Arbor Day Surveys

[duh]

Is anyone else getting these surveys?  They look like just another way to ask for donations to me.  What do you think?

[Bonnie]

I haven't seen one, but you are probably right.

[Jim]

I got one and thought the same thing.  Looks like they wanted $10 minimum.  Sorry, but mine went in the trash.

[bestofour]

Is it from the Arbor Day Foundation?  I've never known them to direct mail for donations.  Guess times are harder than I thought.  I know they have really cute cards you can order online.  Like
 
 
“What’s Sappening!”

Inside Message:

I planted a tree for you just so I could say that. In your honor, a tree has been planted in a National Forest.

Occasion: Just Because

Most of the money from the card sales goes into planting trees.

It always bothers me when places send out bulk mailings asking for money.  I wonder what the percentage of income from those mailings is because it costs money to send out those bulk mailings.

Off on a tangent here, but I subscribe to Birds and Blooms magazines and love it.  But I get a statement from them at least once a week with a special offer asking me to reorder early.  I have reordered early before but I still continue to get those weekly mailings.  I finally emailed them and asked about it and was sent an email saying subscriptions are down and so on and so on.  I think if they would save the money on the mailings they'd be better off.
 

[Jessica]

I get Birds and Blooms too, Sheri, and get all of those mailings also.  It's frustrating.

[duh]

Direct Mail gets about a 4% response according to the statistics I've read.  

[bestofour]

Good grief.  seems like they're losing money.

[dodge]

oh oh

Dumb me sent the $10. and you get 10 trees for that . I hope we do.

I wanted the 2 golden chain trees.

dodge

[Tina]

Baby those trees along, Dodge. They are not always in the best shape when they arrive.

[dodge]

LOL

Are they here in the fall or spring?

I have planted trees from seeds that grew.  Catapala tree,weigla, japanese crab apple.Now have some I dont know the names.. Folks send the seed an I try........

dodge

[duh]

It's not dumb if you want the trees.  I would do it if I were ready for trees this year but I'm not. 

[dodge]

Thanks I had the one tree, golden chain rooted . Several ones, an gave one away. Hers grew mine died. Oh how terrible.
So I am hoping for success.

LOL
dodge

[duh]

I know of 3 different trees that are all called golden chain trees.  Do you know which ones you ordered?  One is like 6 to 10 feet tall, one is like 20 feet tall and one is huge. 

[dodge]

 

Heck, I dont know ?? But I do live on a farm, an size is not a problem. I think Arbor day just picks them, an sends.

10 trees of different types.

barb

[duh]

That's true you could get any kind.  I was looking at golden chain last year I think.  I got seed from several different people and all the seeds are different.  That's when I started researching things.  I wanted the small one to camoflouage the electric pole in the center of my front yard.

[dodge]

Oh dear,
I had no idea there were varietys.

I gave a great one away, an mine died. Started from seed..