Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2017 08:39:15 -0500
To: acqnet_at_lists.ala.org
Hello Michael My university joined Amazon Business last year - that seems to have solved the problem for us, since when I now place an order, I'm prompted to enter in a PO number - that then shows up on my purchasing card monthly statement. Stacey Stacey Marien Acquisitions Librarian American University 4400 Massachusetts Ave, NW Library Technical Services Spring Valley – Room 148 Washington, DC 20016 smarien_at_american.edu 202-885-3842 orcid.org/0000-0003-2608-4559 On Fri, Nov 17, 2017 at 2:03 PM, Michael Schillace <mschilla1_at_cayuga-cc.edu> wrote: > Hello Acquisitions friends, > > > > Today we received our monthly Amazon statement and noticed a major change > Amazon has made. On the statement they are no longer providing the > order/invoice numbers that we see when we order books and that we print for > our records. Instead they are listing invoices using a mix of upper and > lowercase letters. We have always verified receipt and matched invoices > with numbers, which Amazon’s new system seemingly makes impossible. Has > anyone had this happen yet and do you have suggestions on how to proceed? > > > > In part because of Amazon’s lack first of packing slips and now of actual > invoice numbers, we have questioned Amazon’s value to us as a vendor. Years > ago they provided normal paperwork and invoices; now they continue to make > normal library processes difficult from a receiving and bookkeeping > perspective. > > > > Thank you for your time, > > > > Michael Schillace > > Technical Services > > Norman F. Bourke Memorial Library > > Cayuga Community College > > 197 Franklin St. > <https://maps.google.com/?q=197+Franklin+St.%0D+Auburn,+NY+13021%0D+315&entry=gmail&source=g> > > Auburn, NY 13021 > <https://maps.google.com/?q=197+Franklin+St.%0D+Auburn,+NY+13021%0D+315&entry=gmail&source=g> > > 315-294-8620 <(315)%20294-8620> mschilla1_at_cayuga-cc.edu > > > > > > >
