Is there a good SMTP service to send bulk emails (or another good solution for sending bulk emails, using the tools I already have, rather than a service like Mailchimp?)
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posted by ManInSuit
on Jan 16, 2013 -
14 answers
I live in Canada. I am not a business. I would like to find trustworthy, extremely cost-effective companies from which I can purchase wholesale (by dozens or hundreds, not thousands, and with low or no minimum purchase) quantities of the following items:
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posted by windykites
on Nov 17, 2012 -
10 answers
[bulk forwarding/importing from one gmail account to a personal gmail account]: not.tech.savvy.person needing help.
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posted by anya32
on Jan 12, 2012 -
6 answers
Recently I
learned that
The Sims creator Will Wright stamps his name on worthless currency and uses that as his "business card". I find this very charming as he can keep his cards alongside his actual cash. I would like to do the same thing, with the cheapest currency I can find, but when I went to the currency exchange place down the road from me, the cheapest currency they had was still very expensive. Each "card" would have cost me like, 20 cents or something. Where can I buy stacks and stacks of worthless cash for rock bottom prices?
posted by Sully
on Jan 5, 2012 -
15 answers
Help me take a big bite out of my Christmas shopping. What are some small, cheap, amusing things that I can buy in bulk?
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posted by Scientist
on Dec 1, 2011 -
13 answers
I'm a member of a few different groups that periodically put together a bulk orders from wholesalers as a way to get a discount and also to bring products to our small island community that are hard to get otherwise. I'm managing one of these groups, and am finding that as it grows the amount of time spent keeping track of everybody's orders, calculating how much everyone owes, and dividing up the order after it's been received, has been increasing with each larger order. I've incorporated spreadsheets and a mailing list into my process but it still involved a great deal of manual processing. I've started writing some scripts to help out as well, but it occurs to me that others doing this must have faced these problems as well. I've tried some googling but haven't found much information out there, so I'm wondering how the rest of you do this.
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posted by Emanuel
on Nov 29, 2011 -
9 answers
Recommendations for where can I get USB drives in bulk? A musician friend of mine is looking to distribute her stuff with 'em!
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posted by Wink Ricketts
on Nov 2, 2011 -
5 answers
Last Second Super-Specific Costume help: I finally hit in an outfit idea that excites me, but it requires a large amount of cheap costume jewelry ( rings, brackets, and necklaces). Where do I find a lot of varied, disposable junk jewelry for not a lot of money without spending hours trolling flea markets and wholesalers? In the NYC area.
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posted by The Whelk
on Oct 21, 2011 -
9 answers
I am getting married in two weeks in the Prospect Park Picnic House in Brooklyn. My fiancee and I are providing the alcohol (two types of beer, a red wine and a white wine and a glass of champagne for a champagne toast). Does anyone have good recommendations for a local business that we can buy in bulk from and have them deliver the alcohol to the Picnic House on the day of the wedding?
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posted by Falconetti
on Aug 23, 2011 -
8 answers
Does anyone have experience with ordering bulk flowers online? I'm looking for a reliable company to buy a bunch of flowers from for an event in mid September.
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posted by sciencegeek
on Jul 26, 2011 -
10 answers
What simple, tasty things can I make with a large quantity of canned salmon that I bought at CostCo in a moment of fishy overenthusiasm?
posted by killdevil
on Dec 4, 2010 -
30 answers
Any suggestions on where I can buy inexpensive bulk canvas tote bags? I don't need anything printed on them, but they do need to have a size that is reasonable for groceries (roughly 18x14 and with a gusset). Any retailers that anyone can recommend? Right now it looks to be about $3-4 a bag the best I can find.
posted by Woo!
on Jul 21, 2010 -
7 answers
Where can I get oats in bulk near the Boston area? I'm looking to cut down my breakfast costs, so I want to buy
something like this. I assume that I could get it even cheaper than Amazon if I got it from a local cooperative/farm/something in the Boston area. Is that true, and if it is, how do I go about locating such a place?
posted by long
on May 31, 2010 -
10 answers
I'm looking to pick up a TV series on DVD. I'm fine with buying used DVDs, but some eBay sellers worry me. I see folks who offer the same collected sets, using the same pictures, and the whole set is selling for significantly less if I bought the seasons individually. Are they trustworthy? Or am I unaware of large discount sales where these people might get their stock? More queries inside.
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posted by filthy light thief
on Apr 27, 2010 -
8 answers
Each year our company sends our customers holiday gifts as well as a calendar (we use employee photos for the calendar). The gift we want to send this year is a 7-inch digital photo frame. We'd like to pre-load an SD card with past calendar photos - for display on the photo frame. I would like to purchase (at lowest cost of course) 200-300 1 GB SD cards. I prefer no retail packaging (we'd just have to spend time tearing into that stupid theft-proof plastic).
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posted by tniccum
on Nov 2, 2009 -
5 answers
I have discovered that someone I don't like very much made a mistake: he sent a large quantity of individually personalized mail at bulk mail rates via USPS. I believe this is a no-no, but ultimately I would guess it is a pretty minor no-no. What are the consequences of this? Are there civil or criminal penalties when this is discovered?
posted by Mr. Justice
on Oct 21, 2009 -
15 answers
What are some good, healthy bulk recipes (200 people) that I can serve at my camp?
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posted by rmless
on Aug 14, 2009 -
16 answers
Had an idea for a new design of dog leash and want to make and hopefully sell it. I've had a heck of a time finding a source for all the little locking/clasping components found on your typical leash. How do I find them?
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posted by my homunculus is drowning
on Jul 26, 2009 -
6 answers
What do I do with all these potatoes? I need recipes that keep, and/or storage tips for tons of small to medium sized potatoes.
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posted by purpletangerine
on Jul 3, 2009 -
26 answers
What bulk item can I bring with me to Ghana to hand out to begging children? Toothbrushes? Food? Toys?
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posted by BusyBusyBusy
on Jun 14, 2009 -
18 answers
Where can I buy Diet Mountain Dew in cases in/around northeast New Jersey (as close as possible to Scotch Plains)? I can't even seem to find it in 2L bottles, but I'm really looking for the 36-can cases.
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posted by ThyroidBob
on May 20, 2009 -
8 answers
Need source for wholesale jute/burlap bags for holding bulk foods. Should be tight weave for holding fine food items such as flour; produced in the USA if possible; and made from organically grown jute if possible.
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posted by franklen
on Apr 23, 2009 -
21 answers
I am the bookmobile librarian for a small rural system in WNC. In April I will be participating in a festival for children and would like to give them each a book.
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posted by haikuku
on Feb 19, 2009 -
10 answers
Where can I buy poster putty in bulk? (Poster putty is known as Blu Tack, White Tack, Museum Putty, Zorkai, Prestik, Tack n' Stick, Sticky Tack, etc...)
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posted by dirty lies
on Jan 7, 2009 -
4 answers
Print Filter(heh): I just bought a spandy-old Epson Stylus 3000 Big-A$$-Inkjet, and I have a couple questions about it that fairly persistent Googling failed to answer.
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posted by baylink
on Dec 19, 2008 -
7 answers
OK, hypothetical situation: you've spent a long time building a huge collection of electronic music CDs (several thousand.) Some of them are "rare" and most of them are "meaningful" but now that you've moved to beatport, torrents & all digital files, real CDs just don't have the same value to you that they used to. And for that matter, there's probably very few albums you couldn't find again if you spent a little time.
At what point do you finally say, "I no longer need dozens of boxes filled with CDs I used to love?" I just reached that point myself. It's time to purge ... but I don't know how to do it!
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posted by SteveEisner
on Dec 12, 2008 -
34 answers
The only difference between regular vodka and super premium vodka is the price. Double shielded, gold plated speaker cables work just as well as cheap ones.
What other consumer goods have "premium" versions that are identical to the budget version?
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posted by andrewzipp
on Sep 29, 2008 -
55 answers
I have a newfound love of tea, especially that from
Rishi tea. However, it costs an arm and a leg for the little container that I can guzzle down in a week or two.
I want to buy tea in bulk, but I don't know where to get quality tea at a good price. Rishi costs $40 a pound. Is $40 the going rate for a pound of good tea? I found
this old thread, but I would like suggestions on a place to purchase online. How is
Coffee Bean Direct's tea? Bonus points for an awesome green/mint blend and fair-trade/organic! If there's a good tea discussion board with pointers about what's good, I'd love to know about that, too!
posted by jstef
on Mar 23, 2008 -
16 answers
Seeking a bulk source for blank paper in a specific size range: shorter side anywhere from 5 to 6.5 inches, longer side anywhere from 6.5 to 8 inches. Also seeking hard/thick cardstock in bulk, same size range. Recycled a big plus but not a must. (I'm in U.S./NYC.)
posted by sparrows
on Mar 12, 2008 -
6 answers
How do I search French ebay effectively for lots of used French childrens clothing?
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posted by taff
on Dec 18, 2007 -
6 answers
I need help devising an enticing email invite for users to view my social network reboot. Anyone have a suggestion for a tongue & cheek crowd beyond the "Check out our new.." retoric?
posted by davidstith
on Dec 10, 2007 -
8 answers
I need cheap bulk candy (preferably of a mixed variety). The cheaper, the better. What's the best place online to order it?
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posted by ThePinkSuperhero
on Oct 17, 2007 -
8 answers
