Why participate in the Savings Card program?

The SnoCo Savings Card Program focuses on Snohomish County businesses.  You will be participating in a program that caters to your local clients. It's an easy and cost-effective way to promote your business. We not only sell our cards online but we also sell them at every fair, festival and special event we attend.  

You don't have to come up with a cleaver compaign ad, no wondering what may or may not work. Merchants agree to offer cardholders a 15% discount on all regularly priced items.** There is a maximum discount of $10 per transaction per day per cardholder. 

It is up to you to allow cardholders to use their discount when you are having sales or promotions. Allowing them to add this discount is one more benefit to purchasing the card. 

All participating merchants will have their logo and company name posted online on our Savings Card page.  Your logo will also be linked to your website.  

The first 20 merchants to sign up will have their company name, address and their website or phone number on the back of the savings card.

The first 40 merchants to sign up and have their one-time fee of $5.50 paid before March 15th will also have their name added to our Savings Card banner that we will display at our booth at every festival and fair we attend in 2010.   

The picture below is our "participating merchant" sticker that all participating merchants agree to post on their front window, by their register or front door. Our sticker measures 4.8" x 4.8". 

How much does it cost to participate in the Savings Card Program?
To become a participating merchant we have a one-time fee of $5.50 per year. This amount will not be prorated.

How much do cards cost if I wish to sell Savings Cards at my place of business?
If you are a nonprofit or community organization you can purchase cards at a discounted rate of $5.00 per card and commercial businesses can purchase cards at a discounted rate of $6.00 per card. There is no minimum number of cards to purchase.  It is then up to you to decide if you want to sell them or give them away. If you sell them you must sell them for $10.  Please do not sell them for anything less than that since we do have many other businesses and organizations selling them too.  If you know you would like to sell cards for a fundraiser or for your place of business and place your order and make payment before April 1st there is a $1.00 discount per card ordered.  There will be a limited number of cards available so please place your order by April 1st if you know you want more than 50 cards. All sales are final, no refunds or exchanges.

When do the cards expire?
The cards will expire August 2011.  The cards will not get distributed or hit stands until May 1st.  The reason they will expire in August 2011 is so that we have time to finalize all deals and contracts among schools and other organizations to help them raise money through the sale of our cards at the beginning of the new school year. In 2011 though the new cards won't come out until August.  

Can I offer additional discounts or promotions for cardholders?
Yes, we will send out a bi-weekly newsletter to registered cardholders to inform them of any new participating merchants and to let them know of any additional promotions or discounts that they may be eligible for through our network of already participating merchants.

When is the deadline to sign up as a participating merchant?
There is no set deadline. You can sign up any time.  
We do offer an incentive to those that sign up before March 15th though. After April we will be displaying our Savings Card banner at our booth at every event we attend in 2010 and any other special event we host a booth at.  So if you would like to take advantage of the extra marketing then you must be signed up and have your one-time fee of $5.50 paid before March 15th.   You are just required to honor your commitment to the program until August 2011 while your company is in business. 

If you have any other questions or concerns please contact us today so we may resolve them.

Special terms and conditions:
All sales final.

*$1.00 donation will start after the first 100 cards are sold.

**Card may be used in combination with other discounts, promotions and specials at the discretion of the business owner.  Make sure to ask before shopping if they are having a sale and if you can use your discount on top of their already reduced price. 15% discount cannot be applied towards alcohol expense. Remember to be kind and tip your waitstaff accordingly.

Maximum discount per transaction is $10.00.  Card may only be used by card owner and can only be used for one transaction per day.

Discount cannot be applied to the purchase of gift cards or gift certificates.

Terms and conditions subject to change without notice.

  
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