POLISH POTTERY

Frequently Asked Questions INFORMATION SHEET

(from Wine Road Collectibles LLC / THE POLISH POTTERY SHOP TM)

WHERE IS THE SHOPPING CART? HOW CAN I BUY?
2/05 – We receive several truckloads of pottery throughout the year.  We have a constantly rotating stock of pottery from 6 factories!  If the shopping cart is down when you visit our site, check the main page www.polishpotterySHOP.com for a note – we are probably updating the cart with new pottery.  You can also visit one of our retail stores in VA.  (See “Where Are Our Stores Located” below).  And, we have many Distributors around the country.  Go HERE to find one in your area.  Please also check the main page or the News & Sales page for our SHOW AND EVENT dates.  We are expanding our calendar of event dates at customer request!

DO YOU SELL AT WHOLESALE?
We sure do! Most of the pottery we import these days is sold at wholesale.  Our online retail shopping cart only shows a small selection of the most unique or most popular pottery especially selected from our container-loads for our retail customers!  As a major importer of pottery into the US, we can offer an unrivaled selection (pottery from 6 factories) plus extremely low wholesale prices.  (We do our best to beat any other vendor’s prices.)  Please fill out the Wholesale Inquiry Form for details on either the regular wholesale (smaller quantities) or Distributor program (lower prices / larger quantities).  We need your tax id # to give out info.  As always, e:mail Teresa if you still have questions.

WHERE ARE YOUR “REAL-LIFE” STORES LOCATED?
We live on the Virginia Peninsula. As of 8/04 we have 3 retail stores.  Our newest store is at Port Warwick in Newport News, VA.  We staff this one and also have European antique furniture, French pottery, a variety of folk art home accessories, Greek pottery, etc. for sale.  We also maintain booths in the Williamsburg Antiques Mall, and in the Mt. Vernon Antiques Mall just 5 miles North of Ft. Belvoir in Alexandria, VA. Get driving directions HERE. If you would like more info on who runs Wine Road Collectibles / The Polish Pottery Shop, as well as how we got started, please go here.

HOW CAN I PAY FOR MY ONLINE PURCHASES?
The shopping cart is set up to accept MasterCard, Visa, Discover.  We also accept checks and PayPal.  Please contact Teresa directly to pay by any method other than credit card, or if you choose not to use the shopping cart.  Email teresa@polishpotterySHOP.com or phone 888 254-2119 or fax 757-594-0518.

YOUR SITE HAS GROWN. WHERE CAN I SEE A SITE MAP OF ALL THE STORES?
www.bringhometheworld.com is the place to shop for antiques and collectibles, unique home accessories and gift items, Polish pottery, French pottery, etc.  This page serves as our site map.

CAN YOU GIVE ME ANY INFORMATION ABOUT BOLESLAWIEC OR THE POTTERY ITSELF?
We have an "About the Pottery" page which has info on the history of the pottery, how it is made, recent magazine and t.v. sitings, and use of the ceramics today. We hope this is a good resource page!
We also have a BLOG page at http://polishpotteryshop.blogspot.com/ for more info.

WHICH FACTORIES DO YOU BUY FROM?
Our main partner factory is Manufaktura.  We love their consistently high quality and constant addition of new patterns and items.  We also purchase from Wiza and use some smaller workshops (Art Pottery, WR Unikat, Cergor, Dana) in order to get the newest patterns and items coming out of Boleslawiec.  We try to stock great pottery which will "freshen up" our long-term, repeat customer's traditional Polish pottery pattern sets.  We are very proud to be able to carry so many wonderful items in regular and UNIKAT patterns. The Polish people are great to work with, especially at our primary partner factory, Manufaktura. They work with us frequently to develop new products. They have also given us permission to market some EXCLUSIVE patterns in the States. To date, we plan to mark these most special pieces "WRC" in addition to the factory logo and "unikat" stamp.

CAN I MAKE A SPECIAL ORDER?
We can make special orders with several of the factories and we do this from time-to-time as a special offer. Contact a Distributor near you or Teresa at WRC to see if they can fill your order from stock, or for more details about making a special order. Please remember that custom-orders may NOT be immediately available. The factories take a lot of time and care in making pottery - designed to your specifications!

HOW MUCH IS SHIPPING?
** UPDATED 2/05 We have found it necessary to change our shipping policy. We charge 18% of your retail order total for shipping and handling. Minimum charge is $8 per order. IF YOU LIVE IN A WESTERN STATE OR ORDER SEVERAL VERY HEAVY PIECES, we may add a surcharge of 2-4% to your order.  Pottery is well packed and insured. We use UPS and pottery is insured.  We can arrange freight by truck or air, also, for larger orders.  Shipping cost for wholesale orders may be calculated differently, based on order size, weight, method of shipment.

DO YOU SELL OTHER ITEMS BESIDES POLISH POTTERY?
YES – we shop around the world and throughout the US for handmade items and unique home accessories.  Available selections vary.  Please visit www.bringhometheworld.com to begin shopping.
AND - we have 3 retail stores.  Our newest store is at Port Warwick in Newport News, VA.  We staff this one and also have European antique furniture, French pottery, a variety of folk art home accessories, Greek pottery, etc. for sale.  We also maintain booths in the Williamsburg Antiques Mall, and in the Mt. Vernon Antiques Mall just 5 miles North of Ft. Belvoir in Alexandria, VA. Get driving directions HERE

WILL YOU NOTIFY ME ABOUT CURRENT SPECIALS?
YES - when we have a SALE! or are accepting PRE-ORDERS, we will notify all mailing list members FIRST, giving you the chance to get first pick of new merchandise. Please subscribe to our Polish Specials (aka NEWSTUFF) mailing list HERE.



IF YOU STILL HAVE A QUESTION:
We have a lot to offer you. If we haven't answered a question - PLEASE feel free to contact us!

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