Folkmanis Online Store FAQ

Folkmanis, Inc. is the manufacturer of Folkmanis Puppets, so we sell in bulk to businesses and retailers only. Our online store is run by Quivers, a third party.

Quivers takes unusual measures to protect consumers’ personal information. Instead of fast-tracking payment clearance for potentially fraudulent situations, they will actually slow down the processing of a sale if there is any chance of personal identity theft.

There are hundreds of specialty retailers carrying Folkmanis Puppets worldwide. To find one in your area, click here.

Please see this page for all Puppet care and feeding instructions.

Folkmanis Puppets are recommended safety-tested for all ages, but are recommended for ages 3 and up.

Please visit our wholesale customer site to learn all about it.

Yes, we offer a discount to schools and libraries. You cannot order through our online retail Quivers store on this website to receive tax-exempt status or to get the discount. The discount is only available if you order directly from Folkmanis, Inc. through our Wholesale Department, not our retail website. Our discount is not available through our retail customers either. To order a catalog and see our school/library ordering policies and pricing, please click to our catalog request form. Make sure to specify that you are a school or library. Or you may call the office during regular business hours for the Pacific Coast to request a catalog and pricelist.

Please visit this page for all of our contact information.

If you cannot find a puppet in our online store, then the design has been retired. Unfortunately, when we retire a puppet style, it is because we have completely depleted our stock here at the company. Since our online sales are fulfilled through Quivers and consists of individual retailers throughout North America, one of these retailers might have the retired puppet in stock. There is no guarantee that you will find your puppet through Quivers, but it's a good place to look. And then there's always eBay if all else fails.

While we love to hear customer requests, Folkmanis is a large-scale puppet manufacturer and is not set up to create custom puppet designs. New Folkmanis puppet designs are based on popularity of request, regional considerations, fabric availability, and the designer's own imagination! If you need a custom puppet for your Puppet show, TV Show, Commercial or Film, contact Images in Motion. www.imagesmedia.com.

Please let us know if you would like to suggest new puppets for future designs. We will add your puppet suggestion to the inspiration list for our designers. Click here to suggest a puppet.

Folkmanis will never sell your contact information it is kept for internal marketing and customer contact usage only. For a complete overview of our privacy policies, click here.