Question for Blackcat on Scholastic

[daycare]

The e-mail I received on May 30:

First we want to point out that Scholastic buys the rights to publish books from other publishers (Random House, HarperCollins, etc) for the school market only; we are only able to provide book club accounts to classroom teachers, who are defined as the “school market”. This is why we need your school, daycare, preschool or home schools information.

they did that to me too. I had to call them and talkt to a manager....

[daycare]

I had another question for you BC--

Do you know if when the parents order online themselves if there is a deadline for when they need to place the order by? I have several parents that are placing book orders and they all want to do it online, which we have never done. So I was thinking about it and what if they all order at different times will our order even all ship together??

thank for your help...looks like you have been deemed scholastic customer service here....

[sharlan]

I finally got my account set up on Tues. I can't wait to get the order forms. You provide your referral info on your first order and the person that referred you gets extra bonus points.

[Blackcat31]

I had another question for you BC--

Do you know if when the parents order online themselves if there is a deadline for when they need to place the order by? I have several parents that are placing book orders and they all want to do it online, which we have never done. So I was thinking about it and what if they all order at different times will our order even all ship together??

thank for your help...looks like you have been deemed scholastic customer service here....

I think parents can order on-line at any time they want and there is no deadline that I know of for each month. I think you can even order things from past months' catalogs up to 2-3 months later.

I, personally place a deadline on all orders done on-line and orders submitted to me becuase I prefer to have all the books delivered at one time so I can sort through them and deal with Scholastic only one time per month. Just makes it easier.

Sometimes orders will ship separately but if all parents order as near to the deadline as possible, the shipments all arrive in the same week atleast so only one crazy week versus a crazy month of non-stop book orders.

I have all book orders due by the 10th of each month. It makes it easy for parents to remember and makes it simple for me.

[wahmof3]

Oh no! I just received an email from scholastic stating they need more information on my account before they can set it up

After reading other posts on here, I am a little worried they will not accept me because of being a home daycare

Fingers crossed that everything is good.

I used my daycare "name"

[sharlan]

Oh no! I just received an email from scholastic stating they need more information on my account before they can set it up

After reading other posts on here, I am a little worried they will not accept me because of being a home daycare

Fingers crossed that everything is good.

I used my daycare "name"

They accepted me and I signed up as a daycare. Someone called and verified my information, though.

[wahmof3]

It's all GOOD!!!

Just received an email with my account number and all

happyfacehappyfacehappyfacehappyface

[DaycareMama]

I signed up about a week or two ago and I have gotten nothing with a customer number on it???

I want to order stuff but the site is very un user friendly

[Blackcat31]

Your customer # is on the back of the catalogs they send and/or on the e-mail that confirms your account info.

If you didn't see it or get one, I'd call them as I'm sure they can tell you over the phone.

I've found the site to be easy once you place your first order but I do agree that it isn't the most user friendly and I did spend quite a while just playing around on the site before being comfortable with it or maybe just used to it I guess.

HTH

[Lyss]

I signed up online. The had to verify my information (they did it via email) but now I have a customer # and access to the book clubs. I signed up for Honeybee and firefly.

I have a quick question about catalogs: Do they automatically send them out (I'm assuming it will start next month if so) or do i need to request them somehow? I didn't see anything about it so I just wanted to check. Thanks!

[Blackcat31]

I signed up online. The had to verify my information (they did it via email) but now I have a customer # and access to the book clubs. I signed up for Honeybee and firefly.

I have a quick question about catalogs: Do they automatically send them out (I'm assuming it will start next month if so) or do i need to request them somehow? I didn't see anything about it so I just wanted to check. Thanks!

You should automatically start receiving them. If you don't get them within the next two weeks, I would call but usually they send them out on their own and a word of warning, you will get one in each box or order you make too so you will get MORE than enough! LOL!

I let my DCK's cut them up and use them for all sorts of things.

[satcook]

I had another question for you BC--

Do you know if when the parents order online themselves if there is a deadline for when they need to place the order by? I have several parents that are placing book orders and they all want to do it online, which we have never done. So I was thinking about it and what if they all order at different times will our order even all ship together??

thank for your help...looks like you have been deemed scholastic customer service here....

The parents orders are not fully placed until you go online and confirm them. Then they are sent out. At that time if you have $20+ in orders you will also be able to choose free books.

Lori

[Lyss]

You should automatically start receiving them. If you don't get them within the next two weeks, I would call but usually they send them out on their own and a word of warning, you will get one in each box or order you make too so you will get MORE than enough! LOL!

I let my DCK's cut them up and use them for all sorts of things.

Thanks!

That's a good idea to let them cut the extra up! My DCKs love to cut things!