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SOOOF is revolutionizing the corporate buying process by uniting like-minded businesses into a powerful buying community. Our innovative digital platform connects the world of corporate buying with suppliers who sell their goods and services across many industries. SOOOF complements a companies' procurement process while providing the benefits of volume buying.

Buyers get access to better prices on the things they need to do business, taking advantage of large scale volume discounts, no matter their individual purchasing requirements.

Suppliers get an opportunity to access more effective b2b marketing, new customer segments and sell more product at one time faster than ever before.

Best of all, it’s anonymous and completely free to join.

SOOOF is an open, online marketplace where you can participate in, watch or share deals on goods & services that you need. By participating in a deal, a single business transforms into a powerful buying force capitalizing on volume savings while remaining completely anonymous. When the deal target is reached, you will be connected to the supplier. You can then customize your deal for your unique needs and timetable. You can also request a quote on specific items. SOOOF works with an open network of suppliers to find the best prices and create new deals.

The SOOOF Marketplace is an open, online gathering point where suppliers can publish their deals and where members can participate in, watch or share those deals. A deal card allows you to view the specifications, the target and the discount for each deal. You can also view the progress on those deals meeting the deal target and the days remaining in the deal.

Crowd-orders are a specific type of deal that allows members to group purchase a good or service and take advantage of large discount volume savings.

Suppliers publish their deals on the SOOOF Marketplace. Each deal has a specified deal target of an amount sold or dollars spent, that when reached will trigger a special crowd-order discount price.

As a Member, you can join the crowd-order with amount that you wish to purchase. When the deal target is reached, you then complete your final purchase order and submit your deposit for the deal. SOOOF will provide you with a confirmation number and instructions to complete the deal. You can then complete your purchase and take advantage of the savings with the Supplier as you normally would, on your own terms and schedule. Customizations, options, shipping & delivery, and final payments are made with the Supplier directly.

Don’t want to wait for the crowd-order? Many deals will also have a “Buy-It-Now” option and price available. This will allow you to submit a purchase order immediately and does not depend on a crowd-order target to be reached.

Yes. Membership allows you to patriciate in the crowd-orders and/or as a Supplier, publish deals on the marketplace. Membership is easy to set up and requires not commitment.

SOOOF is free service. There is no cost to suppliers to publish a deal and for members to participate in, watch, share or request a quote on the SOOOF Marketplace.

Simple. Click SIGN UP at the top right of your screen and complete the sign-up form. You can register as a Buyer or as a Supplier.

If you are a new member, click SIGN UP at the top right of your screen, select the option “I am a Supplier” and complete the form. A SOOOF Account Manager will contact you and help you set up your supplier account and publish your deals on the marketplace.

If you are already a member, go to YOUR ACCOUNT at the top right of your screen and click BECOME A SUPPLIER. This will notify SOOOF and account manager will contact you help setup your supplier account.

Sooof Inc. is an independent company based in Toronto, Ontario. Our team is tasked with continually improving the marketplace, finding and facilitating new deals and helping members and suppliers. Please feel to contact us at any time with your comments or questions.

All deals are located on the SOOOF Marketplace on the home page. Just scroll down to see all the deals. To see the deals of any deal, simply click the deal card.

You can search to find specific deals by:
• Using the search bar at the top of your screen or if you are on a mobile device, selecting the menu at the top left corner of your screen.
• Select a product/service category or sub-category to drill into specific types of deals.

You can also use the sort and filter options to narrow your search on the marketplace.

If you cannot find a deal or if you have a deal idea that you want to share with the supplier community, you can request a quote at any time. Click REQUEST A QUOTE at the top of your screen or from the menu. This will send your requirements to our sales team. We will then work with our existing suppliers or find new suppliers to find the best prices for you.

To participate in a deal and purchase the product or service, click on the deal card. On the Deal Specification page, look for the “Join Crowd-Order” section. Simply enter the quantity you wish to purchase and click JOIN CROWD-ORDER.

When the deal target is reached, complete your final purchase order and submit your deposit for the deal. SOOOF will provide you with a confirmation number and instructions to complete the deal. You can then complete your purchase and take advantage of the savings with the Supplier as you normally would, on your own terms and schedule. Customizations, options, shipping & delivery, and final payments are made with the Supplier directly.

Don’t want to wait for the crowd-order? Many deals will also have a “Buy-It-Now” option and price available. This will allow you to submit a purchase order immediately and does not depend on a crowd-order target to be reached.

Each deal will have a stated minimum and maximum order size, which will be display on the order form. You can order any amount you wish as long as it is above the minimum and below the maximum.

After you join the crowd-order, the deal will remain active until either the crowd-order target is reached or the deal expires.

If the deal target is reached, you will be notified to complete your purchase order and pay the deposit amount for the deal. When all deposits are received from participating members, SOOOF will provide your confirmation number. You may then complete your purchase with the supplier on your own terms and schedule. Final payments are made directly with the supplier.

SOOOF is anonymous. This means that no personal information is ever shared as to what deals you participate in, watch or share.

SOOOF will only share member information to a supplier when (a) deal has completed successfully and (b) all participating members have submitted their deposits. At this point, each member will receive a confirmation number as well as contact information and instructions to complete the deal with the supplier. SOOOF will also send the corresponding confirmation numbers and contact information of participating members to the supplier.

If a deal closes unsuccessfully, no personal or company information will be shared.

There is no limit to how many deals you can participate in, watch or share.

Click on YOUR ACTIVITY to view all the deals in which you are watching or participating. It will also have the current status of any purchase order that you may have.

By click on the bookmark icon on a deal card, you are “watching” that deal. The deal will be tracked on YOUR ACTIVITY page. This is a helpful way of keeping track of the deals in which you are interested. There is no commitment to watch a deal and you can watch or unwatch at any time.

You will need to get in contact with an administrator on that account. The company administrator can add or remove existing or new members to their company account on SOOOF.

Please note, as this is an anonymous system, although we can help you set up a new company account, SOOOF cannot provide any personal or company contact information for any existing members or companies.

You can leave a crowd-order order at any time. It is only when the deal has reached its target that we will ask you to complete a final purchase order and submit your deposit so that you can take advantage of the crowd-order discount.

When a deal ends and the deal target has not been met, there is no further action required on your part. You order will be cancelled as of the expiry date.

If you wish to suggest a new or similar deal to the supplier, use the REQUEST A QUOTE button and send your request to SOOOF.

Simply click the SHARE button on the deal card or the deal specification sheet and enter the email address or addresses with whom you wish to share the deal. SOOOF will send an email to person(s) with a link to the deal.

If you click on a deal card, you will see the deal specification sheet page. This will include all details specifications about the deal, the product or service and information about the supplier. Most deals will also have links to other websites for further information.

If you cannot find what you are looking for, or have questions about the deal process or payment, please contact SOOOF at any time at inquiries@sooofinc.com.

While this is an online community, we respect the value of individual relationships. There is no self-registration for supplier companies. We require every supplier to verify who they are and each supplier has been individually contacted and set up by SOOOF. We also help each supplier set up their deals and get them published on the marketplace.

If you are not familiar with the company, we encourage you to read about the deal and the company and reach out to find more information.

When paying your deposit to SOOOF, the recommend payment method is by wire transfer. You will be receiving payment instructions with your deposit invoice. We also accept deposit payments by cheque. Payments by credit card or pay pal are not accepted at this time.

Payment must be made in the currency of the deal. The currency will be specified in your deposit invoice. Deal will only be set up in USD or CAD. Payments in foreign currencies will not be accepted.

We fully understand and respect that we are dealing with some very complicated procurement needs. SOOOF provides facilities to connect members and suppliers for a volume discount on a baseline product or service. However, once the deal is successful and you are connected with the supplier, how you complete the deal is up to you and the supplier. This includes add-ons, options, customization and shipping and delivery needs. SOOOF is not involved with the completion of the deal. This allows you to individualize your purchase, as you need, directly with the supplier.

Once the deposit is paid to SOOOF and you have received your confirmation number, the supplier is responsible for completing the deal. This includes add-ons, options, customization and shipping and delivery needs.

Select YOUR ACTIVITY from the top of your screen or the upper left-hand corner menu to view the deals that you have participated in or watched. This will also give you the current status of the deal or your order and allow you to view the deal or orders that you have placed.

Crowd-order deals will close either when (a) the deal target is met or (b) the deal expiry date reached. Many deals will also have a Buy-It-Now option which will allow you to immediately place a purchase order for that product or service.

Yes. The deal will end as soon as the target is reached and you will receive a notification and link to complete your purchase order.

When the deal target is reached, you will receive a notification to complete your purchase order. You will then receive a deposit invoice and instructions on how to pay your deposit amount. Once all deposits are collected, SOOOF will provide you with a confirmation number and instructions on how to complete your purchase with the supplier. You can complete the purchase on your own terms and schedule.

You can request to become a supplier in the following ways:
• If you are new to SOOOF, click SIGN UP, select “I am a Supplier” and complete the sign-up form.
• If you an existing member, go to YOUR ACCOUNT and click BECOME A SUPPLIER.
• Or just send an email to inquiries@sooofinc.com

A SOOOF Account Manager will contact you not only help you set up your supplier account, but help you publish your deals on the SOOOF Marketplace.

For suppliers, you can have one or more team members on your account to help publish your deals. SOOOF will set up your account with a main contact. Once set up, you can add or remove other team members on your account as you wish.

These team members can play one of the following roles:

Company Main Contact - Primary contact for the account. You must have one main contact on your account at all times. He/she is responsibility for the account administration and bank information but can also set up and approve to publish deals.

Company Administrator - Able to set up and approve to publish deals. Can add other team members to the account, but cannot view bank account information.

Company Team Members - Can only set up deals but does not have authorization to approve to publish a deal on the marketplace.

There are two types of deal that can be set up on SOOOF. Deal types are based on target for the deal.

Total Number of Units Sold. These deals are where a volume discount will be based on reaching a minimum number of units sold for a single product or service. You must have a product or service added to your inventory before assigning it to a deal.

Total Number of Dollars Spent. These are deals where a volume discount will be based on reaching a minimum number of dollars spent with the supplier. The supplier can outline the product lines, brands or type of products or service that are included in this deal.

In both case, the supplier has full control to establish both the terms of the deal as well as any conditions, restrictions or exceptions for the deal.

You have up to 2 pricing options for your deals.

Crowd-Order deals allow members to group order a product or service. For crowd-orders, you set a discount from the regular price based on achieving a certain volume sold. Crowd-Orders enables you to offer larger volume discounts and achieve bigger order sizes than you would in dealing with a single company order. Similarly, the participating members will get a bigger discount than they could ever achieve on their own.

Buy-It-Now is a special pricing option in which an individual member can place a purchase order without any crowd-order targets. Buy-It-Now purchase orders are processed immediately and only for that individual member. You can set a separate price for a Buy-It-Now option as well as have separate minimum and maximum order sizes. Also note, Buy-It-Now orders do not count towards a crowd-order target or goal.

All the steps you need to set up a deal can be performed on your “Manage Your Deals” page.

Draft your deal. Click CREATE NEW DEAL and complete all required fields on the deal form. You can also upload your deal images and any attachments to additional information as required. If you have a similar deal already created, you can also use COPY DEAL to copy all the information on an existing deal to a new deal number.

Deals do not have to be completed all at once, just remember to save as you go. You can also preview your deal using the PREVIEW DEAL action to see how the deal will appear on the marketplace.

Approve to publish your deal. When you are ready to publish your deal on the SOOOF Marketplace, click EDIT/APPROVE from the actions menu on the Manage Your Deals Page. You will have a chance to preview your deal and make any last-minute changes as needed.

When you are ready to publish, click APPROVE TO PUBLISH and confirm again on the pop-up screen. Once completed, your deal will be locked from further edited. SOOOF will perform a final review for consistency and confirm to publish. Your deal will be published on the SOOOF Marketplace as of the start date of the deal.

Final note, we understand drafting a deal can be an involved process. We are here to help make that as easy as possible and our sales team is happy to walk you through the entire process step by step. Our staff can also help you with content standardization, formatting and uploading of images and attachments.

The key thing to remember is that you are supplying goods and service, not to one company, but to many companies. Keep this in mind when you are setting both your deal target and your associated discount. It does not matter if no one single company can complete the order, what matters is that you provide a realistic target that an industry can support and provide a large enough incentive to reflect that volume. This builds a win-win solution. You sell more goods and services. The participating members will get a bigger discount than they could ever achieve on their own.

Not at all. SOOOF helps to market your products and services as well as facilities the connection of the participating members and the supplier, after that, you can continue business as usual to complete each deal and provide your normal level of service. In addition, because of our model, we are able to connect you with potentially more buyers in multiple industries than ever before.

No. We provide the means to connect you with customers. SOOOF will not be involved with any existing or future relationships that you have with your distributor.

Of course. SOOOF allows you to set a deal for the baseline model for a product or service. From that point on, it is up to you and your customer to determine how the deal is completed. This includes additional add-ons, options, customizations as well as shipping and delivery.

No, we are innovative online marketplace that connects customers with suppliers across many industries. We do not distribute or sell products directly.

Yes, one product can be used on multiple deals. This is particularly useful if you wish setup reoccurring deals or seasonal deals with commodity type products.

Please note, that once a product or service has been used in an approved deal, you cannot change any information on the product or service. If you need to change information on the product or service for the next deal, you must copy or create a new product or service.

You can use either USD or CAD as the currency to publish your deal. Other foreign currencies will not be accepted for the deal and will not be accepted for payment.

This is up to you. If you have the content and structure of a deal ready, we can have it published within a day.

Of course! We are here to help you set up the best publication of your deal as possible. We can assist you as much as you require including suggestions and guidelines for content, deal structure, formatting, standardization, image uploads, etc.

If you have any questions or require assistance with the deal setup, contact SOOOF at inquiries@sooofinc.com.

Once you have approved your deal to be published and SOOOF has confirmed the publication, your deal will be published on the marketplace as of the start date of your deal.

No. You may edit your deal as much as needed while the deal is in “drafted” status. Once the company administrator approves to publish a deal, no further changes are permitted.

If your deal has been published by mistake and needs to be removed from the marketplace, please contact SOOOF at inquiries@sooofinc.com and we will assist you.

On your “Company Portal” page, you can view all of your active deals at the bottom of the page. Each deal card will display, the number of members who have participated in, the number of members watching and the number of days to go. It will also show the percent complete to the target goal.

As SOOOF is an anonymous marketplace, you will not be able to see the personal information of any member watching or sharing your deals.

For members that participated in your deals, the contact information of the members will only be provided after the deal has ended successfully, and all participating members have submitted their deposits to complete the deal. If a deal is in progress, or ends unsuccessfully, no personal information of participating members will be shared.

Before a deal is published, you can use CANCEL DEAL from the “Manage Your Deals” page to cancel your deal at any time.

If your deal has been published by mistake and needs to be removed from the marketplace completely or simply you want to end your deal early, please contact SOOOF at inquiries@sooofinc.com and we will assist you.

This means that the deal has ended unsuccessfully. The orders of all participating members will be cancelled and the deal will not be processed.

All deals will remain on the marketplace for 28 days after the ending of a deal (successful or unsuccessful). This is to allow members, in particular those who have participated in or watched your deal, to view the outcome of the deal.

To retrieve your password, on the sign if screen, click "Forgot your password?" Submit your email address that you have with SOOOF and you will be sent a link to reset your password. You will need to remember your security question in order to reset your password.

To cancel your account on SOOOF, click YOUR ACCOUNT at the top of your screen and then click DEACTIVATE ACCOUNT. Your account will be removed from SOOOF. Please note, that if you have a company account assignment, or have participated in or watched any deals, these will also be deactivated.