When you put items in your Shopping Cart and proceed to CHECKOUT, you will be asked for shipping and billing information, and you will be asked to choose from the following shipping methods:
The following information may help you estimate what shipping and handling charges will be for these shipping methods. With a few exceptions, you will normally see the total S/H charges for the different methods when you go to check out, but the exceptions are noted below.
If you live within any of the 50 states (and territories, possessions, or you have an APO or FPO address) in the US, and if your order is under $12, S/H will be $3.00, and will go by first class mail.
| U.S. shipments within the 48 contiguous states: |
| Order Total: |
UPS Ground: |
US Mail |
| $12.01 - $20.00 |
7.00 |
9.00 |
| $20.01 - $40.00 |
8.00 |
10.00 |
| $40.01 - $60.00 |
9.50 |
12.00 |
| $60.01 - $80.00 |
11.00 |
14.00 |
Over $80 ------- approximately 5% of total plus $7, plus an
additional $3 if to a PO box. Your actual S/H may be a little
more or a little less; the exact amount will show on your checkout invoice. |
Priority Mail: According to the US Postal Service, Priority Mail delivery is 2-3 days to most cities, but it is not guaranteed, and can sometimes take longer. For orders larger than $60.00, priority mail costs $3 more than UPS ground.
Certain products cost more to ship due to their size or weight. Any additional shipping costs will be noted on the web page for those products, and will be billed to your credit card separately, as a second charge. The total S/H billed will be noted on the written invoice that you receive with your shipment.
Orders via UPS or the mail to Alaska or Hawaii cost more, and will be billed to your credit card separately, as a second charge. The total S/H billed will be noted on the written invoice that you receive with your shipment.
Second Day Air Delivery
Via UPS, within the 48 contiguous states in the U.S.: Add $12 to the UPS ground fee from the chart above.
For Alaska and Hawaii, add $5 more than that (for a total of $17) to the UPS ground fee. The extra $5 will be billed to your credit card separately, as a second charge. The total S/H billed will be noted on the written invoice that you receive with your shipment.
For certain products, an additional fee is added. Such products include chairs, stools, benches, tub scrubbers, scales, and clothes hangers. This is due to their extra size or weight, which is heavily penalized by UPS. The 2nd day additional fee, if any, is given on the web pages for these items. The extra fee will be billed to your credit card separately, as a second charge. The total S/H billed will be noted on the written invoice that you receive with your shipment.
Next Day Air Delivery
Via UPS, within the 48 contiguous states: Add $32 to the UPS ground fee from the chart above.
For Alaska and Hawaii, add $10 more than that (for a total of $42) to the UPS ground fee. The extra $10 will be billed to your credit card separately, as a second charge. The total S/H billed will be noted on the written invoice that you receive with your shipment.
For certain products, an additional fee is added. Such products include chairs, stools, benches, tub scrubbers, scales, and clothes hangers. This is due to their extra size or weight, which is heavily penalized by UPS. The extra fee will be billed to your credit card separately, as a second charge. The total S/H billed will be noted on the written invoice that you receive with your shipment. If you wish to know in advance what the extra fee will be before placing your order, please call or email us first.
Saturday Delivery
Saturday delivery can be made in some areas for an extra fee, in addition to that charged for next-day delivery. It is only offered as a option by UPS for overnight shipments shipped on a Friday. Request a price quote by phone or email. Actual orders for Saturday delivery, when offered by UPS, can only be made with our office by phone on Friday, and cannot be placed online. The extra fee will be billed to your credit card separately, as a second charge. The total S/H billed will be noted on the written invoice that you receive with your shipment.
International Shipments, outside the USA:
First class mail international (orders under $50): To estimate the cost of the mailing charges, multiply the UPS ground charge in the chart above, by 1.5X for Canada, and 2X for anywhere else.
Priority mail international, insured (orders over $50): To estimate the cost of the mailing charges, multiply the UPS ground charge in the chart above, by 2.5X for Canada, and 3.5X for anywhere else.
These estimated S/H charges are based on typical postage (and insurance if the order is over $50), plus a handling charge of $6 to cover preparation of your shipment for export, including customs documents, insurance forms when needed, an extra invoice copy in a sealed envelope on the outside of the carton, and a trained courier's time and mileage to the post office.
Once we weigh and measure your shipment, and consult with the US Postal Service website www.usps.gov, if we determine that the actual costs are more than $3 more than that already billed to your order, we reserve the right to bill the excess to your credit card separately, as a second charge. The total S/H billed will be noted on the written invoice that you receive with your shipment. If you wish to know in advance whether there will be an extra fee and if so, how much it will be before placing your order, please call or email us first.