- Why join the Buying Networks?
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• Save your organization thousands of dollars buying things you purchase every day. • Work together with hundreds other camps, non-profits, ministries and businesses by consolidating your buying power with their buying power and saving everyone money. • Harness the buying power of this network with other organizations purchasing millions of dollars in products. • It's free and there is no obligation.
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- What can I buy through the network?
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• Program supplies, food, linens, paper products, cleaning supplies, office products • Kitchen equipment, maintenance equipment, pool supplies, first aid supplies • Propane, energy products, telecommunications • Literally thousands of other products.
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- Do I have to switch vendors?
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• We work mostly with national vendors who can cover a large portion of the country and most of our members. • In many cases you are already doing business with our vendors, so you just get better pricing with the same vendor. • We work with vendors like Staples, Amerigas, Ferrellgas, Talus Pay, and others. • When our pricing is more competitive and shipping is mostly free, it sometimes makes sense to switch vendors.
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- What if I do not want to use one or more of your agreements?
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• Our network has no obligation to use any of our negotiated contracts. • Go ahead and use your local vendor. We just want you to save the most money while not sacrificing quality and price.
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- What kinds of savings can I see on products?
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• Typically 10-25% on bulk food • 20-40% on paper supplies, and cleaning supplies • 20-40% on office supplies • 10-40% on propane • 20-40% on maintenance equipment • 5-30% on building products • 5-25% on credit card processing
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- How is your buying network different from other networks?
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• We provide top-notch customer service. • We are always working on your behalf to save you money. • If you have a problem, you can come to us and we'll help resolve it. • We want your feedback. We are always growing the network to include more products you purchase. • If there are particular products you purchase regularly, we will try to find a resource for those products.
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- How does the Network make money?
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• Each vendor pays the network an administrative fee based on what our members purchase. • Typically that fee is 1-3% of what members purchase. However, on some smaller volume purchases the percentage is 3-5%. • The only way we make money is if your organization saves money and buys through our network.
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- This sounds too good to be true. Can you give me proof you can
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• Just fax us 3-5 food invoices, or one credit card statement, or 3-4 office supply invoices and we will do a no-cost comparison for you to show you the savings. • At your request we can send along references for you to call and ask how the network is working for them.
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- How do I sign up my organization?
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• To join our Network and start saving money, click here.
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