From: John (john@darkroompro.com)
Date: 06/02/03-02:43:40 PM Z
To all concerned with using Azo contact printing paper. I received the
following notice from Michael A. Smith and Paul Chamlee this morning. I have
confirmed with Michael that it is OK to forward this to all of the forums I
frequent.
John
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Notices@MichaelandPaula.com [mailto:Notices@MichaelandPaula.com]
>Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 2:32 PM
>To: john@darkroompro.com
>Subject: MichaelandPaula.com Notice
>
>May 30, 2003
>
>AZO GRADE 3: STATUS REPORT: Good news, with a slight catch.
>
>We finally received definitive word from the "powers that be" at Kodak
>regarding the status of Azo Grade 3 in all sizes.
>
>First, the good news: The good news is that Kodak has told us they
>will continue to manufacture Azo! It is truly amazing that Paula and I,
>with the help of your good letters and emails, which we forwarded on to
>them, were able to convince the Eastman Kodak Company to continue to
>manufacture a product that had been discontinued. They told me that
>they believed this was the first time something like this had ever
>happened.
>
>Now the slight catch: Kodak has told us they will only do this if we
>buy all of the remaining stock at this time! This significant quantity
>is an amount that is more than double our normal yearly order. If we
>purchase all of the remaining stock, they have agreed to give us last
>year's prices and thus, we will not have to raise the price to you. If
>we cannot buy all of the remaining stock, the price of all Grade 3 will
>immediately be significantly higher, as it is all now a "special
>order."
>
>Next year, when we reorder, and a new master roll is manufactured, it
>is likely the price will go up, perhaps significantly. But for now,
>because Kodak's price to us will stay the same (provided we buy this
>whole roll), our price to you can stay the same. This also means that
>beginning now, when we buy all of the current remaining supply, it is
>likely we will be the only supplier of this product, worldwide.
>
>In order to place our large order with Kodak at this time and to keep
>Azo alive, we need your help. No, we are not asking for donations. What
>we are asking, however, is that you place your orders NOW for Grade 3
>(and for Grade 2 for that matter, as we must place our yearly order for
>that, too, at this time). If we do not receive enough orders, it is
>possible that we will not be able to make this purchase.
>
>Here is what we have in current stock:
>
>Grade 3: We have only a very few boxes of 20x24 on hand. Currently we
>are out of stock for Grade 3 8x10 in both 100-sheet and 500-sheet
>sizes.
>
>Grade 2: We have only a very few boxes of 8x10 in both 100-sheet and
>500-sheet boxes on hand, and we are out of stock for Grade 2 in 20x24.
>
>Therefore, we are eager to place our new order with Kodak immediately
>and to fill your requests for any amount you may be ordering.
>
>PLEASE PLACE YOUR ORDER NOW. We will not cash your check or process
>your credit card until we are ready to make shipments, but at this time
>we do need your order--perhaps even your total expected order for the
>forthcoming year if at all possible.
>
>We will calculate shipping and handling and tell you the amount either
>for writing a check or for crediting your credit card. We happily
>accept all major credit cards, as do all merchants, but at this time,
>when this particularly large order must be placed, if you could make
>payment by check it would be most helpful and appreciated. When orders
>are charged to credit cards we must pay a percentage of sales to the
>credit card company, and those 3% charges do add up. Thank you.
>
>Were we wealthy we would just do this ourselves, but we simply cannot.
>We thank you in advance for helping us keep Azo Grade 3 in production,
>and Azo Grade 2, as well. Were there only one grade of Azo remaining,
>this beautiful paper certainly would not last long.
>
>With many thanks for helping us keep Azo alive,
>
>Michael A. Smith and Paula Chamlee
>--
>Visit our web site at www.michaelandpaula.com
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