NRHSA Membership Benefits

Save with Great Planes 100% Co-Op Advertising Program - NRHSA and Great Planes have teamed up to offer you a 100% co-op advertising allowance. What this means to you is there are now free advertising dollars for all NRHSA members who do business with Great Planes. In the past Great Planes would pay 50% of advertising that showed their exclusive products but now they will pay that cost in full up to the amount of your accrued co-op dollars. You can ask your Great Planes sales representatives for more details.

Our Convention - We sponsor an Annual Convention and Table Top Expo in Las Vegas. Our convention brings retail stores together, in a great city, sharing information, knowledge and experience through networking, seminars, hands-on demonstrations, dealer-to-dealer discussions and one-on-one time with manufacturers. Our convention allows you to make new life-long friends. This year's convention will be held May 3-6, 2010.

Networking - Our association gives you the opportunity to interact with other NRHSA retail stores. You can learn by others' experiences just by talking with each other, sharing ideas, product knowledge, tips and tricks of the trade and ways of running your business more efficiently and profitably.

Website - (www.nrhsa.org) Consumers all over the world can be linked to your store information and the products you carry. The website also provides you with access to a Members Only section, which offers you even more information and benefits.

Credit Card Program - NRHSA Membership qualifies you for a reduced rate of 1.88%, and 10 cents per transaction on Visa and MasterCard transactions.

Freight Program - NRHSA members can enjoy savings on select FedEx Express^®, FedEx Ground^®, FedEx Home Delivery^® and FedEx Freight^® LTL (less-than-truckload) shipping. Substantial discounts are also available on LTL shipping with YRC, New Penn, UPS Freight^® and Central Freight. Special rates are offered on international shipping. Contact: Siriani & Associates 800/554-0005

The Link Newsletter - We offer a bi-monthly newsletter to keep you abreast of industry news. To include articles in the newsletter, please send them to NRHSA at info@nrhsa.org.

Insurance Program - Able to receive Health Insurance, Long-Term Care, Life Insurance, Disability Income & Critical Illness, Dental & Vision, Home and Automobile Insurance, Retirement, Financial and Estate Planning from Association Health Programs.

Insurance Program (CA Only) - Able to receive Business Office Insurance and Workman's Compensation from Allstate Insurance Company.

Hertz Car Rental Discount - Now when you rent from Hertz, you can take advantage of special year-round savings through the Hertz Member Benefit Program. NRHSA members receive a discount off of the lowest published Hertz rates. You'll be quoted the best rate for your rental needs at the time of the reservation.

Claim Assistance Program - Reclaim lost money from bad debt accounts with our new claim assistance program.

Free Merchandise Program - $65.00 - $120.00 in Merchandise from a participating Manufacturer or Distributor. This includes airplanes, r/c boats, r/c cars and trains from either Bachmann, MRC, SIG or Traxxas.

AMA Membership Program - Sign up for the NRHSA Pilot Program with the Academy of Model Aeronautics. You will need to provide a credit card number and have a fax machine. The AMA will set you up and provide the necessary forms. For each new member you receive $5 and trial memberships $3. There is no bonus for renewals but they are a good way to get customers into your store. Each time you sign up a new member, your store is entered into a random drawing for cash ($500).

Free Gift from Horizon Hobby - Choose one from a list of free items offered by Horizon Hobby. Street value of $90-$199.

NMRA Membership Program - We support the NMRA (National Model Railroad Association) Membership Program, which gives you a rebate for every new member you sign up.

Free Subscription to Practical E-Commerce Magazine - All NRHSA members can receive a complimentary subscription to Practical E-Commerce upon registration with the magazine.

Buy, Sell and Trade Program - Move out old merchandise on your store shelves through the NRHSA Buy, Sell and Trade feature on our website.

Member E-Link - Members-only benefit to send a blast e-mail to other NRHSA Members and/or sponsors. All e-mails are subject to approval.

Hotel Discount - Motel 6 is proud to partner with National Retail Hobby Stores Association to offer great savings on your next stay. Take advantage of the partnership by booking your reservation online and save 10%.