Special discount offered to families and educators to help prepare for the new school year
ALEXANDRIA, Va., (Aug. 4, 2015) — National PTA® is pleased to announce that Boxed Wholesale has become the association’s newest Member Benefit Provider. Boxed Wholesale offers online and mobile wholesale shopping with no membership fees. With Boxed, families, schools and businesses can purchase products in big sizes and at low prices and have them delivered right to their door. Through the alliance, PTA members can receive discounts on purchases made through Boxed.
“Families are on-the-go, and back-to-school is a particularly busy time of year,” said Laura Bay, president of National PTA. “We are pleased to team up with Boxed Wholesale to provide families and educators a convenient and cost-effective way to purchase items they need for their homes and classrooms.”
Boxed delivers groceries, health and beauty products, and everyday essentials in bulk sizes directly to doorsteps across the U.S. Everything from healthy snacks and soap to pencils and tissues can be ordered at Boxed.com/PTA or via the free Boxed app, making it easier for families and educators to enjoy wholesale shopping while saving time, money and gas.
To help families and educators prepare for the new school year, Boxed will offer all PTA members a special discount of $10 off $50 on purchases made from Aug. 1 to Sept. 15. Starting Sept. 16, Boxed Wholesale also will offer a 15% discount and free shipping on any PTA member’s first order.
“Boxed is proud to be the latest Member Benefit Provider of PTA,” said DJ Williams, director of partnerships for Boxed Wholesale. “We understand that being a parent or a teacher is a tough job, and we hope we can make that job a little easier."
For more information about the benefits available to PTA members through Boxed, visit PTA.org/Benefits.
About National PTA
National PTA® comprises millions of families, students, teachers, administrators, and business and community leaders devoted to the educational success of children and the promotion of parent involvement in schools. PTA is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit association that prides itself on being a powerful voice for all children, a relevant resource for families and communities, and a strong advocate for public education. Membership in PTA is open to anyone who wants to be involved and make a difference for the education, health, and welfare of children and youth.
About Boxed
Founded in 2013, Boxed has taken the best elements of the wholesale shopping experience and folded it into one innovative, cutting edge mobile app that allows consumers direct-to-their-door access to all of their favorite warehouse club products without membership fees. Boxed brings convenience and savings to on-the-go consumers who don’t have the time, means or patience to shop at a brick and mortar big box club. The elegantly-designed iPhone and Android app offers bulk-sized goods at pint-sized prices, and is completely free to download and use.
Boxed does all the heavy lifting, delivering a rich array of wholesale items directly to doorsteps across the continental United States in two days or less. The brand’s innovative discovery-based design recreates the fun of the treasure hunt experience with a curated selection of everyday essentials that consumers love, including household staples, health and beauty supplies, office pantry items, groceries and a wide variety of organic and green products.