BetterPress Society is a monthly subscription of exclusive BetterPress plates designed for independent retailers. Each month, society members will receive a new press plate that isn’t available anywhere else, as well as project inspiration and images. Each independent retailer participating in the society will need to sign up in advance for a 6-month commitment of the number of plates you’d like to receive each month.

The second round of BetterPress Society membership will run from July through December 2024.

The BetterPress Society was created for independent retailers. The products will not be offered on SpellbindersPaperArts.com, to distributors nor to other national online retailers.

Each retailer must commit to a minimum of six plates per month.

Each plate will have an MSRP of $29.99 USD / $39.99 CAN, but society members will be able to purchase them for a flat rate of $12.00 each.

To keep the program fair for all, the society should be priced at $24.99/month USD, $34.99 CAN.

No. Again, to keep the program fair for all, we request that the $24.99 price is consistent across all retailers. That said, we encourage you to customize the program for your customers. That may mean bundling the plates with other products, a free class, or some other type of value-added benefit.

No, you’ll pay for each month’s plates as they are released.

In order to help with the cost of shipping, you’ll be able to place an order that includes the BetterPress Society plate as well as other products. On the first of each month, you’ll receive an email letting you know the SKU number for the plate of the month and that it is available. You’ll have a window of 3 days to add your committed number of BetterPress plates to an order with additional items. Once the window closes, any members who do not place an order with their plates will be issued a separate invoice that cannot be combined with other orders. It is expected that the invoice will be paid for within a week; if it is not, the stock will go back to inventory and your society membership will be terminated.

Orders over $300 qualify for free domestic shipping. As long as you order your BetterPress Society monthly plates during the open window, you can add additional items to your order to qualify for free shipping.

You’ll have the opportunity to add additional items to the order that includes your BetterPress society monthly plate, but due to our growing business, we are unable to combine orders placed separately.

Spellbinders will likely order a small quantity of additional plates above and beyond what is already reserved for subscribers. Any additional inventory will be made available on the Spellbinders Wholesale website for $15.00 after membership orders have been fulfilled. BetterPress Society members will be able to order additional plates at the membership rate of $12.00 as inventory allows.

Yes! The Spellbinders design team is already working on additional products to coordinate with the monthly plate. Though we won’t have these every month, we will recommend add-ons from existing stock that would make good complements to the monthly plate. Coordinating products will be made available to society members at the same time as the monthly plate is available for purchase. Any additional inventory of add-on items will be available on the Spellbinders Wholesale website after membership orders have been fulfilled.

No, the initial commitments will be final. Though Spellbinders may order additional plates for ala carte purchase later in the month, these quantities are not guaranteed. For additional customers wanting to join the society, you can take their commitment for the next open enrollment window covering January through June 2025. New commitments will be taken in late March/early April.

A public Facebook group will be created to encourage customers to share projects and inspiration for each monthly plate. The project images will be shared within the Facebook group.

BetterPress society retailers will have access to a printable pdf at the beginning of each month showcasing product inspiration for that month that can be offered as a freebie to customers or used as inspiration for a class or tutorial.

We will also provide a public YouTube video introducing the BetterPress Society that you can share with customers.

Retailers that subscribe to 6 or more plates/month will get the 7th plate for for free.

Yes, you’ll be able to order the overstock of the BetterPress society plate for $15.00 once it becomes available on the Spellbinders Wholesale site, but these quantities are not guaranteed.

We will need commitments to be submitted by March 31, 2024. You can place your commitment by filling out the form here.

BetterPress Society is held in two six-month subscription period. Sign ups for each subscription take place roughly three months before the subscription begins. For example, the commitment window for January-June will take place in October of the previous year.