Social Responsibility: Non-Profit & School Discounts
At Easel Moments, we contribute to schools, religious & educational institutions, non-profit and charitable organizations every day by providing a 15% special discount off our retail cost along with free freight ($ 75 minimum net order) to support education, the arts and social services in local and nationwide communities. This giving happens everyday and helps fund early childhood reading initiatives as well as reduced costs for many charitable events.
We believe that providing a direct economic benefit provides instant contribution that is needed to initiate and run the many programs that support well being of individuals and families. Additional discounts may be available on providing us more information on your program and organization.
Social Responsibility: Materials & Manpower
To ensure safety, all the chemicals we use in the manufacture of all our products conform to the strict standards of the EPA. In fact, the paints and pigments we use have a much lower lead content than required by EPA at 600 ppm.
Many factors go into evaluating paint & stains. In general, as paint quality increases, so does the price of paint. Quality paints use higher cost components, which translate into higher product costs. Though this is not always the case, but it is a strong indicator of quality.
Quality paint will have a high percentage of solids. The more solids, the more dry paint left on the application as the liquid evaporates. A higher concentration of solids will make the paint flow better during application and require fewer coats.
Also, quality paints will contain prime pigments that cover better and higher percentages of acrylic binders in latex paints that allow better bonding and higher resistance to cracking.
Many of the products that we offer are hand made, hand casted, and hand finished. We pride ourselves with providing opportunity to artisans who can continue to make products with the traditional old world methods passed down to them through generations. This not only ensures high quality and unique designs but continuity of old world craftsmanship by purposeful employment.
Social Responsibility: Environmental
We recognize that we have a responsibility as a company and as global citizens to minimize our environmental impact. To ensure this, our manufacturing facilities recycle everything thereby reducing waste, using energy more efficiently, and operating more sustainably. This also helps us keep our costs low and pass on the benefits to our valued customers--providing more & paying less.
