i CBC Members,

I have been asked several times about creating something members could spend their CBC points on.  So I have a couple ideas rolling around and wanted your input.

IDEA # ONE: Buying 6"x4" photo prints

Not sure if everyone knows it or not but you can mail a 6"x4" photograph through the US Postal Service (US Post Office) as if it is a postcard and attaching a post card postage stamp to it.  It works, I do it all the time. 

If you order multiple prints they can be sent to you in an envelope so you can then mail them out to your friends. However, ordering just one, it would be sent to you as 'postcard'.

SOOO, if everyone likes this idea, we have some 6"x4" photo prints that have been decorated for the upcoming Valentine holiday that you can spend your points on.  (I am not forgetting our members who do not celebrate certain holidays and will include some non-decorated photos as well).

There will be a total of 250 photos and they will go on a first come first serve basis.

Here is the question for your input:  Would you rather use your points to purchase your 6x4 photo prints outright, keep in mind there are only 250 total prints, which means members with many points could snap them all up before anyone else got a chance.  OR, would you rather I post the photos and then in the comments area members could 'bid' on the photo prints by posting in the comments how many points they'd offer/spend on that photo?

Let me know your choice ASAP as I would like to start this February 1, 2010 and finish by February 5, 2010 so hopefully members can receive them before Valentine's Day.

NOTE: Point earning levels have been recently reset back to their defaults, as some of the items were still left at the previous higher contest earning levels.  We will be increasing points for logging in, giving & receiving star ratings etc between January 28, 2010 and February 2, 2010.

IDEA # TWO:  Buying Special Screensavers & Desktop Wallpapers

I have been working on a couple new series of screensavers featuring the cats of BCR.  Some of those will be offered as freebies to all web site visitors on BCF and others will be held back and offered only for members to purchase themw ith their CBC points.  Would you be interested in this?

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