FLASH REMINDERS

• FOR SPEEDY CREDIT TO YOUR ACCT: Please remember to enclose the top portion of your statement and note your acct # on your check.
• TO ASSURE CORRECT CREDIT TO YOUR ACCT: (particularly when sales slips are sent in without prior authorization) Please make sure that returned sales slips are LEGIBLE, that the seller is listed by COMPANY NAME (not the individual) and that the company ACCOUNT # is included.
• MAKE SURE THAT YOUR TCE I.D.CARD IS VALID. Check your expiration date. If your card has expired, call Lee at 465-4255 to order a new one at no charge. Please note however, that here is a $10.00 fee for replacement of LOST CARDS.

WISH LIST LISTINGS

Ever wish that TCE had a particular service or client? Would you be surprised to know that 70% of our new clients were recommended by existing clients? Don't be? They knew who they wanted to do business with, and helped us bring them into the Commerce Exchange network. Help us grow YOUR trading base in the direction YOU want with the companies YOU prefer. For more information on Referral Criteria, call Jay at 465-4255.

WHAT'S NEW IN..... APRIL?
COMMERCE EXCHANGE 2000 GOLF LEAGUE AT EVERGREEN COUNTRY CLUB.
When:   Every Thursday
Begins:  April 20th
Time:     4:30 p.m.
Fee:*       $14 per week 
              16 weeks for T$224
*includes end of season party and prizes

Men/Women's League is open to:
TCE clients, their Employees, Family, Friends and their customers.

Call Jay at 465-4255 for registration information

SELLING NOT BUYING
APRIL 1 - APRIL 31, 2000

KEY
L	Late Commissions
C	Credit Limit Reached

BUYING BUT NOT SELLING
April 1 - April 30, 2000

OFF THE EXCHANGE

TRY BARTER ROUTE TO RECOUP

What's your recourse when a customer doesn't - or can't - pay his bill? Many businesses use barter and/or barter companies as a way to collect bad debts that can run into five or six figures. If you can use your customer's product or service, accept a credit memorandum or gift certificates from your customer in lieu of cash payment.

If the debt is too large, or you cannot use the product, ask The Commerce Exchange to negotiate a settlement favorable to you whereby you receive trade dollars that you can use now instead of U.S. dollar that may never be paid.

A barter settlement is often a better alternative to pursuing the deadbeat in court.

COLLECTION GUARANTEE ON BARTER SALES

Commerce Exchange guarantees payment for all barter sales provided TCE has given an authorization number and the signed, hard copy of the sales receipt is received within 7 days. By following these procedures, sales and collections will always be trouble free.
Paragraph 12 of the Trading Rules and Regulations reads, in part: "Seller must submit to TCE a copy of the sales slip within seven (7) days of each sale. TCE is not responsible for posting sales received seven (7) days after the date of sales. Sales slips received without the buyer's signature will be returned to the seller and TCE may refuse to honor such transactions.
TCE has the right to reverse a transaction due to non-compliance with these Rules, in which event it shall be thee responsibility of the seller to collect from the buyer."

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