application

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Next open application period February 1- February 28

During times of open application, e-mail in your completed applications to bijoumarket{@}gmail{dot}com.

One week from the open application period, we will notify each applicant by e-mail to let them know if they've been selected as a vendor.

Here is the application:

Please put the city & date of the market to which you are applying as your e-mails's subject.
(Copy and paste into the body of an e-mail)


Your Name(s):
Doing Business As (shop name):
Phone Number:
Your shop's website, blog, or Etsy page:
What would you sell at Bijou Market?:
What are the price ranges for items?:
If you're a returning vendor, what's new?:

Name on check:
Full postal address to mail check:
Length of table (fee includes up to 6 ft.):
Is your booth shoppable from one side or both sides?:
Do you need wall space to support any of your booth or items?:
Item for Giveaway or Raffle- value, picture and description:
Attach 3-5 pictures of your items that represent your creativity and quality best:

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The Agreement

Upon application and acceptance, vendors are bound in agreement to the below terms & that items sold are handmade by you, no exceptions:



Set-up and Take-Down:

Set-up is mandatory and you must be at the announced location 2 hours prior to the start-time of the event. Take down is also mandatory at the scheduled end-time of the event. Take-down is not required if shoppers are still present after the scheduled end-time, but if you need to take down while customers are present, feel free to. If you need more than 2 hours please let us know. All set-up must be completed one half-hour prior to the event start time. If you need less than 2 hours, please still come at the designated time and you are welcome to leave as soon as you finish.

Fees and Costs:

Bijou Market has two separate vendor fees. First, the initial space reservation fee is due one week after you are accepted. For a two-day event the fee is $50.00 and it gives you the space (width and length) of a standard folding table, or 6' x 3'. For a one day event the fee is $30.00. The second fee is 15% (updated 4.20.11) of all vendor sales which will be taken out of each vendor’s final sales total. The space reservation fee assists us in paying for upfront costs mostly for location and advertising.

You can pay this fee by mailing a cash or check payment, or Pay-Pal (if you choose Pay-Pal, their $1.50 fee will be added, making your total fee $51.50/$31.50)

If you decide after you are accepted not to sell this fee is refundable up to 2 weeks prior to the event. If you withdraw up to one week prior to the event, 1/2 of your total fees can be refunded. Fees are non-refundable for withdrawals less than one week before the event.

The space reservation fee includes the processing and payment for one vendor I.D. If you choose to share your space, any additional vendor I.D.s are $10.00 each. If you have an I.D. you would like to request, they are assigned after the space reservation fee has cleared and on a first come first serve basis.

Volunteer positions are available in exchange for the reservation fee, but positions are limited and once volunteer positions are filled, the option to exchange for the fee will not be available. Please inquire if interested.

Extra fees and penalties may be incurred for the following reasons:
1. If a significant amount (5+) of your items come through the check-out without proper tagging, $20 will be removed from your final sales total.
2. You have 30 minutes after the show's end to arrive and begin taking down your booth, if late, $20 will be removed from your final total.
3. Retrieving go-back items are the responsibility of the vendor. If you have go-back items you are responsible for picking them up.
4. Vendor checks are mailed unless other arrangements are made. We will verify your address before mailing, but if a check is lost or needs to be canceled for any reason, Bijou Market's banking provider UCCU adds a $20 stop check fee that the vendor will be responsible for.

Vendor Responsibility:

Vendors are responsible for the necessary items needed for their space: tables, table cloths, mirrors, tents, lighting, extension cords, décor, etc. Access to electricity, wall space, or double sided space is available upon request. Vendors are responsible for restocking inventory. Vendors must have a tag on each item they intend to sell with the price, a one-word description and vendor I.D. This information needs to be easily legible and firmly attached. If both price and vendor I.D. are not attached to the item or not legible, credit for the sale will be withheld. If this happens more than 5 times during the event you will be issued an additional fee. We do not anticipate theft, but, if you witness suspicious behavior, to protect yourself, please let Emily, Nicole or Rashelle know. To assist us in the most accurate and organized sales calculation we will ask for a list of the "one word descriptions" used for your items.

Bijou Market's Responsibility:

We will do vendor spotlight posts on our blog in exchange for a giveaway or raffle item of your choice. Giveaways are done on our own site as well as many popular blogs and websites that Bijou Market will arrange. We provide a central check-out for all vendors. We accept cash, check, and all major credit card payments. You will receive a spreadsheet of your items sold, and we are as accurate as possible with this. You can assist us in accuracy by clearly marking your items with the price, one word descriptions and vendor I.D.. Bijou Market is not responsible for lost, stolen, unaccounted for or damaged items. We will provide restroom facilities, baskets for shopping, and bags for purchases. A list of sales and a check will be prepared and mailed 7-10 business days after the market. We can only give credit for sales that have a written invoice and cleared payment associated. Because this event runs multiple times a year we keep each event open for resolution for three weeks after each event ends. If accepted as a vendor you are responsible to respond to any resolutions for up to a year after events you participate in.

updated 05.05.2011