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Sharon Stone Smith posted a reply on Re: Indoor Play Park/ Coffee Shop
Tuesday, Jul 30, 2024 at 4:02 PM
Said: Hi, We have a some in Sacramento, Ca too. The appeal is that the parents are allowed to be on their phone/laptop, drink coffee and be off to the side of the play area. I do think they are pricey. It might be an a...
Hayden Rigby posted a new Topic
Tuesday, Jul 30, 2024 at 3:11 PM
Pen Pal Program
Hi! I was wondering if there are any museums that would like to participate in a pen pal program with us?
At our museum, we recently set up a special mailbox where kids can write letters to the museum. It’s been super popular. I was thinking that it might be cute to partner with another museum to start a pen pal program.
I’m open to feedback, but basically, I was imagining advertising the program at our museum to see if our me...
Merredith Christos posted a new Topic
Tuesday, Jul 30, 2024 at 12:56 PM
new gift card fees?
Hello,
We have Square as our point of sale, and they are changing their policies as of Aug.2nd. They will now be charging us a load fee of 2.5% towards both physical and egift cards. This also affects our "refund to Gift Card" policy as we generally give people those if unable to attend due to illness or typical child-related issues.
Does anyone else use gift cards? If so, how do you combat the fees? And if you refund, do you also refund the ticket's face value or the fees?
It s...
We have Square as our point of sale, and they are changing their policies as of Aug.2nd. They will now be charging us a load fee of 2.5% towards both physical and egift cards. This also affects our "refund to Gift Card" policy as we generally give people those if unable to attend due to illness or typical child-related issues.
Does anyone else use gift cards? If so, how do you combat the fees? And if you refund, do you also refund the ticket's face value or the fees?
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Karen Pac posted a reply on Re: Birthday Parties
Tuesday, Jul 30, 2024 at 12:33 PM
Said: Hi! Families contact us thru our website or they email or call our Outreach Coordinator. She then gets the ball rolling with dates, interest area, etc. and when that is narrowed down she send a contract and an invoice ( that...
Kiersten Dittrich posted a reply on Re: Frontline training discussion on 8/13 at 3pm
Tuesday, Jul 30, 2024 at 10:38 AM
Said: The next frontline training discussion zoom is happening in two weeks! Mark your calendar and join us on zoom. Feel free to reach out with any questions.
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