Holiday Shipping Schedule

You can shop later into the season and save on express shipping costs by shopping with us.   Here's why:

• When you click the "add to cart" button in our store, the system checks inventory on that item.  The number shown as "In Stock" is the number we have on our shelf at that moment, ready to ship.  Unlike most online stores, we don't forward your order to a fulfillment center that may not actually have the product in stock.  If the shopping basket says it's in stock, it's here, ready to go.

• Every order that is placed by 3PM central time during the week is shipped the same day.  Orders placed after 3PM, or over the weekend, ship the following weekday.  We're fairly centrally located, in Illinois, so ground shipments never cross the whole country.  Most ground shipments arrive in 5 business days or less.  See the bottom of the page for more information.

 We will be shipping every weekday through December 21st.  We cannot guarantee on time delivery, once the package leaves our dock, it's up to the shipper.  To see what UPS can guarantee, please see www.ups.com .  Following is our understanding of the UPS policy:

• By choosing "Next Day" delivery, you can place an order as late as Friday December 21st at 3PM Central time, which would be delivered Christmas eve.  Any "Next day" package ordered by 3PM on a weekday should be received the following weekday.
• By choosing "Second day" delivery, you can place an order as late as Thursday December 20th at 3PM Central time, which would be delivered Christmas eve.  Any "Second day" package ordered by 3PM on a weekday should be received on the second weekday after the order is placed.
• By choosing "Three day" delivery, you can place an order as late as Wednesday December 19th at 3PM Central time, which would be delivered Christmas eve.  Any "Three day" package ordered by 3PM on a weekday should be received on the third weekday after the order is placed.

Below is a map of estimated delivery time for ground shipments from our location at zip code 60585.  I would recommend that you check with the UPS site at www.ups.com to verify that they are still promising normal transit times through the holidays.  You can use the transit time tool here http://wwwapps.ups.com/calTimeCost?loc=en_US .  The "Ship from" data is Plainfield (Illinois), zip code 60585.