The NCA Bundle Purchase Program is an effort to procure better discounts for members and to help ensure a better shipping situation. The program is a beta test this year, so please be patient! Here are the basics of the program:
1. We have negotiated deals from six NCA Vendor Members. They are offering a range of discounts for a range of products that are described in each link below.
2. We are on a tight deadline: The orders for the VEI/Duval products are due December 21, and the rest are due December 23. (Update: VEI has decided to keep the order window open until December 23). Why such early deadlines? So that the vendors can place their orders with the factories immediately and then ship the products to NCA members in plenty of time for Halloween.
3. The vendors will ship our group orders to Caufield's in Louisville. Caufield's will assemble the individual orders and ship them to the individual NCA member stores.
4. There are minimum order requirements for most vendors. If we meet these MOQs as a group, that particular product or group of products will ship. If we fail to meet the MOQ, the deal won't happen and anyone who paid for that product(s) will get their money back.
5. When you complete the order form, it will calculate a total for the products and a 5 percent handling fee. Please send a check for that total to: National Costumers Association, PO Box 13347, Chicago, IL 60613. We will need your full payment prior to placing the order, so please don't delay. In addition, before the products are shipped, a shipping fee will be calculated. This will include the shipping from Caufield's to your store and, in some cases, a proportional part of the shipping fee from the manufacturer to Caufield's. There will be no mark-up on the shipping, so you can assume it will be the best possible, but we will require payment for shipping before the products are shipped. Yes, we realize this is not ideal -- preferably you would know exactly your costs before you order -- but in this beta test, we are doing it this way and we believe the discounts the vendors are offering will still make these deals worthwhile.
6. Questions? Call or text Ed Avis, 708-218-7755.
To see what the vendors are offering, click on their names below:
Caretas Rev - A wide selection of masks at highly affordable wholesale prices, from $3 to $10 per piece.
Wolfe FX - A great selection of novelties such as temporary tattoos, face painting kits, make-up sticks and much more at 10 percent off the regular wholesale price.
Blinky - Plastic cauldrons, pumpkins, coffins, and other such items at 17 percent off the regular wholesale price.
VEI/Duval - Black lights, strobe lights, fog machines, bubble machines, and a long list of other such items at a 20 percent discount off wholesale. A great deal! (However, if you think you will order $3,000 worth of their products, order directly from them instead because they will send it directly to you without a shipping charge: orders@visualeffectsind.com.)
Cinema Secrets - Cinema Secrets offering a wide range of make-up kits, applicators, and other quality items at 30-35 percent off wholesale list price!
KBW - KBW is offering a select collection of best-selling masks, hats and other accessories at a discount of 8 to 15 percent off wholesale list price.
The order form for all of the products can be accessed by clicking here. In addition, there's a link to the order form at the bottom of each individual vendor's page.