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Century Novelty Review |
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Century Novelty began as a brick and mortar store outside Detroit more than 50 years ago. Today, the company does its business solely on the Internet, and offers a wide range of party supplies, costumes and decorations to customers across the globe. Century Novelty strives to offer its customers a fun, lively shopping experience with plenty of merchandise to choose from. No matter what holiday or event you are celebrating, you can find all the supplies you need at Century Novelty.
Celebrate Independence Day with star-spangled decorations, tableware, and more from Century Novelty |
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Features :  |
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Century Novelty doesn't specialize in a particular type of product; instead, they provide something for almost everyone's celebrations. Shop party themes, holidays and special events. You can even find supplies for school and church events. The company offers a huge line of costumes, crafts, decorations and party favors. Find an entire collection of party supplies through the theme party categories or mix and match with individual product pages. While there were a number of themes appropriate for children, this website appears to primarily cater to adult celebrations. |
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Ease of Use : |
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The website for Century Novelty is fairly easy to navigate, with plenty of drop-down menus on the top menu bar. You can also choose smaller categories on the side bar from the broader category like a party theme or product type. For those who know specifically what they are shopping for, there is also a keyword search mechanism. We like that this company does not require minimum orders to ship, making it easy to pick up one or two last-minute items before your big event. |
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Customer Service : |
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Because Century Novelty is completely an online store today, customers can contact the company by email through the website. The toll-free number is manned by the sales and ordering department 24/7 and other customer service questions can be handled by phone during regular business hours. Century Novelty also has a presence on Facebook and Twitter so you can follow them through social networking. |
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Party Planning Resources :  |
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We were disappointed that we could not find any tips or party planning resources on this website. However, there may be information available through the Facebook and Twitter pages for Century Novelty. |
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Delivery Options : |
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Most in-stock orders ship the same day they are placed. Customers have a variety of shipping options available, depending on how fast they need their order and how much they want to pay. Century Novelty does accept returns within 30 days of purchase. Customers simply need to include a copy of the invoice and a return address is provided on the company website. |
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Security & Reliability : |
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Century Novelty is Verisign secured and McAfee secure. It is also a shopping.com trusted store with a rating of 4 ½ checkmarks. |
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Summary : |
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Century Novelty offers a good range of birthday party supplies as well as supplies for many other holidays and events. While the company did not have as many options for a theme party as some other retailers, the choices available were rather unique and festive. We believe Century Novelty would be a good online retailer to check out if a celebration is looming in your future. |
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