Product Availability Questions
Does the website carry the same selection of items that I could find at the retail store?
Our website has most of the items available at our retail locations, in addition to some items that are exclusive to the website. We carry over 23,000 items. Whether you shop online or at one of our stores you'll find a tremendous variety of art materials and educational resources.
Ordering Questions
Can I receive a Volume Discount when purchasing online?
Our Volume Discount program applies to any qualifying purchases made through our catalog, our website, and our United Art and Education retail locations. Items that do not qualify for free shipping, plus sale and clearance items do not qualify for volume discounts. Website shoppers must be logged in to receive the volume discount.
Do you collect sales tax? How do you handle tax exempt organizations?
We add sales tax for orders shipped to the following states: Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin.
If you are tax exempt and you are being charged taxes at checkout, please add a note to your order with your tax exempt number or organization name. We will remove the tax from your order and process and ship it without delay. In order to provide proper documentation to your state tax department we require that you send a copy of your State Tax Exempt Certificate to us at internetorders@unitednow.com or fax it to (800) 858-3247 at your earliest convenience.
If you are tax exempt we strongly urge you to save your login information rather than checking out as a guest. Once we have your Tax Exempt Certificate we will update your account so you will not be charged sales tax on future orders.
Please note that your Federal Tax ID does NOT identify your State Sales & Use Tax Exemption. For legal exemption, please provide your State's Tax Exemption using your State's appropriate exemption form.
If you are tax exempt and you are being charged taxes at checkout, please add a note to your order with your tax exempt number or organization name. We will remove the tax from your order and process and ship it without delay. In order to provide proper documentation to your state tax department we require that you send a copy of your State Tax Exempt Certificate to us at internetorders@unitednow.com or fax it to (800) 858-3247 at your earliest convenience.
If you are tax exempt we strongly urge you to save your login information rather than checking out as a guest. Once we have your Tax Exempt Certificate we will update your account so you will not be charged sales tax on future orders.
Please note that your Federal Tax ID does NOT identify your State Sales & Use Tax Exemption. For legal exemption, please provide your State's Tax Exemption using your State's appropriate exemption form.
Can I use a school purchase order to make an online purchase?
Yes, purchases may be charged to your school's existing United Art and Education account. You must be an authorized buyer for the account.
To inquire about setting up an open account, please call our Customer Service Department: 1-800-322-3247.
Organizations which are eligible for instant credit can also click here to print the Instant Credit form. This includes Public Schools/Universities, Government Agencies, Church-Affiliated Day Cares (over 20 years old), Parochial Schools (over 20 years old), Libraries, Head Starts, and Churches (over 20 years old). All other organizations should apply for credit by clicking here. When applying for credit, please provide complete references.
To inquire about setting up an open account, please call our Customer Service Department: 1-800-322-3247.
Organizations which are eligible for instant credit can also click here to print the Instant Credit form. This includes Public Schools/Universities, Government Agencies, Church-Affiliated Day Cares (over 20 years old), Parochial Schools (over 20 years old), Libraries, Head Starts, and Churches (over 20 years old). All other organizations should apply for credit by clicking here. When applying for credit, please provide complete references.
I need to have my purchase order amount approved before I order. Do you offer quotes?
Yes! You will need to have a login on our site. Use our Request a Quote feature at the top of the home page to add products, or simply add them to a quote from each product page. When ready, visit the Request a Quote page and click Submit Quote Request. This will allow you to save the quote and email it to anyone you need to; then come back to it to place the order at a later time. Or, print the quote so that it can be mailed, faxed, or phoned in as an order. Quoted prices are guaranteed for 60 days.
United is not on my Approved Vendor List. How can I buy from you?
We'd love to know the information about your school and/or district. If your school or district buys educational materials exclusively from an Approved Vendor List and you are not sure if United Art & Education is an Approved Vendor, please take a moment to tell us about it by clicking here. We'll do our best to apply to your list.
Does United ship to correctional facilities?
Yes, United Art & Education does ship orders to inmates at correctional facilities. However, if items are temporarily out of stock, we will hold the order and ship it complete, typically within two weeks.
Privacy Policy Questions
Does United Art and Education sell their mailing lists?
United Art and Education does not share, sell, rent or trade e-mail addresses, mailing addresses, phone numbers, credit card numbers or any other customer information collected as part of a contest entry, mailing list request or correspondence. We do not contribute to shared or cooperative databases. For privacy purposes, all customer information is stored on a highly secure server that is not accessible from the internet. For more information, please see our Privacy Policy.