FAQ's

Frequently Asked Questions


About Fundraisers:
  • How long should our fundraiser last?  Typically, a fundraiser should be short.  10-14 days is about the right length for a fundraiser.
  • When is the best time for a fundraiser?  Choose the time of your fundraiser so that it will not be competing with other fundraisers in your community or school.  If you have a finacial goal, plan ahead so that your fundraiser will be completed in plenty of time to have the funds available for your goal.  Additionally, if you run your fundraiser around a major holiday, plan enough time so that your cookbooks will be delivered to your customers for gift giving and allow for their shipping to friends and family
  • Do you offer tips on how do sell your products?  Yes, see our page on Success Tips.
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About Six Ingredients or Less :
  • Why do you specialize in Small Organization fundraising programs?  Because our program offers a simple but highly profitable fundraiser without unreasonable and complicated minimums and requirements, it is an ideal fit for small organizations.
  • How are you different than other fundraisers?   Instead of high price/low value products, our cookbooks have been consistant best sellers for decades.  Their great receipes and beautiful presentation makes sales easy.  We are a family run company that offers personal service because we care about the success of your organization.
  • What is your Simple 1-2-3-4 System?  See our "How it Works" page.
  • Why does having "Sample Books"raise more money?  Because our books are so attractive and practical, once people see and hold the books, they want them.  Sales can increase up to 50% if sample books are shown to customers.
  • Can we just take orders without using "Sample Books"?  Yes, you can simple take orders with our brochure and order forms.
  • How much profit do we make?  We sell our books for $7 each.  You can set any price you want above that and determine how much profit you want to make on each book.  Our regular retail price is $19.95 but find that a good fundraising price point is $16.95/book ($17) That's about $10/book or about 140% profit.
  • When do we get our money?  You get your money when your customer pays you - less the $7 cost/book.  We offer Net 30 to schools. Other organizations pre-pay for the sample books and the final book order with a check or major credit/debit card.
  • How do we start a fundraiser with Six Ingredients or Less?  See our "Get Started" page.
  • Can you give referrals or testimonies from groups that you have worked with? Yes - see our "Testimonial" page. 
  • Do you offer fundraising in Alaska, Hawaii or Puerto Rico? Because of the increased cost of shipping, our program does not extend to these areas. Please contact our office to discuss special terms.
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About Our Costs:
  • How much does it cost to get started? Our brochures and order forms are free.  If you choose to order "Sample Books", you will pay $7/book.  The terms for "Sample Books" orders are Net 30 for schools and  pre-paid by check or major credit/debit card for other organizations.  We also offer a Sales Kit. See next question.
  • How much does our Sales Kit cost? We offer a sales kit that includes (1) Six Ingredients or Less - 4th Edition and (1) Six Ingredients or Less - Low Carb cooking, sales brochures and order forms for $____  which includes shipping.
  • Do we pay for catalogs and order forms?  Our brochures and order forms are free.
  • Are the cost of prizes taken out of our profits.  In order to make our program simple and highly profitable for you, we do not offer prizes, but offer ideas for rewards on our "Success Tips" page.
  • Is there a minimum order?  Yes, other than our Sales Kit, we require a small minimum book order of ____books for either a Sample Order or Customer order.  Note:  Or alternatively, you could write in language like Maredy does....No Minimum SalesThere are no minimum requirements for sales; however, we do recommend that you have at least ten people participating in your fundraiser. There is a $25.00 handling fee that will be added to invoices if original order is less than 35 items  
  • Do we pay for shipping?  Shipping is included on any minimum order.
  • Are we required to collect Sales Tax on our customer's orders?  For orders from WA state, we require a copy of your ??? UBI # with your order.    Note: Maredy says...Sales tax requirements vary from state to state. If you are in a state that requires us to charge sales tax, you can add the tax to your customers' orders or collect the exact catalog price for items. If you collect the exact catalog prices, the tax must be paid out of your fundraiser's profits. Here's a handy link to more information about state sales tax. www.fundraisetaxlaw.org
Sales Tax: Linda and Joe, carefully read the sectin on sales and B&O tax.  http://www.maredy.com/About/Answers.html#Q14  It mentions Book Fairs and the need for the school to collect sales tax.  B&O tax is due on the gross sales. I don't know if you selling books is any different than you selling candy or whatever. Possibly why they mention Book Fair is because the publisher comes in an conducts a sales activity and then gives a portion to the organization.  This must be considered a different type of business activity than other fundraisers.  

Here's a WA state link about Non-Profits. Good info.  This tells you all you will need for WA state.
http://dor.wa.gov/content/doingbusiness/businesstypes/industry/nonprofit/default.aspx
It looks like there is no sales taxed charged on periodic fundraising activities by qualified non-profits.  http://dor.wa.gov/content/doingbusiness/businesstypes/industry/nonprofit/default.aspx

You will probably need to pay B&O tax.

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    • About Ordering:
    • Do we need to send in individual order forms?  No, your group members will turn in orders and payments to you.  You will simply add up how many books of each title that was ordered and then order the total amount of books you need.  PEASE NOTE:  You will need to retain the individual orders so that you will be able to sort the orders for distribution to your customers when your books arrive.
    • How do we submit orders?  You can phone, fax or mail in your orders to us. 
    • How do we pay for our orders?  We extend Net 30 Terms to schools and school groups.  For other organizations, we ask that payments be made at the time the order is submitted.  Your payment will simply be $7/book ordered.
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    About Recieving Orders:
    • How long does it take to receive our customer's products?  Orders will be shipped within ____ business days of receiving your order.  Please allow an additonal_____ for your shippment to arrive.
    • How are our orders shipped?  ????_______?????
    • When the order comes, do we need to separate the orders before delivery? Yes  Simply retain the individual customer orders made by your group members and sort how many of each title will go to your of your customers. 
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    About Customer Service:
    • What support will you offer our organization?  Our Customer Service will help you through every aspect of your fundraising program.  Please call us with any questions at (xxx) xxx-xxxx during our business hours  _______  Pacific Time Monday - Friday
    • Can we get fast service during the holidays?   Please plan ahead for major holidays.  Plan for your books to arrive at least 2 weeks before the holiday so that your customers will have time to ship them off for for gifts.  Allow ?____ )day/weeks) from the time you place your order until you recieve it.
    • How long does it take to get our Sales Kit?  Sales kits will be sent out  within ?____??? business days via ?_____. Or simply say x-xx days. ??
    • How long does it take to get "Sample Books"?
    • What if there is a problem with our order?  Please call Customer Service at (xxx) xxx-xxxx during business hours _____ Pacific Time Monday-Friday.
    • How do we check on the status of our order?  ??? Will you ship UPS or USPS and will you send an email with the link for online tracking??
    • How do we contact you?  See "Contact Us" page.
    • What are your Business Hours?   ________  Pacific Time Monday- Friday.
    • I still have questions.  How can I get help   Call Customer Service and/or your Sales Representative.
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  • How do we check the shipping status of our order?  Products are shipped via UPS ground service and can be easily tracked on the internet. You will receive an email notification when you order ships








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