For a Card My Yard franchise, who is the currently approved supplier for yard letters and signs?
Card_My_Yard Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
ific designated sources described below:
Yard Letters and Signs
We are the only approved supplier for yard letters and signs. Therefore, we require you to purchase all of your yard letters and signs from us, and you must return them to us at the end of your franchise agreement within ten (10) days. You will be required to obtain certain items from us at then-current costs, at a minimum of $500 per year. We reserve the right to add or remove items from the list of required yard letters and signs from time to time at our discretion. We provide you with your initial set of yard letters, stakes, business cards, and door hangers at no cost to you. If you later elect to purchase additional yard letters or signs you may do so at your discretion.
Equipment Related to New Products and Services
If we require you to begin offering any new products or services, we will provide you with 90 days' notice ofsuch requirements and identify the items or equipment that you must purchase in order to offer such new products or services.
Source: Item 8 — RESTRICTIONS ON SOURCES OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES (FDD pages 27–32)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Card My Yard's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Card My Yard is currently the only approved supplier for yard letters and signs. As a franchisee, you are required to purchase all yard letters and signs directly from Card My Yard. At the end of the franchise agreement, the franchisee must return all yard letters and signs to Card My Yard within ten days.
Card My Yard provides an initial set of yard letters, stakes, business cards, and door hangers at no cost to the franchisee. However, franchisees are required to obtain certain items from Card My Yard at then-current costs, with a minimum purchase of $500 per year. Card My Yard retains the right to add or remove items from the list of required yard letters and signs at its discretion.
Card My Yard also designates itself as the only approved supplier for all "Card My Yard" branded items. This includes items such as stationary, business cards, office supplies, and clothing. As a franchisee, you are obligated to purchase these branded items from Card My Yard or a third party designated by them, if applicable. This requirement ensures brand consistency across all Card My Yard franchises.