Got a big wishlist, but your budget says you need to pace yourself?
Would you like to explore exciting papercrafting projects and techniques on a regular basis?
Do you need to put a little more "social" or "fun" into your life?
If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, then joining one of my Stamper's 30 Clubs may be right up your alley!
Check out these great benefits my Stampers 30 Club Members enjoy:
- Grow your stamp and crafting collection on the "budget plan". Choose a few new "toys" every month.
- Opportunity to view and take advantage of all the monthly specials that interest you - throughout an entire year.
- Optional, complimentary Make & Take project(s) every month. I plan & prep 'em; you make & take 'em. (Here are some projects similar to Club projects of this past year: here, here, here, here, here, and here. See how I spoil my Club members with projects that are a bit of a "step up" so you're continually learning something new, and your friends will be appropriately impressed when you show 'em what you made?!?)
- Get complimentary copies of all stamping catalogs and minis released during your Club membership term
- Get hostess benefits based on (at least) a $300 workshop - at least once during your 10-month* term. (Clever option: increase your hostess benefits by collecting addtional outside orders during your "hostess" month, or by hosting an actual workshop at about the same time.)
- Opportunity to participate in a Mystery Hostess event during at least one month of your term - so you might win some hostess benefits that month, too.
- Discount pricing at my monthly Stamp-a-Stacks
- Discount pricing at my specialty classes
- Optional, but popular: Stamp Club is a perfect opportunity to fill up your Great Rewards/Frequent Stamper card and earn even MORE free product (or classes) of your choice!
FAQ:
Q: Is there a monthly purchase obligation for Stamp Club members?
A: Yes. For each membership spot you take, you agree to order at least $30 in product during the 10 regular months we meet each year. (S/H & tax will be added to it.) Your term is for a full year (usually July - June), and most members just sign up for one ($30) membership spot. But if your budget allows a $60 purchase each month you may take 2 membership spots - and claim the hostess benefits twice during the year! (For other possible membership options such as splitting a membership with a friend, please contact me.)
Q: What if I cannot afford to purchase my $30 order some month? Can I skip a month or two and make it up later? Or what if I decide to drop out?
A: Well, I would hope you would anticipate upcoming difficult financial situations and let me know in advance so we can work together to handle it. Probably the best option if only for a month or two would be to collect an equivilent amount of outside orders from friends who are not in the Club, and turn those in in place of your own order that month.
The Club is structured to depend on each member fulfilling the minimum order she has agreed to; otherwise there will be insufficient total group sales that month and the hostess will not get all the hostess benefits to which she is entitled. Therefore, I really encourage people to be faithful about fulfilling their commitments if they possibly can.
But that said, I do also understand that we cannot always know what a year may have in store. In the case of significant, unpredictable changes in your life (serious family illness, job loss, etc.), please let me know right away, and I'll work with you to make alternate arrangements.
Q: When it's my month to be "hostess", do I have to have everyone over to my house? Do I have to collect and/or deliver orders? Do I have to provide refreshments?
A: In a word - "no". Because of the structure of this Club, we always meet in the same location - regardless of who will be designated as the "hostess" for purposes of receiving the hostess benefits generated by combining all members' orders together. All orders will be placed directly through me, and orders will deliver to me for pickup or delivery later. As far as refreshments go, that is entirely up to you. I currently have one Club where the "hostess" almost always brings snacks to share, and one Club where there are almost never refreshments.
Q: What if I live so far away I will never (or seldom) be able to attend the Make & Take meetings? Or - what if I sometimes have a scheduling conflict? Is there some way I can still participate?
A: Yep! You can still participate in purchase-mode only. That means that while you will not attend the make & take sessions, you will still be entitled to all the other perks of Club membership. But you must still turn in your monthly order by the date of our get-together or before; phone or email is fine.
* Club Members: Note that your "10 months' " purchase requirements may actually be spread out over 11 or 12 months, as there may be occasional months that I am unable to plan and hold corresponding Make It & Take It events. During those months, required minimum purchases will be waived although you are always welcome to place an order with me if you wish to, of course. August 2009 will be one such month during which we will not meet. We may also have a "participation-optional" month, where the hostess benefits will be distributed to several participants in a mystery hostess drawing.
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