
I also signed up and have bought a few things but it is my
understanding
only 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products goes to AMSAT.
So
if
you buy a DVD worth $19.99 and it's eligible for AmazonSmile, roughly
$0.10
of that $19.99 will go to AMSAT but I think Amazon waits until
something
like $100 is collected before sending any money to AMSAT.
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It isn't a lot of revenue earned but it's one more capacitor on a cubesat board, I guess. The thing is to persuade more people to sign up.
On 07/22/2014 12:03 PM, Bryce Salmi wrote:
Thats actually an impressive total, the percentage for AMSAT Is small but wow! Every bit counts.
On Tuesday, July 22, 2014, Brenton Salmi kb1lqd@gmail.com wrote:
Wait, if my math is right that means a total of $13,324 has gone through Amazon smile in the name of AMSAT!
- Brent
On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 7:45 AM, Martha <martha@amsat.org javascript:;> wrote:
To date, we have received $66.62 from Amazon Smile
73- Martha
On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 8:35 AM, Burns Fisher burns@fisher.cc wrote:
I've also signed up, and have probably bought a few hundred dollars
worth
of stuff since then. .5% is not huge, and is probably more helpful to Amazon (via publicity) than to AMSAT, but it can't hurt.
I would add that usually I go directly to the Smile page with my link,
but
on the rare occasion when I might follow another link or even type in amazon.com, Amazon reminds me that I am signed up for Smile. Not bad.
Burns
On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 2:12 AM, Bryan Herbert <ke6zgp@gmail.com
javascript:;> wrote:
I also signed up and have bought a few things but it is my
understanding
only 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products goes to AMSAT.
So
if
you buy a DVD worth $19.99 and it's eligible for AmazonSmile, roughly
$0.10
of that $19.99 will go to AMSAT but I think Amazon waits until
something
like $100 is collected before sending any money to AMSAT.
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It just got me to sign up. I spend at least 10% of the total AMSAT smile amount every year on Amazon. If everyone signs up the total would be significantly larger...
73 Jeff KB2M
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It isn't a lot of revenue earned but it's one more capacitor on a cubesat board, I guess. The thing is to persuade more people to sign up.
On 07/22/2014 12:03 PM, Bryce Salmi wrote:
Thats actually an impressive total, the percentage for AMSAT Is small but wow! Every bit counts.
On Tuesday, July 22, 2014, Brenton Salmi kb1lqd@gmail.com wrote:
Wait, if my math is right that means a total of $13,324 has gone through Amazon smile in the name of AMSAT!
- Brent
On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 7:45 AM, Martha <martha@amsat.org javascript:;> wrote:
To date, we have received $66.62 from Amazon Smile
73- Martha
On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 8:35 AM, Burns Fisher burns@fisher.cc wrote:
I've also signed up, and have probably bought a few hundred dollars
worth
of stuff since then. .5% is not huge, and is probably more helpful to Amazon (via publicity) than to AMSAT, but it can't hurt.
I would add that usually I go directly to the Smile page with my link,
but
on the rare occasion when I might follow another link or even type in amazon.com, Amazon reminds me that I am signed up for Smile. Not bad.
Burns
On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 2:12 AM, Bryan Herbert <ke6zgp@gmail.com
javascript:;> wrote:
I also signed up and have bought a few things but it is my
understanding
only 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products goes to AMSAT.
So
if
you buy a DVD worth $19.99 and it's eligible for AmazonSmile, roughly
$0.10
of that $19.99 will go to AMSAT but I think Amazon waits until
something
like $100 is collected before sending any money to AMSAT.
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$66 is close to one 4 layer PCB test board for testing out an idea for example. It's not much, but it certainly helps. Capacitors are like $0.01 each nowadays.
On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 10:43 AM, Gus gus@8p6sm.net wrote:
It isn't a lot of revenue earned but it's one more capacitor on a cubesat board, I guess. The thing is to persuade more people to sign up.
On 07/22/2014 12:03 PM, Bryce Salmi wrote:
Thats actually an impressive total, the percentage for AMSAT Is small but wow! Every bit counts.
On Tuesday, July 22, 2014, Brenton Salmi kb1lqd@gmail.com wrote:
Wait, if my math is right that means a total of $13,324 has gone through
Amazon smile in the name of AMSAT!
- Brent
On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 7:45 AM, Martha <martha@amsat.org javascript:;>
wrote:
To date, we have received $66.62 from Amazon Smile
73- Martha
On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 8:35 AM, Burns Fisher burns@fisher.cc wrote:
I've also signed up, and have probably bought a few hundred dollars
worth
of stuff since then. .5% is not huge, and is probably more helpful to
Amazon (via publicity) than to AMSAT, but it can't hurt.
I would add that usually I go directly to the Smile page with my link,
but
on the rare occasion when I might follow another link or even type in amazon.com, Amazon reminds me that I am signed up for Smile. Not bad.
Burns
On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 2:12 AM, Bryan Herbert <ke6zgp@gmail.com
javascript:;> wrote:
I also signed up and have bought a few things but it is my
understanding
only 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products goes to AMSAT.
So
if
you buy a DVD worth $19.99 and it's eligible for AmazonSmile, roughly
$0.10
of that $19.99 will go to AMSAT but I think Amazon waits until
something
like $100 is collected before sending any money to AMSAT.
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On 07/22/2014 01:52 PM, Bryce Salmi wrote:
Capacitors are like $0.01 each nowadays.
We call it HUMOR. :-)
I know :D
On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 11:05 AM, Gus gus@8p6sm.net wrote:
On 07/22/2014 01:52 PM, Bryce Salmi wrote:
Capacitors are like $0.01 each nowadays.
We call it HUMOR. :-)
-- Gus 8P6SM The Easternmost Isle
This makes me happy. I am a former member of the kysat-1 team and now an employee of amazon. Have yet to sign up for smile but will for sure now!
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On Jul 21, 2014, at 11:19 PM, Gus gus@8p6sm.net wrote:
I've been meaning to ask...
It's been a while now, since Amazon introduced the Smile program. Is there anyone who knows if it is paying dividends of any sort? Is it rude of me to ask? I'd like to think that anyone who supports amateur satellites would have signed up, but who knows? Maybe I'm the only one that did! (Actually, I know a couple others signed up at the same time I did, but I can't remember who.) Anyway, just wondered if the whole thing was a storm in a teapot, or if the ham satellite programme is receiving any real benefit.
-- Gus 8P6SM The Easternmost Isle
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