Questions & Answers About Marigolds™
Here are some common questions and answers people have asked us about the Marigolds program:
Q: What is Marigolds?
A: Marigolds provides a brochure to school and groups that lets them sell $20 gift certificates to popular catalogs. Customers redeem the certificates at face value and your school or group gets up to $8 for every gift certificate sold!*
Q: What are the benefits to my school or group?
A: Marigolds offers many advantages to your school or group, including:
- Terrific Value—customers get what they pay for.
- Brand Recognition—consumers purchase high-quality merchandise from brands they trust.
- Great Selection—our variety of merchant partners guarantees something for everyone.
- No Hassles—no breakage, spoilage, or spillage. No delivery to the school. No student delivery. No lost or stolen items.
- Direct to the Buyer—the certificates are mailed first class to the home of the certificate buyer.
- Simple—all certificates are just one price.
- More Profit—$8 per certificate* which is a much higher profit per item than a typical shopper, voucher, or food program.
- The Perfect Gift—something for husbands, nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, teachers, neighbors, business owners, or even the buyer!
- It's All New—Marigolds is the only truly new idea in fundraising today. It's a Patent Pending process!
Q: What can a Marigolds buyer expect?
A: When a consumer buys a certificate from Marigolds, within 2 to 3 weeks of the end of the fundraiser, a package from the catalog merchant will arrive in the buyer's mailbox. Inside the package will be a catalog and a gift certificate. The consumer then may pass that certificate on as a gift, or order via mail, phone, retail store, or internet.
Q: What are the advantages to my buyers?
A: Marigolds is superior to your current fundraiser in a great many respects:
- Opportunity to select from well-known, brand name catalogs
- Full value: $20 paid, $20 used
- All product purchases are guaranteed by the catalog merchant
- Convenience of purchasing by mail, over the phone, in store, or securely over the internet
- Products delivered directly to the buyer's home
- Convenient for gift giving
- Knowledge that they are helping their school or group
- Can buy something they really want
- Patent pending process offers real value
Q: I bought two or more gift certificates from the same catalog. Can I use them all at once when I place my order?
A: No. Please redeem only one gift certificate per order.
Q: What if I usually buy more than $20 worth of merchandise from my favorite catalog?
A: Great! Just use your Marigolds gift certificate toward the first $20 of your order, and pay for the rest however you'd like!
Q: If I give my name to a catalog company, will my name be sold to other entities?
A: Marigolds will not sell or rent your name to any other third party. When you place your order with the catalog of your choice, they will give you the opportunity to opt out if you so desire.
*See your Marigolds distributor for more information.
