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

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!

(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.