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iBuyNU Reminders

March 25, 2021

There are two ways you can shop supplier catalogs in iBuyNU

1)  You can shop and search all supplier catalogs at the same time by utilizing the Federated Search bar at the top of the iBuyNU page.   Just type in the keyword for the product you are wanting to purchase and the results of your search will populate.   To refine your search,  you can select a specific category by clicking on the drop down arrow available in the search bar. 

2)  You can access and shop directly on supplier punchout catalogs.  To review and access all available supplier catalogs, click on 'suppliers' in the left navigation bar which will route you to the Suppliers screen.  Once on the Suppliers screen, all available supplier catalogs will be listed in alphabetical order.  Here you can find Amazon, Office Depot, Fisher and an additional 35 suppliers.  To access the suppliers punchout catalog, click on the green circle.   

Amazon Blocked Items

In the Amazon catalog, we blocked categories that may conflict with other preferred supplier iBuyNU Catalogs.  We did this to ensure we continue to be compliant with the agreements we have in place with our preferred suppliers.  An item that may be eligible for purchase may fall into one of these blocked categories.  If you do experience an item being blocked that you are wanting to purchase, you can submit a request to have the blocked status removed. 

Please note, your request to have an item unblocked may not be approved if we find that the item is available from another preferred iBuyNU suppliers.  However, some exceptions may be made. Please send all requests to Keith Paddy at k-paddy@northwestern.edu and Priscilla Wojtowicz at wojtowicz@northwesten.edu.

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