June 24, 2011
We're excited to share this "Idea of the Week", submitted by either the MAiZE staff or one of your fellow siteowners. There never seems to be a shortage of ideas and the truth is that some of the best originate with all of you! So, if you ever have an idea you'd like us to pass along to the group, please just send it our way. Also, please remember that we'll be archiving these ideas on the siteowner web site, so that you can go back and view them whenever you like.
A Pen, Map & Souvenir All Rolled Into One...

 
Thanks to Donna Coleman at Cherry Crest Adventure Farm for sharing this week's idea...
 
We at Cherry Crest Adventure Farm have an idea that The MAiZE family may want to know about.  We purchased "scroll" pens last year with our maze on it and other information on the other side and then sold them to customers for a souvenir and also a "map" of the maze.
 
They are sold by a very reliable company, even though you are dealing directly with a vendor in China! We pay 62 cents for the pens and sell them, believe it or not, for $5.  They are a great souvenir and a map of the property and promotional item, as well as a map of our maze with the mailboxes locations and all!!  People love them.  We sold over 1000 of them last year and have made our goal to sell 2000 this year.
 
Below is the artwork for our maze "map" pen for this year, along with the contact info for the vendor we order from. You can also order directly from their website by CLICKING HERE. If anyone does decide to order, we'd love it if you could mention that Cherry Crest Farm recommended them.
 
Halsun Inernational
Harris Zhang, harris@halsun.biz
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BACK
 
Vendor Message: Scout Patches Now Available from Krelman Company
It's time to order scout patches! For years it's been our pleasure to provide a custom patch for The MAiZE family that many of you give or sell to boy and girl scouts who visit your farms.
 
The order deadline for the 2012 MAZE patch is July 7, with an expected delivery date of August 19. Orders should be emailed to sales@krelman.com (Contact Name: Kelly Williams). You can also call or fax your order if you prefer. Numbers are 1-800-231-9556 or 719-561-3911. Fax is 719-561-9939.
 
All orders will need to be placed with a credit card. Our billing is now done by Conrad Industries. There will be two charges on your card—one for the patch order
and a later one for the shipping charges. The shipping point will be from Asheville, NC.
 
The cost will be @$0.36 if we get to the 10,000 piece mark. If we go past the 25,000 piece total mark, then the price will be reduced to @$0.33. Everyone together ordered 30,000 pieces total last year, so we hope to reach the lower price point.
 
In order to place an order, please furnish the following information:
 
Company Name:
Customer Name:
Phone Number:
Billing Address:
Shipping Address(if different):
Email Address:
Quantity Ordered:
Credit Card Number(VISA or MasterCard only):
Credit Card Expiration:
Credit Card CID(last 3 numbers on back of card):
Address where credit card Statements mail if different from Billing Address:
 
Vendor Message: Spookley Farm Program Order Form Available Now!

 
Hello Maize Network,
 
The Membership and Order Form for the 2011 Spookley Farm Program is now available!
 
Many thanks to those of you who have already signed up to participate.  For the rest of you, there is still plenty of opportunity to have Spookley and his friends attract more visitors, enhance your on-site attractions, and expand your retail operations.  This year’s merchandise, which includes some new Spookley items designed just for the agritourism industry, will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis.
 
Please CLICK HERE for product and pricing information.  You may direct any questions to Aaron Burakoff at aaron@spookley.com.
 
Thanks and best regards,
The Holiday Hill Farm Team
 
Archive of Ideas of the Week
If you'd like to browse through past Ideas of the Week, you can access them by visiting the Resource section of the siteowner website OR by CLICKING HERE. This link takes you to the most recent Ideas. Older ones, dating back several years are also on the siteowner site.
The MAiZE Inc.; PO Box 367, Spanish Fork, UT 84660; 888-798-0596