The Turn Key Program is the most popular of the two mulch and topsoil programs we offer. With the Turn Key Program, Outdoor Living by Mr. Mulch does the vast majority of the work. We provide you with up to five different types of mulch and topsoil to choose from, we also have personalized order forms for your clients as well as the order form that you would provide to us. We route all deliveries, provide estimated delivery dates within the specified time frame (in the months of March, April, or May), complete all deliveries, and make follow-up thank you calls to your clients. Your group is responsible only for motivating the students to sell the product, inputting the orders on the spreadsheet and managing the money. Another benefit to this program is that your group can participate in the selling of gift cards, too. The Turn Key Program is much easier to manage and often makes more money than the Drop Ship Program because of the extra costs associated with that program. Your group will sell the bags of mulch or topsoil for approximately $1.00 to $1.50 more than what your group purchases the material for from Outdoor Living by Mr. Mulch. This program is available only within 20 miles of our stores in Worthington and Dublin.
The Drop Ship Program requires more time and physical labor, but will likely profit your group a little more money per bag of mulch sold. Although your group will sell bags for approximately $2.00 more than your product cost, your group will be responsible for all other aspects and costs associated with organizing the fundraiser. This will entail personalizing the order forms, finding a central location for the drop of the product, possible rental of delivery trucks and forklifts, calculating necessary quantities to order, distribution and delivery of the mulch, and dealing with any issues related to delivery dates and placement of the product. There is a lot more work associated with this type of fundraiser program; and your group has the potential to make more money, but historically, parents often get burned out undertaking all of the logistics and responsibilities associated with this program. For example, parents are often left with the responsibilities of selling the mulch, collecting and tracking the money, perhaps donating a truck or SUV for deliveries and even delivering and unloading/placing the bags themselves. This is a great opportunity to raise monies, but be prepared to be heavily involved with this program. We can ship mulch and topsoil up to 175 mile from central Ohio in this program.
If you are interested in receiving any more information or pricing, please contact Craig Schweitzer at (614)402-8686 or craig@mrmulch.com.
