Please check dates carefully. This is no refunds or show credits.
When applying on-line please pay by credit/debit card. When paying by check/money order, print out application and mail in with payment.
On application be sure and list everything you will be selling. Nothing can be added to your booth to sell unless application is updated. If you add an item to sell and have not added that item to your application you may be asked not to sell that item. Only two vendors per application. Both vendors names, business names, and items must be listed. You can not add a vendor or item to application after it has been sent in and accepted. DPHB Shows does not accept checks ten (10) days before show date.
After you apply online and your credit card has been processed vendor will receive a confirmation via email. Please check your thrash/spam folder. Email heidi_burge@yahoo.com Confirmation if you have not received one after seven days. Checks and credit cards will not be processed if you are not accepted in the show.
Please stay in rented booth area. Make you own exit and entrance into your booth. Do NOT sit in aisle. Do not place any items outside booth space - example; mirror, lattice full of items to be sold, or display over marked booth area.
Do not display items to sell on wall. You must bring your own display. Please ask neighbor to hang on their grid wall before hand. If that back drop or grid wall doesn't belong to you, do not pin or hang anything on it. Please ask before you take it upon yourself to do so.
DPHB Shows is not responsible to provide dollies, some facilities provide a couple. Please bring your own dollies to load and unload.
If you have your children with you, please have them stay with you. We can't have children in others vendors booths, playing on dollies, or running up and down the aisles.
Vendors must provide their own table cloths - tables must be covered to the floor. You can bring your own tables or you can rent tables. Prices are listed on the Application. Tables must be covered to the floor, boxes must not be seen. Vendors must provide their own display, tape, paper, band aides, bags, pens, markers, etc.
Set up time for Bossier City "Shop Til U Drop" Arts, Craft, & Gift Show is Friday from 2pm-7pm and Saturday 7am-9:30am Must be all the way set up by 9:30. Show starts at 10am Saturday. We may let customers in ten minutes early. Vendor must check in by 8:00 am Saturday if you vendor does not set up Friday. If vendor does not check in by 8:00am (call us if you will be late) and we have not heard from vendor, space will go to another vendor. Annual Mistletoe & More Show set up time is Thursday from 4pm - 8pm and Friday 7am - 8:00am. You must be all the way set up by 8:00am. Show hours Sat. 10am-5pm and Sun, 11am -4:30pm. We may let customers in ten minutes early. Vendor must check in by 7:30am (call us if your late) Friday if vendor does not set up Thursday. If vendor does not check in Show by 7:30am the space will go to another vendor. Show starts Friday & Saturday at 9am. Show hours Fri & Sat 9am-5pm and Sunday 11am-4:30pm.
West Monroe set up is Friday from 2pm-7pm and Saturday 7am-8am. Show will start at 9am. Vendor must check in by 7:30 am Saturday or the spot goes to the next vendor in line. Show hours: Saturday 9am-5pm - Sun 11am-4:30pm
If vendor needs to cancel - Please call, do not send an email because we can not check emails very often during the day. If vendor does not call and talk to one of us or leave a message on our answering machine it will be a "no show". Do not Facebook / email us - CALL.
There is no subleasing/subletting your space. The application is in your name you can not give your space to someone else. Every name, business name, address, and phone number is turned over to the tax department. Information has to be turned into the Facilities 10 days prior to the show. Do not call DPHB Shows to inform us someone else will be filling the space for you. We do not have their information, therefore they can not sell. DPHB Shows does have a waiting list. If you cancel the next vendor in line is called, if you do not check in by 8AM Saturday - the next vendor on the waiting list is called.
Vendor will receive TWO vendor passes. Every vendor must wear a vendor tag. Workers in booth must wear a vendor tag. If you are expecting a worker during show hours the vendor tag must to filled out and left at the front admission table. Vendor will not be paged during show if vendor did not leave a worker a tag at the front admission table. There will be a admission table at the loading dock. Vendor must wear a vendor tag at all times. All workers coming in must go to the front admission table to get their vendor tag. No workers without a tag will be allowed to come in thru the loading dock door. They all will be advised to go to the front admission table. This will be strictly inforced in 2011. The vendor passes are intended for vendors and their help. During 2010 we allowed four vendor passes. Due to vendors handing their extra passes to customers in the parking lot, it is now 2 vendor passes.
Do not tear down/pack up early. No dollies or boxes are allowed in until 4:30pm. This is a safety issue. Customers will still be in the building and we don't need anyone to trip and get hurt. Please respect this rule, it is rude to pack up when someone beside you may be making their final sale of the day. If vendor has an emergency or is sick, please let DPHB Show promoters know so we can safely get you out of the building.
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Tax envelopes will be passed out Sunday morning, you will find them in your booth when you come in Sunday. Everyone has to turn in both envelopes. A state tax rep and a Bossier Parish tax rep will be at show around 2pm. If you have any questions, you need to see the tax reps at that time. ALL TAXES MUST BE PAID IN CASH. Checks will no longer be acceptable. Tax reps will give vendors a receipt at time of paying taxes. If a vendor pays by check (which is NOT allowed)and it bounces the State charges a $25.00 fee and DPHB Shows will also charge the vendor $35.00 and vendor will not be allowed back in the show. Due to too many checks bouncing, CHECKS WILL NO LONGER BE ACCEPTED TO PAY VENDORS SALES TAX.
A form will now be provided to the vendor to get their on Louisiana Sales Tax ID number. When vendor receives their own Tax ID number - keep number with you. When you do future shows all you will need to do is provide Name, address, business name, and State Tax ID number on envelope. Vendor will then file their LA Sales Tax on their own.
If vendor is interested in renting any part of the Civic Center during the time of our show, they need to contact us first. Example: Kitchen - we will have to update our insurance for this before we will take responsibility for it. Vendor will be responsible for insurance increase.
All Trailers & RVs must be parked in the back of the building. After unloading vendors need to park their cars in the back of the building. We want the front spaces for the customers.
If a vendor expects a customer to pick up an order (from a previous show), customer must pay admission fee and vendor can reimburse the customer. We can not page vendor to come up to the front with the customers order. Customers continue to shop once they are in the building. Admission is good for the whole weekend but this is a problem at the end of the year when we have monthly shows. If a vendor expects a customer, it is up to vendor if they want to cover the customers admission.
Vendors, please remember the two weeks after the show is when we receive complaints from our customers about the vendors. We do have secret shoppers that report back to us and also the loyal customers who support the show. Here are the top complaints:
1. Texting - not greeting the customer, most of the time vendor doesn't even look up.
2. Vendor not in booth to make a sale.
3. Vendors being loud complaining about other vendors. Often vendor is in another booth (being overheard by customers) or on the phone complaining about other vendors.
4. Vendor not set up in time.
Please stay in your own booth. There will be plenty of time to walk around before a show. Please do not put your vendor business cards or fliers in the bathrooms or every vendor booth. If a vendor is interested in your product, they will visit with you. Often after the show we are busy picking up fliers and business cards that were carelessly tossed to the floor. Please be considerate and respect your fellow vendors.
All Facilities have WIFI except for the Bossier Civic Center. All Facilities offer it free to DPHB Shows for having a show at their Facility. The charge at the Bossier Civic Center is $100.00 per day. We advise vendors to get with their cell phone service to see how they can connect to the Internet thru their cell phone. This will be cheaper for everyone.
