Singing bowl

Buddha

TrAid through trade

For as long as I can remember, I have been passionate about two things, my family and travelling, (well and chocolate). Since my daughter, now an adult, left home, I have had more time to travel - and in 2003 I took an extended holiday in Nepal. Whilst there, as well as travelling, I taught English in school, and developed another passion - the people of Nepal. Compared to the west, they live simple lives, centered on survival, with few if any, of the day to day things that we take for granted. But they live with a contentment and lack of expectation, so unlike us in the west. They are happy, generous and friendly. I have been back many times. From each trip, returning home with examples of the indigenus art, craft, leatherwork and jewellery - as well as spiritual artefacts. The enthusiasm that these items generated among family and friends, led me to setting up a business, dedicated initially to supporting the regions' poor through trade.

Called Third World TrAid, I import locally made items and sell through agents on a 'Party' basis and an eBay shop. I have also started to attend Gift Fairs where these crafts are greatly admired. I would welcome any enquiries to join our band of Agents. We now stock a full range of Buddhist, Hindu and other items, with over 900 items listed on eBay. In addition we can order specific items by request. We combine postage and give discount as much as we can. We have regular shipments, so please come back soon for another look at our stock. I am especially fond of some of our more beautiful items - please see pictures on eBay. These include prayer wheels, singing bowls, prayer flags, incense and holders, statues, woolens, jewellery and much much more. .

We are keen to encourage bulk buyers and wholesalers and can give good discounts - please see below for details. Welcome to our wholesale and bulk buying list! Above are only a tiny fraction of the items in stock – please see our eBay shop “planbbusiness” for the full range of over 900 items Please do not reply to this email – it is from a send only address – Any enquiries please send to tradenotaid@msn.com or visit our website at www.thirdworldtraid.co.uk

Bulk purchases: 5% discount on orders above £100 (before postage) 10% discount on orders over £200 (before postage) We combine postage and aim to give you actual cost + 20% handling charge.

Wholesale: To qualify you need to order the following: 10 identical items under £5 each OR 5 identical items between £5 and £10 each OR 2 identical items over £10 Total order value has to come to over £75 before postage As long as the above conditions are met, the rest of the order can be made up with single items to the value of £75 On large purchases of some items, especially prayer flags and tea, we can offer even better discounts for bulk purchase – this does not have to qualify as a wholesale order – please enquire with the number you have in mind Postage on the above: we aim to send at cost + 20% handling. Weight is the deciding factor. We will send 1st class Royal Mail, 2nd class, standard parcels or Special Delivery at your request. We recommend taking out insurance at about £1 per £100 value, or using Special Delivery. We can also provide “signed for” if requested. Orders usually dispatched within 24-48 hours Typical discounts on eBay prices are about 25% but this does vary between items and quantities.

We are happy to ship worldwide and will happily provide estimates of postage when asked. Please note that orders over 2 kg require full customs declarations and are subject to additional charges by the Royal Mail, and possibly duty as well. It is often cheaper to send several smaller packets.

We are just assembling a new order which should be here in January – please be sure to check back then. If we can help you with anything then please email us on tradenotaid@msn.com If you wish to be removed from our mailing list please send an email to the above address Best wishes from Third World TrAid