We are members of  “is.group” Independent Stationers, one of the nations largest buying groups,  and The Steelcase Networks. These memberships enable us to service national accounts and give us a combined sales volume of $7 billion. Through the years we have become one of the largest Independently owned and operated office products dealers in the
Metro area. 

In 1870, the exact date is not known, the parent organization of Egyptian Stationers was founded in Belleville.  In 1919 a new store was opened at 19 East Main Street under the name Schirmer & Winkler, selling not only office products, but also wall paper, picture framing and book binding.
In 1929 a new partner, Binks Weingaertner, bought the retiring Winkler’s portion of the business, moving it to 28 West Main Street. It was at this time the name was changed to Egyptian Stationery Company.

The name “Egyptian” Stationery was adopted in 1929 due to the location of the business in Southern Illinois. The southern tip of Illinois from a line due east of St. Louis, MO to the Indiana border is known as “Little Egypt”.  Therefore, because the company made the decision to service this area, the name “Egyptian Stationery Company” was appropriate.

In 1965, the business was purchased by Mr. Fred Baltz and Mr. Bob Dodge, from the widow of Mr. Weingaertner. The business was formed into a corporation now known as Egyptian Stationers, Inc.

The year of 1969 saw another move when the building of St. Clair County’s new courthouse forced Egyptian to move; relocating to 107 West Main Street, where the supply division and corporate office are still located.  1978 saw the purchase of property at 129 West Main Street, where Egyptian Business Furniture is located, housing the contract furniture and carpet division.

Am I charged for delivery?

We offer FREE Next Day Delivery (in most areas) on orders of $ 40.00 or more when you place your order by 4:00 pm via phone, 6:00 pm online, 3:30 pm by fax.  Any items Back Ordered still fall under original invoice total and not subject to a charge. 

There are circumstances when an item you order falls under a “special order” category.  Sometimes when this happens, we are charged freight by the manufacturer, which we pass those freight charges on to you as a separate line item that is not subject to tax.

Exceptions if an order is under minimum, would be any special order signage/name plates, rubber stamps, notary stamps, and corporate seals.

Sometimes there are situations that based on the circumstances, we have to evaluate and charge an installation fee.  Usually this has to do with multiple pieces of furniture, heavy pieces of furniture or if delivery conditions (stairs) warrant a separate fee.

When will I receive my delivery? 
You should expect delivery the next day for all catalog orders that meet above requirements.  However, there are several exceptions: catalog items that are not UPS able will fall under an outside delivery or freight service may take up to 5 days to receive. Also, if furniture needs to be assembled, allow 2-3 days.

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What can I return and will I be charged?

Any supply item for return must be in resalable condition in its original box/carton or packaging.
There is no restocking fee if item is returned within 30 days from date of purchase.  If you have the invoice number please give that info to our service representative. This will speed up process.

You may return unassembled and manufacturer assembled furniture as long as you have original box/carton and item is in resalable condition.

Special orders, imprinting, food or beverages are not returnable unless there’s an error by Egyptian or a manufacturer defect. Assembled furniture cannot be returned unless there was an error by Egyptian or a manufacturers defect.  Most manufacturers will attempt to repair the defect or problem by contacting them directly.  Check assembly instructions for guidelines.  We will return food or beverage items if received with expired sell date if reported immediately upon delivery.

How long do I have to return an item?

You have 30 days from date of purchase to return an item that was ordered wrong. We would like to hear from you within 10 days if an item was sent incorrectly, items shorted, damaged or defective, so we can correct ASAP
for you.

How do I get my return back to you? 

If our own delivery personnel delivered it, they will pick up return within 2-3 days of being reported.

If your item was delivered by an outside source then we will initiate a RA (return authorization) number for number of cartons/items you are returning.  Returns should be picked up within 7-10 business days. Credit will be given when items are reported received at our warehouse.

Please do not ship item for return.