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Dealer
FAQ's
Kindred
Spirits Craft Mall 799 Windmiller Dr. Pickerington, Ohio
43147 (614) 759-9808 (614) 759-9807
Jennifer Robertson and Linda Scott,
Owners
Dealer FAQ
1. How do I lease a booth? One of our owners will
assist you in picking out the appropriate booth size and
location. Then you simply need to sign a 6 or 12 month leasing
agreement, pay the first months rent and security deposit,
which will be stated in the leasing agreement. Your monthly
rental payment is due on the first day of each month
following. If you move into a booth after the first day of the
month, then your rent shall be prorated on the actual number
of days rented for the first month. For Vendor information
please log on to www.kindredspiritscraftmall.com or call (614)
759-9808.
2. How do I pay my rent payments? Rent
payments for all vendors are paid to Kindred Spirits Craft
Mall. For your convenience, you may also designate that your
rent payment be charged on a monthly basis to your Visa or
MasterCard. For qualifying dealers, rent may be deducted from
your monthly sales checks. Please check with the store
management if you are interested in charging your rent or
deducting rent from sales.
3. Is Kindred Spirits Craft Mall concerned about
what products are displayed for sale? Yes, we will make
every effort to ensure the items that are available in
our store are of superior quality and m arketability. We will
also avoid "over saturation" with too much of the same items.
We believe diversity and variety will bring customers back for
return visits.
4. Will you allow dealers to sell
manufactured items? Yes, we will allow dealers to sell manufactured
items, however we will employ strong restriction policies
toward items. We recognize that many manufactured items
enhance or compliment "hand made" crafts (i.e. packaged
scents, candles, potpourri oils, etc.). It is our policy to
monitor the quality and quantity of all products stocked for
sale. Please see the store management for approval of
manufactured products.
5. Are dealers required to work at the
store? Absolutely not!! There will not be any dealer work day
requirements. We provide the professional staff to ring up and
checkout all sales, so you can provide a booth full of
inventory. Each vendor will be assigned a specific dealer
number which will need to be recorded on all price tags. Our
computerized checkout system will maintain a record of all
your sales.
6. Are there restrictions on when I can stock
my booth? No, you may stock your booth anytime during
normal business hours. We do suggest that you do this at
slower times of the day, as not to inconvenience customers and
possibly lose sales.
7. I live out of town, and cannot come in regularly
to stock my booth. How can I keep my booth stocked?
Kindred Spirits Craft Mall offers free booth restocking for
out of town dealers, Simply ship your priced merchandise to
us, and our trained staff will do the rest! We can email you
pictures after each restock upon request.
8. How does the layaway program work? When a
customer places an item in layaway, Kindred Spirits Craft Mall
requires that 1/2 of the total purchase be paid. The
customer signs an agreement that the layaway will be paid in
full within 30 days. The layaway item(s) will be placed in a
designated storage area until the layaway balance is paid in
full. If the customer does not pay within the 30 days, they
will forfeit the amount paid, and the item is returned to the
dealer.
9. What kind of security system do you
use? Kindred Spirits Craft Mall has and will continually upgrade a
state of the art closed circuit TV system with video
recording. Our staff will also be trained to recognize and
investigate suspicious behavior. We also have a security
sensor system, and offer for a small fee, security tags to
protect products from theft by activating a door sensor if the
tag is not deactivated at the checkout counter.
10.
How often do you cut Vendor checks? Checks are cut on the last
day of each month. They are available by the 3rd of each month
and will be mailed on the 5th of each month, if not picked up.
Your check will include an itemized list of each product sold.
In the interim, you can access your daily sales on our website
after 10:00 pm each night. |