A Note re: Bazzill Cardstock

I wanted to let everyone know that Bazzill cardstock has a new price in my pop up store at the retreats. The new prices are $1.10 per 12x12 sheet of Bazzill cardstock, and $0.80 per 8.5x11 sheet of Bazzill cardstock.

It is important to note that these prices already include the sales tax!

I also want to share that this price increase has been planned for quite some time, long before the warehouse fire that is currently affecting the supply of Bazzill to the craft world. (read more below)

All other prices in my store are staying the same. I price things based on the MSRP (retail) price, and then I include the sales tax. This just makes the math easier and helps things go smoother on Sunday when everyone pays for their store purchases.

What is happening with Bazzill?

Bazzill Basics is one of the best known brands of cardstock for paper crafting, and has been for a long time!

A quick history:

• Bazzill Basics has been around since the early 2000's, although I don't know the exact year
• Bazzill Basics was purchased by American Crafts a few years back.
• Last year, the company that owns Notions Marketing bought American Crafts, and therefore Bazzill. Notions Marketing is the premier wholesale supplier in the craft industry.

Where things stand now:
This past June, Notions had a major weather event that caused a fire in their main warehouse. Notions Marketing and American Crafts are closed indefinitely while they assess the damage and figure out a path forward. As you can imagine, this has caused a major interruption in the craft industry! This holds true for so many paper crafting products, but especially for Bazzill cardstock and other American Crafts products because Notions was both the manufacturer and distributor of these products! (For other brands, Notion was the distributor, but not the manufacturer. So while this event impacted them, it did not cut off their only means of producing and distributing their products.)

Thankfully, I had restocked my supply of Bazzill cardstock just before this event happened. So I am well stocked on Bazzill and have 9 overflowing crates of colors to choose from!

While we have enough Bazzill to last us for a very long time, please know that I am watching closely for updates about Bazzill and Notions Marketing, and hoping for the best!
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