"Who's your vendor?"

We are asked often about the vendors we use to make it happen at the Maize Quest Fun Park.

Here's how we thought we'd share some answers with you:

There's no way we can think of everything, so we opened our catalog to other Ag Entertainment vendors. The list is in the online line catalog, but here are a few highlights. If you know of a vendor who might be interested, we allow each appropriate vendor one page each.

Pedal Karts. We have pedal karts at our Fun Park and they have been a really big hit with our family crowd. We started with Prime Pedal Karts and have had a good experience with Derek and his gang there. The often offer quantity discounts and specials for the ag industry. See the page.Decorations. Veldsma & Sons are a great source for fall decoratives. They are regulars at our industry trade shows and I saw their products first-hand at NAFDMA. Check them out as you stock up your Fall Harvest shop or farm market. See the page.

Gemstone mining. Sandy Creek Mining built our mining sluice and I have to admit, I think it rocks! The also supply bags of dirt with gemstones, fossils and arrowheads for you to resell to your guests. They have been a very good vendor for us over the years. See the page.

The 2nd vendor we've met in our travels is Cold River Mining. Though later to the market, they have been regulars for enough years to warrant review. FULL DISCLOSURE: We have not used their bagged product and already had a sluice installed before they came on the scene, but they do have nice-looking sluices and well-labeled mining bags. We particularly liked their "indoor" or self-contained model. See the page.

Bakery. It is tricky to start a bakery or take on to the next level, but Joy Grose specializes in helping farm markets do just that. Full disclosure: We have not used her services, but she was delightful when we met at NAFDMA.  See the page.
Credit Card Processing & Machines. Though not in our catalog, we have nothing but good things to say about our credit card processing service BCMS. Cindy, our rep, has been great to work with and they have a month to month program for seasonal businesses like ours. Very competitive fees, too.

We use their Internet-based machines and process cards in 7 seconds! If you have Internet, they are the 'bomb'. If you don't they have cellular and dial-up machines, too. They have a "Verify Later" card-swiping-only, process later system - don't bother, it's a hassle.

I feel strongly that credit card processing increases sales by more than you pay in fees. When in doubt, I say, "Get more machines." I was in Hershey Park over Labor Day and the Coke Vending Machines had card readers on them!!!

BCMS Info:
Cindy Kaufmann, Regional Manager
Office 888-697-1017
Fax 888-377-1018
Mobile 406-465-9701
Banc Certified Merchant Services
23 South Last Chance Gulch
Helena, Montana 59601
Who do you like? I don't know everything. (Surprised to hear that weren't you:-) If you have a vendor you like or would be a good addition to the catalog, please forward them the information or link to the catalog. We'll do our best to get them in and make the Maze Catalog an industry resource.

Maize Quest. Hopefully by now, you know what we do. We work hard to be the vendor of choice for corn mazes, corn maze games, puzzle mazes, group tour booking, hayride audio systems, and marketing information & support.

Hope this helps you have a great season this fall!

Have a great week.

Hugh

PS Hayride Audio Systems have a 2-3 week lead time. If you want them for October ORDER NOW!

PPS If you want to make it easy for groups to book your school tours and parties online, check out our online booking system at www.BookMyGroups.com. See it in action on our home website at www.MazeFunPark.com

PPPS If you missed the "Goal without a plan is a wish" live event, we recorded it for you to view anytime!

Reach us at: www.mazecatalog.com