January 6, 2008

Happy New Year! I hope the new year brings good health, success and much happiness to you, your families and your business.

After 30 years of warehousing and selling paint brushes, I have merged my business with another great supplier, Omaha Distributors. We will be able to provide you with a more complete selection of tools, hardware, paint supplies and closeouts.

Over the years, the quality of our MBS brands has been a “step above the other importers”. We will be continuing our MBS lines of paint brushes, putty knives, roller covers, roller frames, wire brushes and all of our other great items. Our inventory is being transferred to their warehouse in Omaha. Over the next several years, I will be working with the great people at Omaha to help make the transition easier for you. This will give me the opportunity to offer their products and even more closeout deals to you.

I will be working in their showroom during the Chicago Transworld Buying weeks and in their booths at the ASD Las Vegas shows. Be sure to visit our expanded booths, #5189-5196, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, March 2-5, 2008. More information about the showrooms in Chicago can be found at www.twmerchcenter.com including show dates, locations, and lists of participating vendors.

Orders can be placed online at www.mercantilebuyers.com, or by calling Omaha Distributors at 1-800-228-2765. I can be contacted by email at mbsusa@sbcglobal.net, or by calling 414-467-7050.

Thank you for your many years of support and I look forward to working with you in the years ahead.

Best regards,

Robert A. Franklin

President

MBS, Inc.