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Mint Wholesale Terms & Conditions
Hey, there! We're generally pretty easy to work with. Grab a glass of your favorite sparkly and let's have a read:
- Minimums Your first order needs to reach $250.
You can order anything you want to make it up to the $250 opening order, but keep in mind there is a very small
per piece minimum-2 per style per color on our stuff. Told you we were
easy to work with! 50$ on the reorder is all we ask.
- Submitting Orders: All orders
are placed on this website or in our Atlanta showroom during major markets. Of course, if you ever have any questions,
concerns about orders, or just want to chat, email us and we'll get back to you. But whatever you do, DO NOT EVER LEAVE ORDERS ON OUR VOICEMAIL!
We can't guarantee that we'll receive them and we really hate to
disappoint you. Also, coupon codes only apply to online orders during the specified sale/offer dates. Payment: We accept Visa, MasterCard, PayPal, and American Express for payment. We do not offer terms or ship COD. We can also barter for nice jewelry or vacations.
- Adding to your orders: Unfortunately, we can't make
any alterations to online orders. While we agree that technology is
wonderful, your online order is submitted to the giant computer system
at our parent company and it's processed from there-we can't adjust it
once it's confirmed by you.
- Backordered Items: When you order online, you should
never have a backordered item. We try our best to keep the website
updated on a daily basis to make sure you can't order anything out of
stock. However, if our inventory count is off (gasp!) and we have to backorder, items not
in stock at the time of shipping will always be backordered and shipped later without a shipping charge. No orders less than $40 will be
shipped and back orders left floating for more than 2 weeks will be
automatically deleted and refunded without notification.
- Turn-Around Time: Orders are shipped on a
first-come first-serve basis. Under normal circumstances, online orders will
typically ship out 1-2 business days from the day you order. Keep in mind our office/warehouses are closed every-other-Friday bc we have an amazing work schedule. Graduation,
back to school, Atlanta Market dates, Flu A, Flu B, Covid, mid-life crisis, and most holidays are not normal circumstances. Let's all be
friends and allow 2-3 business days for shipping time during those busy
seasons. Try not to sell stuff you don't have in inventory to avoid the anger chain.
- Rush Charge: Did you accidentally monogram "Jack"
on a Hot Pink Zebra lunchbox? Darn. We totally understand those kinds
of boo-boos. If you must have something go out TODAY, email us by noon CST to let us know that your online order must go out immediately,
and in-stock items can ship same day for a $10 rush fee. We will do our best to help!
- Reporting shortages /incorrect items: Please let us know immediately, within 48 hours of receiving your order. No phone tag. Email us for fastest response. Contact info@ohmint.com.
- Damaged Items: Should a customer return any Mint®
item to you that is damaged or broken due to material failure or
workmanship issues within a year of purchase, email us right away. We are happy to
try to repair it and if we are not able to get it fixed we will replace
it! But you must have an RA number in order to send it back, which we
will happily give you. We will not send replacements or issue credits
for damaged items that we have not seen. We are not responsible for
replacing any embroidery or decoration added to the item. Also, please
note that the only time we accept returns is when an item is damaged or
defective.
- Defective Items: Please inspect all the items in
each shipment carefully for defects in stitching and assembly. We are
happy to issue replacements when the defects are reported to us within 2 weeks of you receiving your shipment. We will not receive in items from 6 months ago, a year ago, etc that you forgot to check.
- Returns: You just shouldn't send a single thing to
us, whether it be a care package of Girl Scout cookies, Christmas gifts, or a
damaged bag without an RA number. We're not being mean, we're just
trying to help you have a more efficient experience. When something arrives
here, it could go to a number of places. It may take weeks to find our
desks-and if it looks like it's food or presents, we may never ever see
it. We will not accept items that are not in original packaging or without original, unmarked Mint® hangtags. Please treat your return just like a return in your own store. If you are exchanging or returning any item, shipping will not be refunded. Please EMAIL us for any return requests to avoid the endless phone tag loop.
- Zip Code/Territory Policy: To ensure your B&M storefront is able to
provide unique products, we determine exclusivity based on your zip code,
along with lots of other criteria--not just based on zip code. Those storefronts that are considered
inactive for a period of 3 months will lose their status as a preferred Mint® retailer. Accidents DO happen, and we ask for your patience in that instance. Also, friendly
goes a long way, baby. Bullying us on the phone or via email will not work in your favor, as it almost always turns out the "other" store is much more pleasant to work with. :)
- Resale of Mint® Items: If you are a wholesale customer, we expect that our items are sold at a reasonable retail markup & in a retail environment. This means 100% markup (Keystone) of our wholesale price. PLUS a charge for personalization.
If we find that anyone is reselling our items at wholesale or near
wholesale prices, taking part in Facebook 'buy ins' or private/VIP groups, taking Pre-Orders on social media (not carrying inventory, just selling off of a photo), selling on Amazon,eBay, or Etsy, we reserve the right to refuse
future business with you. We don't condone ebay or etsy sales of our
items, especially when our items are sold under retail markup & blank. Let's
keep it fair across the board. It's just not fair to our retail storefronts and retail websites who are busting butts to pay for overhead, maintenance, labor, tons of inventory, taxes, etc.
- Selling Mint® Knockoffs: To maintain the integrity of the brand I've grown for the past 20
years, we will not sell Mint products to any wholesale account who also
sells Mint knockoffs. Mint offers a lifetime guarantee on our products
because we own our manufacturing facility, which ensures the safety and
quality of our items. I will not have my hard work diminished by cheap
crap. I'm flattered my designs were cute enough to be copied, but I
don't want my work associated with buy-in junk. Thank you. :)
- Mind-Changing Clause: If we ever decide to change
our minds about any of the above, update pricing or minimums, or
discontinue certain styles and colors, we may do so at any time, and you
can't be mad at us.
- INACTIVITY PERIOD (UPDATED): We do enforce the rule regarding account activity. We will happily guard your territory (retail storefronts only) by keeping your account status open if
you order consistently. This doesn't mean we expect you to order five thousand dollars every month, but please give us little signs that you are obviously stocking our inventory and reordering fill-ins (again, minimum order is $50) regularly so we know you're interested. If we haven't heard from you in 3 months or so, we'll assume you've broken up with us and your account
status will be changed to 'on hold' or 'blocked' until you meet the
minimum opening order ($250) again. You also may not be approved as a
new customer if another store has opened an account in your territory. New accounts that do not place their minimum opening order within 30 days of approval will be considered inactive in order to open up the territory once again.
- Sale Items: All sale items/Last Chance page items are final sales. No returns or exchanges allowed. You may assume that items listed on those pages are being phased out. If you're interested in buying those items in bulk (30+ of the same SKU), email me and let's make a deal in most cases.
- Re-Routing & Shipping Issues on Online Orders:
Please join UPS My Choice for Business (it only takes one registration for every UPS shipment from every vendor) so that you're able to re-route, track your order in real time, send love notes to your UPS driver, and more. We are not responsible for missing or late packages once they leave our door--this app will give you the control and power to keep track of the shipments and request reimbursements or refunds for missing or late shipments.
- Etsy or Facebook Pre-Selling, Buy-Ins, or Flash sales. Etsy is for handmade
and vintage items. I love Etsy--but our products do not fit the criteria as handmade, not mass produced, or vintage. If you agreed to these terms &
conditions & someone turns you in for selling Mint on Etsy, Facebook, Instagram, etc. (BECAUSE THEY
WILL, SISTER), you're blocked. Without even a phone call. We don't have
the manpower up here to police it. We'll just block you. Just like that. And please don't sell inventory you don't have, and don't know if I have.
- Special Processing: Wholesale orders requiring special processing, packaging, tagging, or use of special software requires a minimum of 200 pieces per SKU. In addition, Mint does not accept chargebacks or terms on these orders unless previously agreed upon.
- I cannot believe I have to type this, but anyone representing my Mint bags & accessories as their own designs (the blank items, not your gorgeous embroidery and appliqué) will be blocked from future access to the website. I mean, come on people.
Christi Chittim, Mint Founder, Mother of Jack, Exhausted
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