WHOLESALE TERMS & CONDITIONS FOR RETAIL STORES AND BUSINESSES

Effective January 1, 2009

Important Information Concerning Orders - Please Read Carefully

TERMS: Net 30 days from date of the invoice with approved credit.  Prior to credit approval orders will be shipped with payment from a MasterCard, Visa, or Discover Card.  Credit approval takes two to four weeks.  Please contact us to request a credit application or complete our on line form at http://www.quiltersrule.com/creditapp.html.
 
PAYMENTS AND CHARGES: Personal, certified or company check, Visa, MasterCard, Discover Card and bank wire transfer are acceptable forms of payment.  A fee of $20.00 will be applied to all accounts using Bank Wire Transfers for payment. No shipments will be made to accounts with a past due balance.  Invoices become past due 30 days after the date of the invoice.  Past due accounts will be charged a finance charge of 1.5% with a minimum charge of $0.50 per month on outstanding amounts. Frequent or repeated past dues will result in your terms being revoked.  If your account becomes 60 days past due it will be referred to a collection agency, a $45.00 collection charge will be added to your account and your terms will be revoked.  Each returned check will result in a $25.00 service charge being applied to your account.  A returned check will result in a revocation of terms.

INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTS: Payments are to be made in U.S. funds only.  Checks must be drawn on a U.S. bank.  Wire transfer, Visa, MasterCard, and Discover Card are also acceptable.  International shipments will be held until payment is satisfied, unless other prior arrangements have been made.  Orders shipped outside the continental United States will have Freight Charges added to the invoice or will be shipped Freight Collect.  We use UPS and U. S. Postal Service, or your designated Freight Forwarder or Consolidator.  Please indicate your preference at the time of your order.

MINIMUM ORDER SIZE: There is a minimum order size of $100.00.  In order to qualify for wholesale pricing you must buy 2 or more of an item.  You can order by mail, telephone, e-mail or fax the order to us 24 hours-a-day, 7 days a week at 262/514-2100 or toll free at 877/714-7853, or via the website.  To access our Wholesale portion of the website, please contact us for your ID and Password.  Internet, fax and e-mail orders help us hold down our costs and ultimately your costs.

VOLUMN DISCOUNTS:  You may qualify to receive a discount by purchasing in larger quantities.  Many of our products qualify for 5%– 20% discount for purchasing in larger amounts.  Refer to the price list to determine if the product you are interested in purchasing has a volume discount available.

SHIPPING/FREIGHT CHARGES: All orders will be assessed a freight charge based on published rates from the carrier selected.  We utilize UPS and U. S. Postal Service.  We will choose the most economical method to ship your order. All Wholesale accounts pay the actual freight charges.
 
DAMAGED GOODS: All claims for damaged goods must be reported to Quilter’s Rule Int'l, LLC and the local office of the carrier at the time of receipt.  The damaged goods and the carton they arrive in must be kept for the carrier to examine.

RETURNS/SHORTAGES: Claims for returns/shortages must be made within 15 days of the invoice date.  A return authorization is required prior to returning any items.  Unauthorized returns will be invalid and not accepted.  Goods must be in original packaging without price markings or ticketing and in a suitable condition for resale.  A 15% restocking fee will be charged to your account unless the items were shipped in error.

DROP SHIPMENTS: Drop shipping is available for established wholesale customers.  There will be a $10.00 fee/shipment.

PRICE CHANGES: All prices are subject to change without notice.