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Milkhouse Candle Company - Minimum Advertised Price Policy

MAP POLICY OVERVIEW

As the world’s leading natural candle manufacturer, Milkhouse Candle Company is focused on maintaining high margins for our retailers. In recognition of the investment in time and resources required for our quality retailers to provide the level of customer service and product knowledge expected from our customers, Milkhouse is committed to enforcing policies which allow our resellers to maintain high profit margins through the sale of our products. Milkhouse Candle Co. has an established Minimum Advertised Price (MAP) Policy that an AuthorizedReseller must follow for the advertising, selling, and marketing of Milkhouse products. All Milkhouse Candle Co. Authorized Resellers must agree to the terms and conditions of the following MAP Policy.

Ordering Policies

Milkhouse Candle Co. MAP Policy Guidelines for Milkhouse Products

MAP for all Milkhouse products can be found by using your current price list, which can be downloaded from the “Wholesale Resources” page of the milkhousecandles.com website (you must be logged in to access it), or by calling our Customer Success Team and requesting an emailed version. All advertised prices must be at or above MAP for all Milkhouse products, which is not to be less than double the wholesale value (this must also take any discounts into consideration).Resellers are not required to list prices in advertising. If a price is listed in an advertisement, it must be at or above MAP. Other statements such as “Call for price” or “call for quote” are acceptable and permitted except for third-party marketplaces. If the reseller is authorized to sell on such sites (pre-approval is required), MAP pricing must be always maintained, unless written permission has been granted by Milkhouse Candle Co. Auto price adjusters must be set to avoid going below MAP pricing.
Resellers are responsible for ensuring their Milkhouse pricing is at or above MAP on internet search engines and on any third-party sites, should reseller be authorized to list on any third-party sites. Prior authorization is required to list and sell on any third-party sites and must be in writing that Milkhouse Candle Co. grants reseller to sell on said sites (ie: Amazon). Resellers are free to set the actual resale price of any product if it is at or above MAP price given the most recent publication of the price list.Milkhouse does NOT have a set MSRP, however we do recommend you double the wholesale price. The Milkhouse MAP policy for all Milkhouse products applies to advertising placements, including, but not limited to, print ads (inserts, magazines, newspapers, catalogs, mail order catalogs, etc.), broadcast (radio and TV), direct mail, faxes, internet placement with third parties-including social media, podcasts and mobile apps (banner ads, broadcast emails, destination pages, third-party sites), internet placement son resellers own website, and any fliers, posters, or coupons.
Milkhouse, as the manufacturer and as a reseller itself, reserves the right to sell just under MAP as an effort to promote and build the Milkhouse products and brands to enhance sales in the brick-and-mortar reseller stores. Milkhouse may also permit some resellers to advertise MAP products at prices lower than the MAP price so long as it fits in with the ultimate goal of getting more Milkhouse products into more homes, therefore driving demand.
Once products have been discontinued and/or fragrances have been retired, those products/fragrances will no longer be subject to the MAP policy. Other exceptions may apply and should appear in writing from Milkhouse Candle Co.
Milkhouse reserves the right to modify or suspend the MAP policy with respect to the affected products for a specified period of time by providing advance notice to all resellers of such changes.
 

All Milkhouse Products Price Matching Policies

Price matching policies are acceptable. Price matching cannot be used as a valid reason for violations of the Milkhouse MAP Policy. Advertised price must beat MAP or higher. Any third-party sites are to have auto price adjusters set to stay within MAP pricing.
 
Resolving MAP Violations:

Failure to Comply with the MAP Policy

At the sole discretion of Milkhouse, violations will be handled in the following manner, however intentional and/or repeated failure to abide, or lack of effort to correct, may result in the immediate loss of Authorized Reseller status and your ability to purchase any Milkhouse products both direct as well as through distribution.
  1. First Violation: Reseller will be given a written warning via email of the violation and given 5 business days to correct the violation. At which time, if the pricing has not been corrected, any current orders will be cancelled and no new orders will be accepted for a period of 30 days.
  2. Second Violation: Reseller will be given a written warning via email of the violation; any current orders will be immediately cancelled, and no new orders will be accepted for a period of 90 days.
  3. Third Violation: Reseller will be notified via email the account has been immediately inactivated for at least 1 year from date of violation and all orders will be cancelled. Any discounts or territory protection in place will become null and void.