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DMMA Membership Criteria: The DMMA Organization is comprised of a group of actual retail storefronts dedicated to the hands on sale of Dollhouses and Miniatures that can be seen and touched. Members may also maintain an online or catalogue presence, but the main purpose of their business must meet the following criteria: The business must maintain an actual storefront address that is open to the public for a minimum of 20 hours per week spread over at least 4 days or 3 full days per week (minimum 7 hours per day) and is advertised as such at that address. The actual storefront location is hereby defined as a Retail Operation which must be either a Commercially Zoned area allowing Retail activities, or if not Commercially Zoned, then the store location must have local government approved exception permits. In either, the operation at this location needs to have exterior signage visible from the customer vehicle access point, and allow for visitation by 3 or more separate customers at any one time. The business must maintain a minimum of 300 square feet of space dedicated exclusively to the retail sale of dollhouses and miniatures, providing a full selection of dollhouses, furniture, accessories and finishing projects. The business must supply a copy of their resale certificate. The business must provide invoices from a minimum of three vendors within the last year which demonstrate the depth of selection necessary to provide a full line dollhouse store. The business must provide a business card and two photographs of their business; One photo of the exterior of their shop and one of the interior. The purpose of setting this criteria is not to exclude, but to create a membership of brick and mortar stores with a common purpose of advertising and selling to the retail customer who is seeking a full line actual retail store providing the hands on experience of shopping for and learning about dollhouse miniatures.
The Steps to Join:
- Complete and send Application. You can either submit it electronically, or print and mail, if you prefer.
- Click here to EMAIL New Member Application OR click here to PRINT & MAIL New Member Application.
- Create a Member Account on this web site.
- Once you have been approved, we will send you an email notifying you.
- Return to this web site, log in, and pay for your membership via PayPal. You do not have to have a PayPal account to pay with PayPal.
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