May 1

Thanks for the inventory reports! If you have not yet submitted your report please do so promptly so that we can reconcile ALA's inventory for April and finalize our sales numbers for the month. If I emailed you with questions, please respond quickly.

eScrip along with Safeway is running a contest to see which school can increase its sales the most in May. Thanks for helping people get linked to ALA!
 Please check with your Safeway supporters to see if they have linked their Safeway Club Card to ALA. If they haven't yet done this, here is a grocery store information sheet for you to give them.

Please make yourself very available to people who are looking for Mother's Day and graduation gifts. Use these gift-giving days as an opportunity to raise Scrip awareness!

Have you tried MyScripWallet? Let me know what you think! Also submit feedback to ShopwithScrip.com - they're eager to hear from you! I've had several great experiences:

1. I went to the outlet mall, and the kids wanted to go into Old Navy. They were giving out really good coupons, and they had sales on clothes that the kids wanted. While in the checkout line I estimated that I needed at least $50 in Scrip. I purchased it on my phone while waiting in line, and when I checked out, the cashier scanned my phone and redeemed my $50 gift card. With the 14% profit, the Scrip program earned $7, simply because I used my phone!

2. I was in Target and my husband found an item that wasn't on my shopping list that night. No problem. I went to MyScripWallet and reloaded my Target Scrip card for the extra amount. How convenient!

3. We went to Sam's Club and I purchased Walmart ScripNow! on my phone. The cashier was tired and grumpy, and she half-heartedly scanned my gift card code. That didn't work, but she was able to key in the gift card number, and I thus was able to redeem my Walmart ScripNow! In talking with the CEO of Great Lakes Scrip/Shopwithscrip.com, I learned that many Sam's Club customers are finding success with the self-check line and then scanning their Walmart ScripNow! from their phone. 

What has your experience been? Please share! And please encourage supporters to try it themselves. I hope to put out an email soon to everyone regarding this. But if they already have a ShopwithScrip.com account they have received emails from them and can follow the instructions in the email to get started.