[AISLE-Share] Book Fairs

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We are in the process of having our first Follett fair now, and we have
always used Scholastic in the past.
We got off to a bad start with Follett.  All three schools did not get
their order delivered until Thursday around1:30.  We were supposed to get
it Wednesday since conferences were Thursday.  Luckily the set up was super
easy unlike Scholastic which seems to take forever.  Follett had 4 cases
which are super nice looking, and the table displays come in wire racks
already set up and you just plunk them on the table.  The cash register is
super easy too.  I like the clean looking set up and the only "junk" they
have is pens and erasers which went super quick but they don't replenish.
I don't like the fact that the books are mostly hardcover and definitely
more expensive as a whole than Scholastic. But they are nice looking and
not bent or open or ratty looking like some of Scholastics are.  The
overall appearance of the fair is nicer and everyone has commented on that
- kids, teachers and parents.
Something that worries me is that I have a day and a half left of the fair
and I am barely half of what I made last year with Scholastic.  So I am
still a bit mixed - Scholastic reps seem better - more personal contact as
opposed to email. Also, I feel like there are 3 or 4 different people
emailing me from Follett, so I am not 100% sure who to contact with an
issue.
 I felt like I could get what I wanted with Scholastic, Follett limits your
choices (they pick the # of cases based on your past sales, you can only
pick a certain amount of categories like State award winners, bargain
books, etc.)  I do like that Follett automatically sends you stuff based on
your sales, so you don't have to think what you think will go fast and
things can be drop shipped.
I am having a Scholastic Buy One Get One in the spring because Follett
doesn't offer one and I like to do that so the kids have books for the
summer.
  I haven't decided what to do next fall yet.
Hope that helps.

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> This may already have been discussed in the past, but has anyone had a
> Follett Book Fair this year? If you have always used Scholastic and then
> made the switch to Follett, what are the pros and cons?
>
> Thanks!
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