Group: FSF:office volunteers/bundling stickers

From LibrePlanet
Jump to: navigation, search
(moved instructions over from the parent page.)
 
 
Line 1: Line 1:
−
Bundling stickers is one of the ways to [[Group:FSF:office volunteers|help out]] at the FSF office. This page contains the instructions for the task.
+
Bundling stickers is one of the ways to [[Group:FSF:office volunteers|help out at the FSF office]]. This page contains the instructions for the task.
  
 
== Bundling Stickers ==
 
== Bundling Stickers ==
  
−
Since the FSF often sends out large sticker packs to free software conferences around the world, it's really helpful to have sets of 100 for each sticker type in stock.
+
"FSF" stands for "Free Sticker Foundation" - and indeed we really hand out the decals. As I type, we have about 150,000 in inventory - nearly all of them neatly bundled in stacks of 100. This makes inventory a lot easier to count and control.
  
−
==== Starting Out ====
+
This task happens when we receive a box of stickers - usually five or ten thousand at a time. We bundle the entire delivery as soon as possible so we always know exactly how many are on hand.
  
−
If you'd like to to do this job, find the sticker boxes in the closet next to the scanning machine. It is at the back of the office, on the right.
+
Freshly delivered stickers typically rest near the front desk, by the elevator.
  
−
Find sticker types that don't seem to have a lot of bundles, and grab a whole bunch to compile.
+
==== How to do it ====
  
−
==== Tips ====
+
* For individual stickers: Count ten piles of ten stickers each and agglomerate them into a single pile of 100. This is your master pile. Stack some of the remaining stickers into a pile of equal height, bind them with a sturdy rubber band, and slip in a piece of paper marked "100". Repeat until fewer than 100 stickers remain, and count the number of bundles.
  
−
* For individual stickers, it's helpful to count out 5 piles of 10, stack them together, and then make another stack that is the same height right next to it. Put those stacks together, and you have 100 stickers, give or take. Then you can use the same comparing method to quickly make more stacks that are about the same size.
+
* For stickers on rolls, you can count out 10 stickers, then fold the tape back and forth at that length nine more times. When you have counted 100 stickers you should see 5 folds on the end of the pile that only has folds and no ends. Once you break off your 100, fold the stack of stickers, bind them with a sturdy rubber band, and slip in a piece of paper marked "100". Repeat until fewer than 100 stickers remain, and count the number of bundles.
−
 
 
−
* For stickers on rolls, you can count out 5 stickers, then fold the tape back and forth at that length several more times. You should have a total of 10 folds on the end that only has folds and no ends, to get 100 stickers. Once you break off your 100, you can fold the stack of stickers four times in a zig-zag so that you end up with a neat little stack.
 
  
 
==== Finishing Up ====
 
==== Finishing Up ====
  
−
Take your sets of 100 and put a rubber band around each set. Put them back in the box. Thanks!
+
Load those stickers up in a cardboard box. Report the number of stickers you bundled. That's about it!

Latest revision as of 13:09, 25 April 2019

Bundling stickers is one of the ways to help out at the FSF office. This page contains the instructions for the task.

Bundling Stickers

"FSF" stands for "Free Sticker Foundation" - and indeed we really hand out the decals. As I type, we have about 150,000 in inventory - nearly all of them neatly bundled in stacks of 100. This makes inventory a lot easier to count and control.

This task happens when we receive a box of stickers - usually five or ten thousand at a time. We bundle the entire delivery as soon as possible so we always know exactly how many are on hand.

Freshly delivered stickers typically rest near the front desk, by the elevator.

How to do it

  • For individual stickers: Count ten piles of ten stickers each and agglomerate them into a single pile of 100. This is your master pile. Stack some of the remaining stickers into a pile of equal height, bind them with a sturdy rubber band, and slip in a piece of paper marked "100". Repeat until fewer than 100 stickers remain, and count the number of bundles.
  • For stickers on rolls, you can count out 10 stickers, then fold the tape back and forth at that length nine more times. When you have counted 100 stickers you should see 5 folds on the end of the pile that only has folds and no ends. Once you break off your 100, fold the stack of stickers, bind them with a sturdy rubber band, and slip in a piece of paper marked "100". Repeat until fewer than 100 stickers remain, and count the number of bundles.

Finishing Up

Load those stickers up in a cardboard box. Report the number of stickers you bundled. That's about it!

Retrieved from "https://libreplanet.org/wiki?title=Group:FSF:office_volunteers/bundling_stickers&oldid=60309"