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Shipping rate examples on specific products
- with regional examples too (all estimates current as of Jan. 2010)
We will update them annually as rate increases with freight carriers occur. |
We do receive requests for shipping rates and we encourage you to call or e-mail so we can quote you a shipping amount in advance if you would like. Below are examples of amounts we apply
for shipping. We're using some of the more popular products for the examples, and we will also show a few weight examples and ranges.
We are also fully aware of companies that sell you a $10 item and charge you $25 freight. We do not
charge by value or "try to profit" off freight amounts. We will add insurance to more valuable packages, and that will show up as a separate line item on our invoices. UPS charges 70 cents per $100 insurance after the first $300. Packages insured from $100.01 to $300 have a minimum insurance fee of $2.10. So if a package is worth near $200 up to $300, we will add $200 or $300 worth of insurance at a cost of $2.10. (Current as of January 2010). If a package is worth $500, insurance costs $3.50. Be aware of companies that tack on exorbitant amounts for insurance. US Postal insurance is priced differently. For $100 of insurance, that does cost $2.25. Most items 3 pounds or heavier are shipped via UPS Ground within the continental US. We can ship via UPS air services upon request. Most packages one or two pounds in weight ship via Priority Mail. The US Postal Service now has FOUR sizes of domestic flat rate Priority Mail boxes. We can ship domestically a small package weighing up to 70 pounds in one of their boxes for $10.35 plus insurance and delivery confirmation (20# max. on the small flat rate box). This includes Hawaii, PR, Alaska, APO's, FPO's, Guam and the USVI. Any destination with a US zip code. This service is extremely friendly for freight costs. The US Post Office's large flat rate box costs $14.50 to ship. If sent to APO's or FPO's then only $12.50. So if it fits, we can ship to Alaska and Hawaii for pretty darn cheap....
EXAMPLES: A one pound package shipping via Priority Mail anywhere in the US
to include Alaska, Hawaii, APO's, FPO's, Puerto Rico, USVI, and Guam costs $4.90 to $5.55 depending on the zone (distance from Florida). This is current as of Jan. 2010. If tracking and insurance are needed, we apply 70 cents for the delivery confo, and the amount the USPS charges for insurance. Packages weights do follow zones. So a 2 pound Priority Mail package shipping to most cities in NY, MI, OH, IN, KY, VA, MD, DE for example is $7.50 to $8.10 (zones 5 and 6). Two pounds shipping to Alaska, Hawaii, California, Oregon, Nevada, etc is $9.55. We use Priority Mail for lightweight inexpensive items. Or when it has to travel over water. The rates are great!
And the USPS has done an exceptional job in handling our packages carefully and efficiently! Some very low value lightweight packages are generally mailed via first class mail with a minimum $6
shipping fee to cover our basic order processing expense.
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One pound part examples:
1 (one) Lenape 24" Re-Place-A-Bar; 2 to 8 of most any lightweight cabinet handle or knob with the exception of longer, heavier handles; a half dozen ceramic knobs or tropical fish knobs; Hera decor rings and lenses; Hera transformers or dimmers - qty 1; a single wide porcelain switchplate. Products like this are lightweight and generally ship at a cost of $4.90 to $5.55 (within US zip codes). Shipping to Canada and other countries is based on international postal rates to those countries. We will use International First Class Mail when we can for packages under 4 pounds. Anything over 4 pounds must go Int'l Priority - Still a lot less expensive than UPS and Fed Ex.
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Two pound part examples:
Lenape 36" Re-Place-A-Bars; 2 or 3 of the 24" Re-Place-A-Bars; several cabinet handles; a small ceramic toilet paper holder; a porcelain robe hook; a dozen Kid'z or tropical fish knobs. Basically anything under 2 pounds. Items like this can ship from $5.00 to $9.55 via Priority Mail depending upon your distance from Florida. Distance increases the freight amount (zone charts).
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Three pound parts:
most ceramic towel bars; Rev-A-Shelf door mount kit; larger toilet paper holders; a bunch of metal cabinet knobs, etc. We can send packages like this to NY, OH, MD, that general distance from Florida for approx. $11.50. The same package to MA, ME, NH, RI would be approx. $12.00. Going to California and other western states, $12.70. Going to a very remote area in Montana, Wyoming, California, etc. about $15.50. UPS adds a $2.55 charge to the package for distant remote areas. Big cities
do not have the "DAS" charge. Sending to a commercial address costs $2.55 LESS than residential. So money can be saved by having items shipped to commercial addresses via UPS Ground. At our
discretion, and if we can fit it into flat rate postal boxes, we will send some heavier items via the Postal System. We have daily UPS pick up and UPS will automatically add tracking and insurance to every
package, so sometimes the post office will cost more. So each order is considered for the best way to travel to you. With over 10 years experience in knowing who delivers what faster or safer, we will take
the best approach for you.
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What can we do to keep fuel prices lower?
Try to conserve gasoline and diesel fuel as much as possible, combine errands, don't take a trip to the store unless
necessary, shop on-line.
Convince employers to convert to FOUR 10-hour day workweeks. Employees will be happier with 3 days off instead of 2. Your fuel cost back and forth to work could be immediately cut
by 20% weekly.
Push to have the post office cancel Saturday delivery of mail. Post offices can still be open on Saturday, but why expend the fuel to deliver on Saturday? They could cut their fuel
consumption by almost 16% by eliminating Saturday delivery.
If Washington and the oil companies keep saying price is driven by demand, let's reduce our demand. There are several easy ways to do so.
Most delivery services rate schedules are directly related to their expense. When fuel costs go up, shipping costs go up. If companies make conscious efforts to control costs, they can better serve you by
limiting your cost.
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More examples: Rev-A-Shelf slide out trash containers:
The RV8PB, RV9PB, and RV12PB average in freight from $11.00 to $18.00 depending upon the distance from Florida. The RV15PB2-S, RV18PB2-S, RV12PB50-S are dimensional sized boxes and thus ship at the dimensional size rate. There is no avoiding this, they are bigger boxes. Dimensional size shipping within Florida is $13 or more (depends upon how big the box is). Most Midwest states are $20 to $25. The west coast is about $35 to $38. We charge what we are being charged to ship it. Anything over 3 cubic feet in volume is what UPS determines ships at a dimensional weight for UPS Ground packages. All air packages ship at actual or dimensional weight, whichever is greater. This is UPS's and Fed Ex's rule, not ours.
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Lenape or AC Products bath hardware:
an eight pound box can range from $10 to $14 to ship across the nation. A larger order around 18 to 25 pounds can cost $13 to $27 to ship across the nation. When your order meets the minimum order with some of our suppliers, we can set up orders as direct ships too in order to save you money. A very common example is when some of our New York customers request Lenape items, we will have Lenape in New Jersey direct ship to New York. It doesn't make sense to loop it down to Florida first and then back. But if the order does not meet Lenape's minimum order, it must come to us first, then we will ship it. Only a few of our manufacturers place minimum restrictions on us. Most will direct ship an order of any size without penalty.
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Decorative hardware:
the heavier the box, the more it costs. A 5 pound box can cost $10 to $13 to ship in the continental US. A 60 pound box containing a lot of European Railing would cost $18 to ship to most Florida addresses, $30 to $35 to ship to Michigan, $40 to $44 to ship to New Mexico, and about $48 to $54 to send to Oregon. (Special note: In September of 2006, we shipped a 41# box of short European Railing to Alaska for $8.10 + insurance in a flat rate Priority Mail box. The postal service does a great job with their two sizes of flat rate boxes. As of Jan. 2010, that postage would now be $10.70.) -- In 3-1/2 years, their price has gone up only $2.60. That is really good considering how the price of fuel went haywire in that same time frame.
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Basically, we would like our customers to know that it is not our intent to profit on freight. If we ship a 10 pound box and it is worth $15 or $1300.00, the
shipping rate will be the same. The added insurance will add $9.10 coverage amount to the larger of those two examples, but the base freight is the same.
Again, we can estimate most products very well. Shipping estimates are easy to determine.
Your zip code is important for calculating freight. (or country for International) |
There are many manufacturers that we set up custom made products as direct ships. All these companies will ship throughout the United States. Most International orders will ship to us first,
then we will ship out of the country. Many of our vendors have flat rate shipping rates that we abide by. One is $12.50, another company charges $16 flat rate anywhere in the continental US. Some charge
$9.50, $10.50, $11.50, etc. Some will charge $13.47 because that's what it was. On your order for direct ships, we will apply their
standard or applied freight charge. For door orders, Woodmont Doors has incredibly low shipping rates. We set up ALL Continental US door orders as direct ships. This saves you considerably on the freight charges for those larger boxes. Door orders to Alaska, Hawaii, and Canada will have freight quoted first from Woodmont Doors before any order is processed.
Contact us by phone, fax or e-mail any time you have questions. We are here to help. Our orders are professionally packed. Our packing supervisor shown below is demonstrating how we cushion the insides
of our boxes. ;-) 
Kanji Wu Wagonis (at about 3 months old - July 2006)
May, 2008: He's fully grown, all muscle, and up to 26 pounds ... and still full of energy.
Thank you for reading this,
John W. Wagonis |
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