The menu of our standard shipping options and costs applies only to shipments within the United States. Shipments outside the U.S. are available through U.S. Postal Service GLOBAL EXPRESS, usually with 4-6 business day delivery starting at the cost of $42.95. GLOBAL EXPRESS provides package tracking and insurance. Shipments to CANADA are available by UPS Standard CANADA, a ground service with 4-8 day delivery starting at ONLY $24.95.
Except for orders transmitted on Fridays and Saturdays, shipments are made within 24 hours; Friday and Saturday orders will ship on the following Monday.
OUR U.S. SHIPPING OPTIONS ARE:
UPS SERVICE:
GROUND SERVICE (No Weekend deliveries) takes 4-8 days with a shipping charge starting @ $12.95.
U.S.P.S. PRIORITY MAIL - usually delivered in three to four days including Saturday deliveries, CURRENT RATE starting @ $12.95.
U.S.P.S. EXPRESS MAIL - with guaranteed delivery on the 2nd Day after being turned over to the Postal Service. Deliveries of Express Mail are made and guaranteed on Saturdays, but not Sundays or Holidays - CURRENT RATE starting @ $29.00.
FIRST CLASS MAIL is available for shipment of cards, prints, and journals only at the cost of $4.95.
Please NOTE that shipping charges will increase proportionately on orders in excess of $30.00, because of greater weight or larger dimensions of the shipping carton.
To make other customized shipping arrangements, please call 509-884-1828 or e-mail us at messagebear@yahoo.com and discuss your request and determine the applicable cost in person.
We can accept Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover and Diners Club cards.
Being based in Washington State, we are compelled to collect WA sales tax on shipments within WA state; we ship tax free to all other destinations.
Most of our offerings are shipped gift-wrapped within the shipping carton. If no greeting card is specified on the order form, we will be glad to add a complimentary gift tag with your shipment, and you can provide us with a brief message (up to 10 words) to be included on that tag. Space is provided for you on the order form. If you have ordered a greeting card, please indicate a specific signature to be added, or to request a custom personalized message (up to 25 words) for any of our cards. You may also use the message section just for short special instructions about your order. Otherwise, please notify us by e-mail at messagebear@yahoo.com, or contact us at 509-884-1828.
