There are significant benefits to you and your charitable organization when you shop through our web site.  Purchasing your items through the Charitable Emporium enables you to provide continued support to your non-profit organization as well as realize extra savings on your purchases through the benefit of a charitable donation tax deduction.  It is very important to remember that there are limitations and conditions for each vendor's rebate contribution.  These limitations will vary from vendor to vendor and may vary from product to product.  In general, these include:

• Your shopping must originate from the Charitable Emporium.com, Inc. web site and the order must be completed on-line. Shopping from other web links, e-mail links, other web sites, via telephone, or in a store will not qualify for the rebate, charitable donation, or tax deduction.

• The contribution is normally based on the net price of the goods or services purchased excluding taxes, shipping and handling charges, or any other added charges.  In some cases, the contribution may be a fixed amount.

• Many of the merchants DO NOT make contributions for gift certificates purchased on-line.  Some merchants may have minimum gift certificate amounts to qualify for the contribution

• Some vendors may have a "return days" policy.  This indicates that after the initial visit to the merchant web site, the shopper may return to the web site at any time for the number of "return days," whether through the Charitable Emporium.com, Inc. Shopping Service web site or not and still receive the rebate / donation.  After the number "return days" the shopper will not be eligible to receive the contribution.

As a reminder, you can view a summary of your purchases and donations at any time here at our web site using the "Account Status" function. This report displays information regarding each purchase including the purchase amount, donation amount, charity name, and date paid to the charity. This information may be useful in preparing your tax return. Normally, the purchase / donation information becomes available on-line several days after the product is shipped.

If you have any questions regarding any vendor or purchase, please contact us via the on-line form or e-mail us at info@cecharity.com.