CURRENTLY NEARLY ALL PACKAGES ARE SHIPPING BY THE US POSTAL SYSTEM
Which you should take into consideration when providing your shipping address.
SHIPPING RATES ARE BASED ON DOLLAR AMOUNT AND INCLUDE A NECESSARY
SMALL AMOUNT FOR HANDLING AND SHIPPING SUPPLIES PLUS INSURANCE
FOR DOMESTIC PACKAGES
Whether your order is small or large, requires the same time and administrative costs to simply set up and process besides making the things I sell. My business is small and in recent times operating with only 2 part-time workers on premises. This means not only do I make what I sell, but I do nearly all of the invoicing, charging each order the old way of punching in all the numbers and then shipping the orders. We then have to drive orders to our rural post office. The rates we charge are what is necessary to be as efficient as possible and stay in business providing what you the customer come here to buy.
The following rates
are used as a guideline as we invoice*. However
we reserve the right to charge appropriate rates depending
on your order's overall box size, its weight and your location.
Due to the ever-changing world of gas prices and that UPS and
the USPS keep imposing more layers of complications for shippers,
we need to be able to re-calculate rates as needed. Boxes now
have the added complication of dimensional weight - we are
charged more for a larger box even if it is lightweight (for
instance, if you ordered stuffing, normally a lightweight low
priced item, we would need to adjust the rates due to the size
box required). This is as much frustrating for us as it is
for you the customer having to pay high shipping costs. FYI
my business strives to break even at the end of any year between
what we have had to pay out to ship and what we charged you
the customers to be shipped.
Handling fees may be annoying to you the customer, but somehow the web fees for having secure credit card information, plus the printing of the orders, the labels, the boxes, packaging materials, insurance, and and fees to have postal/UPS contracts must all be covered whether for a tiny order or a large order. (Example: For an average $100 domestic package, insurance and handling fees would be about $3.50 added to actual shipping costs).
*IMPORTANT: As each
package is shipped and we see the final shipping value, we
will either credit you or debit you for discrepancies in shipping
allowing for private insurance and handling to cover packing materials and overhead
costs.
Rates current as of December, 2024
Always call or email if you are unsure.
Please be aware that our shipping rates are studied
carefully and are subject to change at any time.
PLEASE NOTE: Our rates include a small necessary handling fee (for admin time to process, boxes, labels, packing materials, etc.) plus insurance fees.
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