USE THE EXPERTISE AVAILABLE TO YOU AND MAKE YOUR JOB EASIER

Beck Leather & Crafts is interested in helping to make your camp successful so that you'll come back year after year. WE ARE ON YOUR TEAM! Beck Leather & Crafts can help you tailor your program to fit your budget. Here are some simple steps to help you in making decisions.

Here are some ideas to stretch your budget:

1. CUTTING YOUR OWN PROJECTS
   This is the way Beck Leather and Crafts makes most of their money, and you can too. This approach is the most cost effective, but the cost savings is very labor intensive, requiring a great deal of advance planning. Your Beck Leather Manager will train your staff on how to cut leather, creating 100's of possible projects. If, for example, you want to do wristbands for your camp project, you would learn how to cut leather into 1-1/4" strips and attach your own snaps. These are jobs that Beck Leather would normally do for you. The savings from cutting your own projects are very substantial.
2. SAVINGS ON GROUP PAKS AND BULK PACKAGING
   Check out the savings for larger quantities you may wish to purchase. Beck Leather and Crafts offers excellent wholesale and quantity discounts.
3. IN-STORE SPECIALS AND CAMP PROMOTIONS
   This will also stretch your camp craft dollar. Again, consult with your Beck Leather & Crafts store manager. Ask for price quotes and bids. Don't forget to allow time in your planning for ordering and delivery. Many special production items take 6-8 weeks.
4. Does your group have SPECIAL CONTRACT AGREEMENTS with a Supplier?
   Many times this special opportunity is helpful in giving you special prices. Look at the whole picture (and bottom line) before you decide. Consider this: routing orders to national headquarters (consuming needed time), order consultation, return policy, training, store quantity special pricing, store support, inventory availability for further orders and/or emergencies, and reliability of supplying the store. Example: a Boy Scout camp ordered patches from a discount supplier in Texas only to be disappointed that the special deal arrived 3-4 weeks late for camp.
5. RELIABILITY IS WORTH A CERTAIN PRICE
   Remember - Buying for Program is different than buying for your Trading Post. Your Beck Leather and Crafts Manager can provide invaluable input on what sells at other camps, how much will be needed, reordering information, and price ranges for reselling your camp craft item.