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Old 01-16-2008, 08:01 PM
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Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS View Post
I may've told this story before:

I was at a leadership conference almost 10 years ago and this Soror had a table. She was selling items at about $10 more than the 'nalia store a block away was selling them. So I told a couple of the people at the table that there was a black owned spot like 5 minutes away. The Soror was understandably annoyed with me and said "I'm a certified vendor, Soror."

Certified vendors are a great idea but that doesn't mean they can overprice.
True, but in their defense they do pay out the nose to be certified. Basically I think HQ screws them. Not only do they have to pay a hefty annual licensing fee, then they have to pay fees for booths at conventions and conferences and any other approved Delta event. And they are only allowed to sell them to sorors and must verify such. Thus they forbidden to sell them online. You have to call them to place an order.

So if a non-Delta friend of yours wanted to by you a gift (s)he could not do so from a certified vendor.
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