For Small Hands School Credit Promotion Information
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Can I enter my Group Order online? | Dates & Deadlines
Will the online Group Order system...calculate shipping? | work for mail orders?
Can I manage school & Group Orders at the same time? | How does it work?
How can we earn free materials? |
How much credit can we earn?
What is a Group Order? | What is an Individual Order for credit?
What is For Small Hands? |
For Small Hands Benefits
Why do we need to register? |
International Customers
Download Group Order Information Packet
You should receive a Group Order Information Packet with your bulk catalog delivery. The Packet includes the special order forms and information you need to ensure a successful promotion. You may also download and print PDFs* of the individual pages here, by clicking the links below.
*You may need to download a copy of the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDFs.
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Can I enter my Group Order online?
Yes. Placing your Group Order has never been easier! Calculate amounts due, print Family and Group Order records, reduce item errors, and handle the "paperwork" from any computer at your convenience. Start my online Group Order now!
Accurate math speeds delivery!: The smallest math error can delay processing. Our new online system helps find and resolve common mistakes before you submit the Group Order. Before a family writes a check, you can print the family order record showing the calculated total amount due for the family, and you can compare family check amounts to the calculated amounts due.
Readability reduces mistakes: Hard-to-read item numbers can delay processing and create errors or delays. The online system will tell you if a family order item number is invalid. If parents review their printed orders before you submit your Group Order, incorrect items are likely to be spotted and corrected in advance.
Manage your order on your schedule: Begin as soon as you know which families are participating, wait for your first family order, or enter orders into the Quick Order Form all at once. You'll see how close your Group Order merchandise total is to the $500 magic number at all times. Quickly add or delete items (or whole family orders) to reflect last minute changes.
Fewer surprises for families: Despite our best efforts, items sometimes go out-of-stock during the holiday season. The online system tells you if an item is on backorder and when it is expected. You can alert the family in advance, and/or adjust their order (and payment!) before you submit the Group Order.
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Dates & Deadlines
Sept. 1: Promotion begins. Order early to ensure delivery before your school closes for the holidays.
Oct. 31: The Free Regular Shipping Deadline expired Oct. 31 at midnight.
Nov. 19: Guaranteed Holiday Delivery (Group Orders).
Dec. 31: Promotion ends.
January 2009: Credit Vouchers mailed to Schools.
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How can we earn free materials?
It's easy!
Your school can earn merchandise credit (similar to a gift certificate) each time a family places an Individual Order or Group Order from For Small Hands during the promotion. Credits will be accumulated and tallied, and Credit Vouchers will be sent out in January 2009. Schools may redeem 2008 Credit Vouchers from Montessori Services until December 31, 2009.
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How much credit can we earn?
It depends on how much your families order from For Small Hands between October and December. In 2007, over 1,675 different schools received credit. One school earned more than $918.00! Parents may choose to order individually or as a group.
- Individual Orders Can Earn 10%. The easiest way to earn credit! When families place orders over $25.00 from For Small Hands, and designate your school as the credit recipient, your school will receive 10% of the merchandise total in merchandise credit. Individual orders for credit may be entered online at www.forsmallhands.com. More about Individual Orders.
- Group Orders Can Earn 15%. When families get together and place a Group Order over $500.00 from For Small Hands (with one payment, shipped to one address), your school will receive 15% of the merchandise total in merchandise credit. Group Orders may be entered online at www.montessoriservices.com. More about Group Orders.
- The 2008 Free Group Order Shipping offer expired October 31 at midnight. You can still place a Group Order for credit until December 31, 2008.
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What is a Group Order?
A "Group Order" is an order placed during the 2008 School Credit Promotion period (September 1 to December 31, 2008), for items from the Montessori Services For Small Hands catalog, paid with one payment (either ONE check or ONE credit card), and shipped to ONE address.
- New this year! Enter your Group Order online at www.montessoriservices.com
- Families save on individual shipping and handling charges.
- Group Orders yield a higher response from parents.
- Schools earn more merchandise credit—up to 15%!
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What is an Individual Order for credit?
When families place individual orders over $25.00 from our For
Small Hands catalog, between September 1 and December 31,
and designate your school as the credit recipient, your school will
receive 10% of the merchandise total in merchandise credit.
- Simply distribute catalogs to families with a note asking them to order directly from Montessori Services (by phone, fax, mail, or online).
- Families may shop online at www.forsmallhands.com and place their individual orders for credit on the For Small Hands website.
- Be sure your school receives credit for individual orders! Before you distribute the catalogs, write your school information on the catalog order form (pg. 27) in the "Parents & Families" box. Include the school customer number, address, and phone number; you may use a rubber stamp or return address label, so long as your school customer number is included.
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What is For Small Hands?
For Small Hands is a special 56-page holiday catalog filled with favorite child-size, age-appropriate, open-ended items. Designed to encourage and support young children at home, For Small Hands was created by a teacher at the request of other teachers.
- For Small Hands can be used by schools as a tool to earn Free Materials for their classrooms.
- Hold a Parent Night to talk about implementing Montessori ideas in the home; then distribute For Small Hands.
- Hand out For Small Hands at Parent/Teacher Conferences, where you can point out items that might interest particular children.
- Offer For Small Hands as an option for holiday gift giving that will benefit the child and the school.
- Many schools include For Small Hands catalogs in new student registration materials.
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Benefits of ordering from For Small Hands
For Families
- Convenience: Helps parents find fun, suitable gifts for their children to use at home.
- Selection: Hundreds of real, child-size items that encourage independence, creativity, and problem solving and allow the child to participate more successfully in the daily life of the family.
- Education: Helps families participate in and learn to understand and appreciate the Montessori method.
- Guarantee: Each quality item is satisfaction guaranteed.
- Supports Schools: Families may designate a school to earn merchandise credit. Schools can use that credit for free materials.
For Schools
- Education: Brings the Montessori process into the home.
- Support: Encourages children at home by building on skills learned at school.
- Earn Free Materials: When families order, schools will accumulate merchandise credit Redeemable for free materials.
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Why do we need to register?
Only a limited number of For Small Hands catalogs are available. If your school has not already registered, reserve your copies now! Not sure if your school is registered? Please contact us before you register at promo@montessoriservices.com. Orders for complimentary catalogs are filled on a first-come first-serve basis. To order, you will need the school's customer number, name, and address. If you don't know your school's customer number, we will be happy to look it up for you; please email promo@montessoriservices.com or call 877-975-3003 M-F, 8:00-4:30 Pacific Time.
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International Customers
International schools can receive merchandise credit through the For Small Hands Promotion. Each item from our For Small Hands catalog is available online at www.forsmallhands.com. Individual orders for credit can be placed on the For Small Hands website, so long as your families enter your school customer number and complete address information when prompted during checkout. Please note: we are unable to send bulk promotional catalogs outside the Unites States; international schools are not eligible for Free Shipping.
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