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How it Works with L.L. Bean

 

How it Works

 

Our Arrangement with L. L. Bean

L. L. Bean has a corporate sales department that allows us to have our Logo placed on almost any item in their catalog.  The only restriction by them is that some items will not accommodate the stitching of the logo.  There are some but not many goods that fall into this category.
To obtain the lowest price possible, we must purchase the items in bulk.  The following outlines the guidelines we must follow:
  • An order must have Six or a multiple of Six of the "Same Item"
  • "Same Item" is by the product name so we may mix any size, color, men's and women's, long and short sleeve
  • Up to two different colors may be selected for the logo for any group of six items.  We have picked our web's Gold and Blue
  • The price of each item is the Logo fee x number of times it appears plus the regular cost of the item as shown in the catalog
 

How Long will it Take ?

To take advantage of obtaining the lowest price to keep the cost down for you, we have selected a small number of items that we think will have the most general interest in being purchased.  This hopefully will concentrate the orders and allow us to get multiples of six items for purchase more often. 
    Because of this requirement of a multiple of six items, it may be some time before we may actually place the order.  If at some point you decide that you no longer wish to for the order to be placed, if the order has indeed not been placed, we will return your payment to you via PayPal.
L. L. Bean informs us that the typical turn around time once an order is places is approximately two weeks after we place the order
 

The Sequence of Events

Here is how our process currently works.
A   People place orders for L. L. Bean items online with payment via PayPal
B   The club accumulates the orders and posts a list of items currently to be ordered.
C   When any item reaches a multiple of six the club will place the order. 
D   L. L. Bean will ship the goods to the Club and you may pick up your items at the club on a Tuesday night.
Note:  For those who can not make it to the club, we can make arrangements for you to pay the club to have your items shipped  to you.
Please Remember, we must accumulate orders for Six or a multiple of Six same item before we can place the order.  This may result in a substantial delay in getting your items ordered.