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 ----- Original Message ----- From: Gus <g...@8p6sm.net> To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Tue, 22 Jul 2014 17:43:00 -0000 (UTC) Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Amazon Smile 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 <kb1...@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 <mar...@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 <bu...@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 <ke6...@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. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Bryan Herbert - KE6ZGP >>>>> Newhall, CA. DM04RJ USA >>>>> http://bryanherbert.com >>>>> http://twitter.com/ke6zgp >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org <javascript:;>. Opinions expressed are >> those of the >>> author. >>>>> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite >>>> program! >>>>> Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org <javascript:;>. Opinions expressed are >> those of the author. >>>> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite >>> program! >>>> Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 73- Martha >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org <javascript:;>. Opinions expressed are >> those of the author. >>> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite >> program! >>> Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org <javascript:;>. Opinions expressed are those >> of the author. >> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! >> Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb >> > _______________________________________________ > Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > -- Gus 8P6SM The Easternmost Isle _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
