>Shipping Rates & Times<
We are happy ship to APO and FPO destinations - make sure to choose USPS priority mail option.
We DO NOT SHIP TO LOCATIONS OUTSIDE OF USA AFTER DECEMBER 6TH SINCE THE ORDER WOULD MOST LIKELY NOT REACH YOU IN TIME. WE WILL ENABLE INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING IN FEBRUARY AGAIN.
Orders received after December 22, 2008 Midnight Eastern Time will be shipped during the last two weeks of January 2009.
Our holiday elves are working 18 hour shifts to produce your personalized items and will begin their vacations when the last package has been handed off to the shipper. Get your orders in early to guarantee that you receive the items you have ordered on time.
SHIPPING DESTINATIONS and OPTIONS: We ship within the USA by priority mail on smaller packages and UPS Ground or Fedex Ground larger packages. Your BEST rate postage quotes generated by our shopping cart covers Priority Mail , UPS Ground, UPS NEXT Day, 2Day and 3 Day Air charges, including handling/packing. USPS Express Mail is NOT RELIABLE during the holiday rush in Mid December and is not guaranteed, thus we prefer to use UPS 3 or 2 day air for Air Economy delivery and UPS Next Day Air for overnight shipments. Our prior experience makes us cautious. We want you to receive your orders in time for the Christmas holiday.
Here is a fresh statistic from our shipping dept for one week of shipping PRIORITY MAIL during holiday rush (( USPS priority mail quotes 2-3 business days but does NOT GUARANTEE this transit times ))
2008 season - ONE week of shipping from 12/6/2008 through 12/12/2008 with the statistic delivery completion numbers generated on December 19, 2008:
USPS SERVICE STATISTICS
| Mail Class | Number | Average | Minimum | Maximum |
| Express Mail Env | 1 | 5.0 days | 5 days | 5 days |
| Express Mail | 2 | 1.5 days | 1 days | 2 days |
| Priority Mail | 1,076 | 3.1 days | 1 days | 9 days |
| Priority Env | 256 | 3.0 days | 1 days | 6 days |
| Global Pr Mail | 5 | 7.6 days | 6 days | 9 days |
| Global Exp Mail | 1 | 5.0 days | 5 days | 5 days |
| Package Status | Total | % |
| Logged at USPS | 7 | 0.5% |
| Delivered | 1,351 | 89.5% |
| Scanned in Route | 73 | 4.8% |
| Notice Left | 17 | 1.1% |
| New Item | 59 | 3.9% |
| Undeliverable | 3 | 0.2% |
Based on these numbers we see it could take up to 9 days for a priority mail package to reach you during holiday rush, but most priority mail packages reach their destination in 3.1 days.
We also offer 2 day and next day air within the USA and our shopping cart will provide you with the shipping charges for whatever option you choose. Below is the UPS Ground transit map so you can estimate how long it will take for your Order to arrive if you choose the Best Way shipping method. This table does not include our production time, it only covers transit time:
We ship to many international destinations, if you are outside US, just load your items to the cart, and the international shipping rates will display in your check out after you enter sufficient information about your shipping address destination and choose the appropriate international shipping method.
SHIPPING AND PROCESSING TIMES:
Stockings and Hats Embroidery personalizing within 1-3 business days of your order to assure timely delivery for Christmas. From December 15th through end of our selling season in December we usually ship your order the 2nd business day after you place your order - if your order placed by 7 PM Eastern Time. So orders placed on Monday Noon will ship by Wednesday or sooner to make sure your Christmas Delivery will reach you as fast as possible.
Our Custom Photo Glass Ornaments (those where you can order as little as one ornament with any photo and personalization) ship in 3-4 days from the day we receive your photos by email.
SHIPPING RATES AND GUIDES
PLEASE NOTE: WE SHIP WITHIN USA, WE DO SHIP TO CANADA OR OTHER INTERNATIONAL DESTINATIONS OUTSIDE OF USA, INCLUDING APO AND FPO DESTINATIONS FROM FEBRUARY 1ST THROUGH DECEMBER 6TH. AFTER DECEMBER 6TH WE ONLY SHIP TO U.S. AND US APO/FPO MILITARY ZIP CODES SINCE OTHER INTERNATIONAL SHIPMENTS MAY NOT REACH YOU IN TIME DUE TO CHRISTMAS DELAYS IN YOUR COUNTRY CUSTOMS.
Our shopping cart will calculate shipping rates for you real time.
UPS/FEDEX Ground is the most reliable and economical method - you can count on exact delivery times and TRACK your order easily. We deliver to USA via this method.
USPS Priority Mail delivers in 3 or more business days in USA. It is not available for shipments outside of USA. The Disadvantage of USPS Priority Mail is that you really cannot track the progress of your shipment, there will be a delivery confirmation number but no tracking number. Even though USPS states delivery times are 2-3 days, during the month of December we have seen quite a number of packages taking much longer (week is not uncommon) some even being lost. Express Overnight and 2 Day Air shipping to US Destinations is also available - it will be calculated for you as you add your items to the shopping cart.
Orders received after December 28th will be shipped during the last two weeks of January.
Our holiday elves are working 18 hour shifts to produce your personalized items and will begin their vacations when the last package has been handed off to the shipper. Get your orders in early to guarantee that you receive the items you have ordered on time.
SHIPPING DESTINATIONS and OPTIONS: We ship within the USA by priority mail on smaller packages and UPS Ground on larger packages. Your BEST rate postage quote generated by our shopping cart covers priority mail/UPS Ground charges, includng handling/packing. USPS Express Mail is NOT 100% RELIABLE during the holiday rush in December and is not guaranteed, thus we prefer to use UPS 3 day air for Air Economy delivery and UPS/FEDEX Next Day Air or 2 Day Air for overnight shipments. Our prior experience makes us cautious. We want you to receive your orders in time for the Christmas holiday.
We also offer 2 day and next day air within the USA and our shopping cart will provide you with the shipping charges for whatever option you choose. Below is the UPS Ground transit map so you can estimate how long it will take for your Order to arrive if you choose the Best Way shipping method. This table does not include our production time, it only covers transit time:
Our shopping cart is one of the easiest ones to use. Please double check information you submit to us before you finalize your order. If a package returns to us for any reason other than our fault, including but not limited to wrong address, signature requirement or refusal by the recipient, you will be required to provide a deliverable shipping address and pay for the reshipping cost. No refund will be paid for the order.
Last day to order for 2008 is December 22nd. Orders received on 12/22/2008 will ship on 12/23/2008. Any orders received after midnight 12/22/2008 EST will ship third week of January 2009.
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