.....Our mission is to source and deliver quality merchandise and services at competitive prices from respected vendors to parishes, schools and Catholic institutions in the New York
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Last year at this time, we asked you to pre-order palms for 2024 while the Palm Sunday experience was still fresh in your mind. More than 50% of our palm customers pre-ordered when they paid the bill for their 2023 delivery. As a result, we were able to leverage our communal buying power to negotiate with our vendor and keep the cost manageable.
Your early orders allowed us to consolidate our huge palm purchase into one direct truckload from the supplier. And when ICS learned of potential industry-wide supply shortage and delivery issues, we directed our vendor to ship and deliver early to make sure you had your entire order on time. We also put a Plan B into place for back-up supplies in case we needed them - and we DID need them!
How does it work?
Below we have a 2025 pre-order form, you can use it to estimate what you will need. While we do not have exact pricing at this time, we will reach out to you to confirm your order as soon as prices and shipping information are available. You can make adjustments at a later time if needed.
The formula we recommend to estimate your needs is: Number of parishioners multiplied by the number of palms you want to give to each person. This equals the number of strips you need. Divide the result by 100 to determine the number of bags you need (i.e. there are 100 palm strips per bag.) And if you do it now, you can factor in your experience from 2024 to get a more accurate estimate of your 2025 needs!
If you have any questions, please feel free to call our customer care team at 646-794-2600.