For over 20 years, HMI has
been the leading buying group
of independent optometrists, opticians and dispensing
ophthalmologists nationwide. Founded in 1983 by Dr. Jerry
Hayes, HMI has grown to become the world’s
largest
optical buying group wholly owned by an optometrist.
Over the years, we have improved our operating
procedures in hundreds of ways, but the simple keys to
our
success have been deep discounts, exceptional service,
and honest, up-front dealings with our members. Back
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Straightforward Discounts
You Can Trust,
NO Administrative Fees
With HMI, the discount you are quoted is the one
you get. Membership is FREE and there are NO hidden
“administrative” fees.
Some buying groups offer discounts that “look”
great, but then tack on an
administrative fee to every purchase you make —
a fee that can go up if your
monthly purchases go down — and often calculate
their fee after adding taxes
and handling. In addition, many charge a fee on “net”
items, and even keep the
administrative fee on items that are returned. One of
our competitor's web sites
says “astonishingly low administrative fee of
2.93%.” Our “astonishingly low”
fee at HMI Buying Group is 0%! Back to Top
Deep
Discounts From The Industry’s
Leading Suppliers
The staff at HMI Buying Group has been
negotiating deep
discounts from the industry’s leading suppliers
since 1983.
As an HMI member, you’ll save 5%-55%
on frames, contact
lenses, lab services, exam/equipment supplies, office
products and practice marketing/management tools
from over 250 of the industry’s
top suppliers. Back to Top
NO Minimum Purchase
Requirements —
Buy What You Want, When You Want
You can sometimes get better discounts by buying direct,
but maintaining
those discounts often means buying larger quantities from
fewer vendors or
being forced to meet minimum monthly purchase levels.
In order to meet their
minimums, many practices find themselves buying more from
one vendor than
they would really like to. HMI members have access to
over 250 suppliers with
deep discounts and no minimum purchases.
You can always buy what you
want, when you want, without worrying about maintaining
your discount. Back to Top
Most
Comprehensive And Up-To-Date
Price List In The Industry
Are your prices changing without
you knowing it?
Whether you buy your supplies from a buying group or
directly from a vendor, it should be easy to check current
prices every time you place an order. HMI members can
access current prices 24 hours a day just by clicking
“Member Price List” on the hmibg.com
home page. We
also mail a price list every three months to every member.
Prospective members may request a price list by calling
Member Services at 800.569.0681. Back
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100% Billing Accuracy
Makes Reconciling
Your Statement Fast And Easy
Lower prices are the reason most eyecare professionals
join a buying group.
However, independent surveys show that regular users of
GPOs place a much
greater value on accurate, consolidated
billing than on lower prices. HMI is
the only buying group that guarantees
your statement will be 100% accurate every month. When you consider the time
and expense involved in correcting
billing errors, you can understand why many members think
this is our most
important service! Back to Top
Access
Your Statement Online
24 Hours A Day
As an HMI member, you won’t have
to wait for your HMI
Buying Group statement to arrive in the mail! Just log
on
to the HMI web site the 7th of each month to access your
current statement as well as those from previous months.
For most members, this means at least three extra
days
to reconcile supplier accounts before payment is due!
We will even send you a reminder via e-mail each month
letting you know your statement has been posted. Back
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Never Lose Your Discount
Again,
Pay Online With i-drafts
If you have been a buying group member, you know that
discounts are
sometimes lost simply because an invoice gets misplaced
or someone forgets
to mail a payment before the deadline. With HMI’s
i-drafts service, you never
have to worry about losing your discount again. With the
click of a mouse, you
can review your statement and make payment, all in a secure
environment.
And since payments are automatically deducted directly
from the designated
account, i-drafts also saves staff time
and mailing costs — no checks to write,
no payments to mail, no postage. Back
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Member
Service Second To None
Our reputation as “the easiest
buying group in the
eyecare industry to do business with” is
honestly
earned — each of our customer service professionals
average 15 years optical buying group experience. If you
have a question, they can answer it. If you have a problem,
they can solve it. Our ability to consistently deliver
exceptional customer service is just one of the reasons
our members have been with us more than 15 years
on
average! No other buying group can beat that record. Back to Top
