Archive for November, 2008

Thanksgiving Special: 5% Off and Free Shipping

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

Ready for a great feast this Thanksgiving season? Planning on rushing the stores the next day? Make life a little easier and do your chess sets, board games, and jigsaw puzzles shopping all at one place – Wholesale Chess!

Buy chess sets at Wholesale Chess from November 24-30 (Sunday) and you’ll be treated to a limited time Thanksgiving Special offering free basic shipping as well as an extra 5% off all orders over $75.

We’ve had a wonderful time serving you this year, and we want to show our appreciation and thanks to you for your support and business throughout the year. This limited time Thanksgiving special gives us the opportunity to do just that by offering free basic shipping and cut prices across the board by 5% on orders over $75.

Don’t forget – This is an additional 5% off prices that are already up to 50% off retail prices. It doesn’t get much better than that. Oh, and be sure to remember that members at Wholesale Chess can also receive up to an additional 5% off on top of the Thanksgiving promotion using volume discounts.

This sale features discounts of 50% or more on select products including Wholesale Chess’ top selling wood chess sets. Among the top wood chess sets on sale is the Champion Wood Chess Set, a beautiful wooden chess set handcrafted in India from Sheesham and Indian Boxwood. This set is a nice weighted set that customers will find perfect for both using and displaying in an office or den.

In addition to the Champion Wood Set, you’ll find a number of high quality chess computers on sale this week. The Talking Chess Trainer Computer by Saitek, one of Wholesale Chess’ most popular chess computers is also on sale. This chess trainer talks to you as you play 64 different playing levels and offers you advice on improving your game.

Happy Thanksgiving & Happy Shopping!

Shop Early and Receive up to $100 credit

Monday, November 17th, 2008

Looking for a way to save money this holiday season? Do your holiday shopping earlier and stretch that dollar further than ever before with the Wholesale Chess Shop Early holiday promotion. This is the first time we’ve offered a special of this sort – and we hope you’ll like it. This sweet deal offers some great sale prices on some of our top selling chess sets, chess clocks, and chess equipment in addition to the opportunity to receive up to $100 store credit on your next chess purchase as a gift from Wholesale Chess.

It’s become more and more difficult to prepare for the holidays and keep within a budget and we understand that. This sale gives us the opportunity to help you save money on your normal purchase as well as offer a gift back to you as our way of saying thank you for your business.

The special started on the 11th and will run until the 21st, so you only have a few more days to take advantage of this limited time offer! Wholesale Chess members and customers who spend $25 or more on chess products will receive between $25-$100 store credit to be used during the month of December 2008.  The store credit received is based on the dollar amount spent at the online store.  Visit the promotion details page to learn more about the store credit amounts being offered and promotion details and restrictions.

This promotion has caught a lot of attention in the chess and board games world – Purple Pawn described the promotion in this way:

“Essentially, buy $X, and get a coupon giving you $X off your next purchase of $2X. So, if my math is correct, that’s about 33% off.”

Yes Purple Pawn – your math is correct. 33% off at Wholesale Chess! (Remember – members can receive up to an additional 5% off all their orders!)

Save Money & Time with the New Member Center

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008

As promised yesterday, here’s a brief look at the additions and improvements to the Wholesale Chess Member Center that will leave you smiling all day long after you’ve made your purchase of a chess set, chess clock, or whatever chess equipment you came looking for:

Wholesale Chess Member Center

Wholesale Chess Member Center

New Look and Design
The new Member Center looks better than ever with a new design and format to correspond with the new look to our chess site! Plus, it’s now green. I’d like to think of it as a reminder of the green you’ll be saving by signing up to be a member.

Upgraded Cumulative Volume Discounts
Effective immediately, the order history time period for member volume discounts has been extended from 60 days to 180 days! This means you can buy additional items up to 180 days after the first purchase and still keep your quantity discount! In addition, the volume amounts required for each discount level have also been adjusted – to your benefit. It’s now easier to reach 1%, 2%, 3%, and 5% discounts, and easier to keep them longer as well!

For example: Let’s say you buy $250 (before shipping and taxes) in chess equipment for the upcoming tournament – if you’re signed in as a member, you’ll automatically receive 1% off your order – in addition to whatever other offer you might receive (like a $5 off promotion or free shipping).

Upgraded Cumulative Quantity Discounts

If you didn’t think the volume discounts were cool – you’ve most certainly got to be impressed by the quantity discounts. Effective immediately, the order history time period for member quantity discounts has been extended from 60 days to 180 days! Let’s say you bought a chess set 3 months ago, and wish you had purchased 2? Well, you can now buy the second one at the discounted 2+ price! And if you buy 2 more in the next few weeks, you’ll receive the 4+ price! In the new member center, we track your 180 day order and item history and add up your orders for greater quantity discounts!

Track Your Purchases
Are you one of the many who do a large amount business with Wholesale Chess? You can track your orders, and pull up information about past orders as well as items you’ve ordered in the past. This may not be as exciting as saving money through the volume and quantity discounts – but it’s certainly a great way to simplify life.

Speed through Checkout
Can’t stand having to enter your shipping, billing, and payment information every time you come to make a purchase? Set up your account and fill in your information once – and relax. Our site is secure and your information is safe and ready for when you need it.

Wishlists!
Now you can cruise all three sites and dream away! Need to keep track of the items your school needs until you’re ready to buy? Create a customizable wish list to do the work for you. You can have as many wishlists as you like. I have a “cool jigsaw puzzles” wishlist, a “nonsense board games” wishlist, and a “tricky chess books” wishlist. Someday I’ll have the money to buy all 46 of the items on my lists . . .

Member Policy
Not quite as exciting as the other upgrades – our member policies and privacy statements have been updated to reflect the upgrades mentioned above.

So – what do you think of the new Member Center? Take a moment and share your thoughts with us!

New Wholesale Chess Website Launched

Monday, November 3rd, 2008

(Quick Note:  For the next few days, you may see either the new site or the old Wholesale Chess site.  We’re working hard to make sure the transition runs perfectly smoothly for you.  If you don’t see any of the changes mentioned below – don’t lose heart!  You’ll see them soon enough!)

If you’re a Wholesale Chess regular – there’s no doubt you’ve noticed a huge change to the look of our website. We’ve spent years collecting your feedback and working with the best to put together this upgraded Wholesale Chess website. We hope you’re pleased with what you see. Our main goal is to make it easier for you to find the guaranteed low prices you’ve come to expect on chess sets and chess equipment and enhance our ability to extend excellent customer service to our members and guests purchasing at Wholesale Chess. Here’s a quick look at what we’ve changed on the website:

New Look and Design: Our webmaster and designer has been working hard to improve the look. We want you to love the look so much that you yearn to return – simply for the chance to glance through the lovely new pages. (Okay, maybe not to that extent). The new site looks cleaner, more vibrant, and is now in line with the design of our sister sites: Wholesale Board Games and Wholesale Puzzles.

Improved Menu and Navigational Tools: If it wasn’t perfect before, we’re certainly closer with the new horizontal menu at the top of the page. It’s much easier to find what you’re looking for at Wholesale Chess. Use the traditional menu path to find your dream chess set – or use the search feature at the top of the site. Either way – you’re bound to find what you want in a shorter amount of time with the new Wholesale Chess website. For our serious chess players and those looking for learning resources, this new navigational way of life will fill your heart with joy. Now you’ll be able to find the Chess Books, DVD’s, videos, and other software you’re looking for easier than ever. Search by publisher, author, brand, chess level, subject, and more!

New and Improved Shopping Cart: Simple but important changes have been made in the shopping cart to make your purchase time shorter than ever. Shipping options are presented in an easily understandable way, and we’ve cut down on the steps it’ll take to have that chess set you’ve been dreaming of on its way to your doorstep.

Upgraded Member Center: This may be the most exciting change associated with the launch of the new website. If you’re one of the thousands of Wholesale Chess members out there, you’re jaws will hit the floor when you learn about what awaits you in the new Member Center. There’s so much to talk about, I’m going to save that conversation for tomorrow morning. Watch the blog for the post titled “Save Money and Time with the New Member Center“. If you can’t wait until then, log into your member center or sign up to be a member today, and you can learn all about it for yourself!

There’s a quick overview of the primary changes to the site. But why take my word for it? Go and look around the new Wholesale Chess for yourself!

By the way, we’d love to hear your feedback on the changes to the site. Visit our New Website Feedback page in our blog to leave your thoughts.