Why not save 25%? How about 50%?
Out of tens of thousands of folders annually, our quality control inspectors pull out a regular quantity of "factory seconds" that have issues that are relatively insignificant. We're not content to send them out as an absolutely top quality folder from this company. We call these "Grade A" factory seconds.
Normally we stock these up for local choral festivals. The earliest singers to the trade fair displays scour our bins of Grade A folders to buy them at a discount, and choir directors sometimes take full orders for their choirs, saving hundreds of dollars. Now, we're running out of space as we stock up for the Fall season, and are clearing these folders out earlier.
As of June 2010, we're discounting 25% on "Grade A", and 50% on "Grade B" factory second folders. Scroll down down the page for full descriptions...
Factory Seconds Grade A:
| 25% off: Factory Second Grade A: Choralex Compact folder |
| 25% off: Factory Second Grade A: The Black Folder (standard) |
| 25% off: Factory Second Grade A: The Black Folder (deluxe) |
| 25% off: Factory Second Grade A: MUSICFOLDER.com RingBinder |
| 50% off: Factory Second Grade B: Choralex Compact folder |
| 50% off: Factory Second Grade B: The Black Folder (standard) |
| 50% off: Factory Second Grade B: The Black Folder (deluxe) |
| 50% off: Factory Second Grade B: MUSICFOLDER.com RingBinder |
| three-ring adaptor: 3/4in. (19mm) |
| three-ring adaptor for Choralex only: 1 inch diameter (25mm) |
| Cord (in yards approx. 2.5 yds/set) to add 10 more lengths in folder |
| Clear Leaflet Pocket for The Black Folder (standard or deluxe) |
Description of Factory Seconds:
Grade "A" - may have marks, scratches or small tears inside (often from a mis-positioned adhesive pocket), or when closed, will not close "square"within our tolerances (one outer edge corner may be higher than the other). On the outside, they may have small scratches, a small crease, or other small marks. They may have refurbished hand straps or replaced rivets, sometimes with a bit of reinforcing on the inside if deemed necessary.
Grade "B" - in addition to possible issues as with 'grade A', the grade B factory seconds will have larger dings or scratches on the outside, and/or be (incorrectly) imprinted, in up to 3 locations, and usually in gold foil. With imprinted folders, you can take a black felt pen and cover the embossing quite well so that in most cases it would be hard to notice from the audience.
You can add options like adaptor, extra cords, or clear pocket, we just add the normal price for that upgrade option. We'll likely condense it down to one line on your invoice (ie. if you ordered 25 of the CC folder as factory seconds plus 25 1" rings, we'd list it as a CC-A factory second on your invoice).Note: Despite the catch-all warnings above, with Grade A folders, singers are often hard-pressed to understand why we have graded them "factory seconds".
I'm so confident that you'll be happy with them that I'm extending our 30-day full merchandise refund policy to factory seconds this year. In the very unlikely event that you don't like a factory second, or even one or two in your large order for your choir, you can send them back according to our RMA shipping instructions for full merchandise refund (exclusive of shipping).
-Ian Bullen
President, Small World MUSICFOLDER.com Inc.