Member Benefits 

Becoming a member is not a cost, but a money saver and maker

TPSA's goal is to help you stay in business by preventing the passage of unfair laws, regulations and taxes that directly affect you, the package store permittee. When you become a TPSA member, you support these efforts, as well as gain exclusive access to many useful, money making and saving benefits. In addition, you are included in "up to the minute" industry news and a subscription to the Texas Beverage Journal.  This outstanding publication is published monthly and will keep you abreast of developments in the alcohol beverage industry in Texas.  Please review the following descriptions of the current benefits. 

• 360 Training - Seller Server Training

• Combustion Media - The innovative single-source provider of in-store & out-of-home media solutions that stimulate sales and brand awareness through visual impact. For more information on Combustion Media's services please visit: http://www.combustionmedia.net/about_us.html  Please conact James Schaefer, Vice President of Sales about how your participation with Combustion Media can benefit and create a stronger TPSA.  1-888-247-3311 jschaefer@combustionmedia.net

• Premier Background Search –   Business Solutions
  PBS provides your business with an outstanding automated background screening process for businesses in all industries.  Services are guaranteed to be accurate with information gathered from national databases.  Searches include criminal records information, credit history, and driving history.  Automated customized solutions are available to meet the unique needs of volume users.  http://pbs-usa.com/index.jsp

• TPSA Merchant Processing (Credit Acceptance) – This exclusive program to TPSA Members allows you to participate in reducing one of the fastest increasing expenses we have as retailers, your debit and credit card transaction cost.  This line item expense for of all of us is growing and the TPSA has successfully negotiated on our members behalf one of the most aggressive pricing structures available.  This program alone will pay for your Membership should you choose to participate.  Besides being a growing cost, processing transactions can be complicated.  The TPSA has chosen the leader in this industry to not only provide better pricing, but to educate our Members on the REAL costs of this service.  In addition, you will have the opportunity to add programs to your existing marketing campaign that you may have not thought you could do before, such as custom gift cards or loyalty cards.  Please click on the Fifth Third Bank Processing Solutions logo to learn more and get started by joining the TPSA today.

• TPSA Energy & Utility Management – This exclusive program to TPSA Members allows you to participate in two types of service at no cost to you, only savings potential.  The first service is the “pooling” of the electricity you purchase or pay for each month with the electricity purchased or paid for by other members.  This program has been proven to reduce your electricity bill significantly by joining buying power with fellow retailers.  The second service offered by this leading company is overall utility auditing and analysis.  At no charge to our members, APPI will conduct a comprehensive analysis of your current electric usage, phone, internet, trash removal and utility management within your operation to insure the minimization of costs for these services. Please click on the APPI logo to learn more and get started by joining the TPSA today.

• TPSA Inclusive Membership – A TPSA membership automatically gets you a membership into the American Beverage Licensees, our national association which represents package stores across the country.  Members receive all ABL communications, including their quarterly newsletter.  As a TPSA/ABL member, you are also invited to attend the national ABL convention held in various resort cities around the country.  Please click the ABL logo to learn more.

• TPSA Support Staff & Quarterly Newsletter – One of the key benefits in being a TPSA member is knowing the you have a voice in Austin, Texas.  The TPSA is located on the ground of our state capital and is there to help you by serving as a clearinghouse of information affecting package store permittees.  If you have a question, we will do our best to help you or, at the very least, get you pointed toward experts who are capable of getting your question.  In addition, we have added this year the TPSA Newsletter to be mailed to each Member at the end of each quarter and available on this page of the website.  This commuincation tool is for all Members to utilize in sharing information that helps us to profitably stay in business.  Please feel free to check out the latest edition of the TPSA newsletter: the November 2007 Newsletter.   

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Mail in your application or fax to 512-472-3232