ATC Membership

Description

AUSTIN TEA COOPERATIVE MEMBERSHIP

Requirements To Become A  Member:

1. Agree to the Code of Conduct and agreement, by accepting on the checkout page
2. Provide accurate contact information such as mailing address, email, phone number, etc. in the contact section of the checkout page
3. Pay membership fee.

Austin Tea Cooperative Membership

Per section 2.6 of the Co-op Bylaws:
Member Minimum Participation Requirement: Members are expected to be actively involved in the Co-op. The Board of Directors shall determine and provide to all Members a written explanation of the expectation for participation. Failure to meet or exceed the minimum participation thresholds as defined in the Boards explanation may result in the board taking action to Terminate the Member pursuant to the Expulsion procedure described in section 2.7. Failure to participate in Co-op affairs or patronize the Co-op for a period of more than two (2) years shall be deemed a failure to meet minimum member participation requirements.

Member Perks:

1. Right to vote on topics presented in general members meetings.
2. Right to be nominated to the board of directors (may be nominated by another member or by self).
3. Ability to submit topics to the board and add items to the general member meeting agenda.
4. Right to bring a “non confidence” suggestion.
5. Right to book events in the space- with priority over non-members as available.
6. Right to receive a 10% discount on retail teas, merch and events.
7. Right to join wholesale orders with the following conditions:

Wholesale Ordering Process:

2 weeks minimum prior to the new wholesale order, members will receive email with the information from who and on what items, we are placing the wholesale order.

Members have one (1) week to place an order with deposit including estimated fees;

1. Member will be charged a 25% over cost as a tea co-op fee on the order and the member’s portion of shipping costs.
2. For members outside of the Austin area, an additional shipping fee from the co-op will be charged.
3. Taxes will be added on teaware and other items requiring taxes.

Example:

A member buys tea that has a retail price of $20-$25/oz.

In this example, ATC is paying $10 an oz for the tea.

The order shipment price is $15/ lb.

The Member will be charged $10 for the oz of tea plus $2.50 ATC processing fee plus $0.93 for shipping. Total member cost for tea order in this example is $13.43/oz.

Note: Typically, the larger the general order is the cheaper the tea is.