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One of the most common questions that we get asked at National Event Supply is how long will it take to get my order? This of course varies dramatically by your location relative to where the order is shipping from as well as the shipping method. Since the shipping method can have such a huge impact on the delivery time, today I am going to provide you with a guideline for our most cost effective LTL (less than truckload) shipments. This is the most common method that we use when you purchase many of our larger products including plastic folding tables, plastic folding chairs, wood folding tables, resin folding chairs, Chiavari chairs, and when you place a larger order for porcelain. It is additionally important to remember that major centers enjoy faster delivery than most secondary points, especially if our carrier needs to hand the shipment off to a smaller local carrier. When our carrier needs to do a hand-off it will take a minimum of 1 additional business day before the order is delivered to your location by the local carrier. It is additionally important to note that these are estimates only and delivery can be effective by factors outside of our control like the weather.

We'll start by looking at the transit times from Toronto, and then the transit times from Vancouver. So what are the approximate LTL transit times for orders shipping from our Mississauga, ON (Toronto) location?

• Victoria, BC—6-7 Business Days
• Vancouver, BC—5-6 Business Days
• Edmonton, AB—5-6 Business Days
• Calgary, AB—5-6 Business Days
• Saskatoon, SK—5-6 Business Days
• Regina, SK—5-6 Business Days
• Winnipeg, MB—4-5 Business Days
• Sudbury, Hamilton, London, Windsor, the Greater Toronto Area, Peterborough, Belleville, and Kingston, ON – 1-2 Business Days
• Ottawa, ON—1-2 Business Days
• Montreal, QC—1-2 Business Days
• Quebec City, QC—2-3 Business Days
• Saint John, NB—2-4 Business Days
• Moncton, NB—2-4 Business Days
• Charlottetown, PEI—2-4 Business Days
• Halifax, NS—2-4 Business Days
• Sydney, NS—3-5 Business Days
• St. John’s, NF—6-7 Business Days
• Corner Brook, NF—6-7 Business Days

Shipping from Vancouver of course gives different transit times, most of which are much faster for the western provinces. We currently stock most sizes of our Plastic Folding Tables, Wood Folding Tables, and a variety of Chairs in Delta, BC at our third party warehouse. This location in the Vancouver metro area not only allows for faster deliveries, it can also dramatically reduce the cost of shipping. So what are the approximate LTL transit times for orders shipping from our Delta, BC (Vancouver) third party warehouse location?

• Victoria, BC—1-2 Business Days
• Duncan, BC—1-3 Business Days
• Nanaimo, BC—1-2 Business Days
• Courtenay, BC—1-3 Business Days
• Comox, BC—1-3 Business Days
• Campbell River, BC—1-3 Business Days
• North Vancouver, Vancouver, Burnaby, Surrey, Delta, New Westminster, Richmond, Langley, Whistler and Coquitlam, BC—1-2 Business Days
• Kelowna, BC—1-2 Business Days
• Kamloops, BC—1-2 Business Days
• Penticton, BC—1-2 Business Days
• Calgary, AB—2-3 Business Days
• Medicine Hat, AB—3-4 Business Days
• Lethbridge, AB—3-4 Business Days
• Red Deer, AB—3-4 Business Days
• Edmonton, AB—2-3 Business Days

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Our last three stress test videos have focused on our wood and plastic rectangular tables. We've seen how much weight it has taken to overstress a 6-ft rectangular plastic folding table, an 8-ft rectangular plastic folding table, and an 8-ft rectangular wood folding table. Today, we're going to take a look at our NES Reliable Folding Bar Chair. Our folding bar chairs are made of the same material as our NES Reliable Plastic Folding Chairs which we overstressed and endurance tested. Will the NES Reliable Folding Bar Chair be able to hold as much weight as the NES Reliable Plastic Folding Chair? Watch the video and find out!

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As National Event Supply has grown we have continued to introduce unique products to the Canadian rental and event market. While these are products that many of the large rental companies have across Canada and the United States, they are likely not very common (but growing in popularity) where your rental company is. Here are 5 products offered by National Event Supply that will help take your small or midsize rental company to the next level.

1. NES Reliable Resin Chiavari Chairs

Almost every party and tent rental company across North America offers a basic chair. Some offer the NES Reliable Bistro Chairs and others the NES Reliable Plastic Folding Chairs. The next step for many is the NES Reliable Resin Folding Chair (a great chair for all special events). To rise above the crowd however, we recommend the NES Reliable Resin Chiavari Chairs, available in Gold, Silver, Black, Mahogany, White. We also stock Clear Chiavari Chairs that we have aptly named NES Reliable Crystal Chiavari Chairs.

2. Serenity Crystal Wine Glasses

Glassware is a staple of the rental industry. If you are throwing a party or having a wedding with a few hundred guests, do you really want to wash all of those glasses? Of course not, it’s the perfect time to rent! Offering contemporary Crystal Stemware to your rental clientele is a great way to differentiate yourself from your competition.

3. Square Dinnerware

Square dinnerware has been a staple of the rental industry for years now. National Event Supply is proud to offer a wide selection of square plates, platters, bowls, cups, and accessory pieces to make your event pop. While square dinnerware is very common for rental in larger centers across Canada and the United States, it is still fairly unique is smaller centers. Many are afraid that square is just too radical for their customers. After talking to many rental operators that felt the exact same way before introducing square dinnerware to their customers, I can tell you it is a product worth investing in.

4. 8'x42" NES Wood Folding Harvest Table

Have you ever seen those wedding pictures where the guests are eating on what looks like a dining room table, cover with a table cloth with beautiful center pieces spread along the table? Of course you have because they look fantastic! Some of them may even be featured on your very own website. While big and bulky these tables continue to grow in popularity for use in weddings and special events.

For those of our readers in Canada, Happy belated Canada day! Hope you enjoyed some rest with your friends and family while celebrating a wonderful nation. For our American neighbours, Happy Independence Day! Make sure you take some time to celebrate the stars and stripes and count all the ways you’re grateful for your fantastic land of dreams. This month has brought some pretty atrocious weather to the entire North American continent. Arizona is currently fighting a deadly wildfire that has already claimed the life of 19 firefighters. To help out in any way, you can check out this article on ways to donate. Calgary, Alberta is currently cleaning up and rebuilding from the flood that left the city and surrounding areas covered in water. To express your support, you can check out this article on ways to donate. In terms of news though, this month has been chalk full of new trends and more positive tactics to use in your everyday life.

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, with more than 65 luxury properties around the globe has released its take on the cocktail trends for the remainder of 2013. Having bars that have created some of the most famous cocktails (the Mai Tai and White Lady to name a couple), Fairmont steps behind the bar to give us their take of what they’re seeing as cocktail trends. Check out this article for some hints on the top trends to tempt taste buds. And if you need some crystal for your cocktails, check out our Serenity Crystal Stemware.

Go behind the scenes in the world’s best restaurant, El Cellar de Can Roca. This video—just over 5 minutes—is worth the look. Apparently the smoke-in-blown-sugar ball that’s part of dessert is out of this world.

Get that social media is the future but not getting the internal buy in? Check out this article from Exhibitor Magazine about how to overcome internal resistance to social media marketing. With Twitter’s active user base generating 90 million tweets (and climbing) a day, it’s in your best interests to lead the pack with social media marketing that has endless possibilities and limited cost.

A Canada Day Long Weekend, like an Independence Day Long Weekend, is a great time to kick back and relax with friends and family. While the weather forecasters were calling for rain here in Toronto, we managed to have a fantastic sunny and warm weekend.

With an extra day tacked onto the weekend, I managed to find some free time to make some ribs which is unfortunately an all too infrequent event. Since I had most of the day to kill, I decided to do things the right way, low and slow. I cooked them for 6 hours on the BBQ at about 200F with mostly indirect heat. Nothing too fancy, just some Chicken and Rib BBQ Sauce applied a few times, starting at about 2 hours to go.

Ribs with 2 Hours to Go	Finished Ribs with Red Wine

The result was fantastic (if I do say so myself!). I plated the two racks of ribs on our A0958 – 9x14 Rectangular Platter, as you can see they fit perfectly, then served with red wine (in our 19oz Serenity Crystal Wine Glass).

Spending some time around the BBQ made for a great relaxing day and the perfect end to a long weekend!I hope you had a great Canada and for our American friends, I hope you have a great Independence Day.