Vendor Application

This Application is for professional vendors, businesses, comics, handmade and more

Terms & Conditions

1. Only one(1) business per space: unless other arrangements have been made with additional costs. Vendors may ONLY promote the business they included on the application. 
Only those who sign up are able to work event, you cannot assign someone else to "cover" or "take over" your spot for you. If a partnership, both names need to be on agreement & signed. Businesses with more then two people and too large of a selection of unlike or multiple products will not be accepted.
Booth or table sharing and/or subletting is not allowed. Each vendor must purchase their own booth or table for their business. As a vendor you will receive two paid entries included in your vendor fee. All those who will be at the booth, need to sign the waiver. 
Vendor Placement Information: If you sell items such as comics, collectibles, clothing, sci-fi, fantasy, steampunk, horror, anime, games, or similar merchandise,you will be placed in the Vendor Area.
If you are an artist, maker, author, or cosplayer, you will be placed in the Artisan Alley section of the event.

Please Note: We do not accept AI-generated artwork. All submissions must be original and free of nudity or sexually explicit content. Fan art is welcome; however,it must not include any copyrighted characters, logos, or imagery unless you have proper permission or licensing.
You can select from the available placement options on your application form to indicate where you best fit.
 Please be sure to clearly specify what you sell in the description section of the application so we can place you in the correct area.

 2.Payments: We must receive application and payment in full to secure your spot at the event. 

3. Set up/Break down: starts at 7:30am, you will be assigned a set up time for the loading docks. There will be mulitple available. Vendors are solely responsible for manning, operation, set up and break down of your booth. You must leave the spot as you found it, free of any trash. 
All vendors must stay set up until the end of the event. Failure to follow these rules will result in rejection from future events.

 4. Vendor Parking: Once unloaded, cars must be moved to the Assigned vendor parking area. Vendor parking is $15

 5. Photographs: Vendor Permits For the Love of Shopping LLC/Tanoshii Con event coordinators to take photographs of the booths and vendors and use these photographs for advertisement or promotion purposes.

 6. Professionalism: Anyone behaving in a rude or unprofessional manner will be asked to leave and will not be permitted to participate in future events. Please dress appropriately and professional, nothing that would be seen as offensive.

7. Weather: These are rain or shine events, In any case that the weather prohibits the event, no refunds will be issued, but we will work with the venue for a rain date. For the Love of Shopping Events/Tanoshii Con is not liable if weather or other conditions prevent the vendor from attending and fulfilling the contractual obligation. No refunds will be made for weather, accident, health or other causes for non-participation.

 8.Refund: Vendor spaces are non-transferable and may not be sold or sublet to another vendor.
 Refunds requested within the eligible refund period, within 90 days prior, are subject to a 25% fee, based on the total amount paid.
 Sponsorship Refunds:
 Sponsors who cancel 90 days or more prior to the event will receive a 25% refund. No refunds will be issued for cancellations made within 90 days of the event, as your business will have already been promoted through our
marketing channels — including your logo and links on our Facebook page, website, and other advertising platforms.

 9. Clean Up: All Vendors must leave the space as they found it, free of garbage, food, debry. If a vendor, vendors guest, stains the rug, damages their space in any way which results in a charge to For the Love of Shopping's Event planners, you will be invoiced for the amount the venue charges and it must be paid in full within 24 hours.

 
10. Vendors aren't limited in vending at different event company events BUT we strictly uphold NO SOLICITING FOR OTHER EVENT COMPANIES at or during our events. Violations will terminate subsequent contracts. Vendors are to be Professional which includes no defamation of For the Love of Shopping, LLC, it owners and volunteers at an event or after. If there are any conerns, they are to be brought to For the Love of Shopping, LLC.

Vendor waiver:

 *For the Love of Shopping, the venue and their management and their participants, officers, agents and employees will not be held responsible for any liability claims, fire, theft or damage to person, business or products, including attorneys fees that may occur at the event. 

If an event gets cancelled due to a pandemic outbreak or Mother Nature/Act of God/Weather , we will do our best to reschedule for a future date if possible, but no refunds or credits will be issued in this situation. If we are able to reschedule and/or you cannot make the rescheduled/rain date, no refunds or credits will be issued.

 By signing this Agreement, I voluntarily agree to assume all of the foregoing risks and accept sole responsibility for any injury to myself including, but not limited to, personal injury, disability, and death, illness, damage, loss, claim, liability, or expense, of any kind, that I may experience or incur in connection participation in this
event. 

On my behalf, I hereby release, covenant not to sue, discharge, and hold harmless For the Love of Shopping Event planners, it employees, member, agents, volunteers and representatives, of and from all claims, including all liabilities, actions, damages, costs or expenses of any kind arising out of or relating there to. I also understand and agree that this release includes any claims based on the actions, omissions, or negligence of For the Love of Shopping Event planners, its employees, members, agents, volunteers, and representatives, including if
a COVID-19 infection occurs during, or after participation in any For the Love of Shopping Event.

I also understand by not signing this release, I will not be able to participate in the event.

Any dispute arising out of this Agreement shall be settled by Arbitration in Florida undeer JAMS. A pre-arbitration mediation must be conducted before arbitration is inititated. If legal action is required to be initiated against a vendor under this agreement, the vendor will be held liable for all reasonable attorney’s fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with such proceedings. 

*We do highly recommend having your own liability insurance for the event, but not required.