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This page is closely related to our - 'Actual Cost', 'Same Day' Shipping - page. That page is lengthy, but provides a comprehensive overview of our customer service standards and policies.
This page is short and sweet. We ship all packages USPS. Priority Mail with Delivery Confirmation at our actual cost. No 'handling charges' or fees - ever. This service is very fast and a good value. Many of our competitors will charge you for top tier shipping; tack on handling fees; and then ship with a lesser, cheaper, and slower service - pocketing a tidy, not-so-little profit on the side. InLace Book .com does not cheat customers on shipping charges.
Minimum USPS Priority Mail shipping charge for a box is currently $4.80. The Medium Flat Rate Box rate is now $10.20. This, however, is also where we crush our competitors on another front. A Medium Flat Rate Box is 11" x 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", and will hold a substantial amount of InLace Products. The weight is a non-issue because of the Flat Rate price. The shipping cost does not change - whether the order is $50.00 or $250.00 - if the Medium Flat Rate Box is needed - our customers pay $10.20 actual cost - period. Priority Mail shipping averages 2 - 3 business days for delivery, including Saturday. On larger, heavier orders, traveling a good distance, our customers can make out like bandits because of our 'actual cost' shipping policy.
The Large Flat Rate Box is rarely needed, the Medium Box capable of holding so much merchandise. However, if needed, the Large Flat Rate Box is now $13.95. At 12" x 12" x 5 1/2" this box will hold a very large amount of merchandise. A bargain, but rarely is this box needed.On rare occasions we will get 'stuck' between box choice and price. In these cases we will select the box that best balances cost and a safely shipped order.
We ship from North Carolina. Of course, shipping of packages that are not heavy and/or not going very far will cost something between the minimum Priority Mail charge of $4.80 and the switch to the Medium Flat Rate Box price.
The Medium Flat Rate box will hold four large Kit 'retail packaged boxes' perfectly. However, with a larger order we repackage the large Kits by packing the 'Kit Contents' into individual bags and increasing the capacity of the box up to:
Obviously, the Large Flat Rate box will hold even more. Like the Medium Flat Rate box, the Large Flat Rate box is a bargain in relation to the value of the merchandise that it will hold.
Of course, smaller, lighter orders that aren't going very far will cost less, but we feel that it is important to stress that our shipping policy and standards offer our customers the opportunity to minimize the impact of shipping costs under any circumstances. Small item orders, such as InLace Dyes, Granules, and such, can be shipped quite inexpensively in relation to their value and the shipping cost will fall somewhere between the minimum rate and the Medium Flat Rate Box cost.
If it is determined that the value of an order requires insurance, InLace Book .com will pay that cost.