Shipping & Handling Charges, Discounts and Purchase Minimums

Purchase Minimums

There is a minimum purchase required of $20.00 USD (before shipping charges are added) for all online sales.  There is also a $25.00 minimum on all gift certificates.  We have set these minimums due to credit card transaction costs that are fixed and will not support lower charge amounts without higher product prices. 

We only accept payment in US dollars, although the Euro equivalent is shown as a comparison.  Sales tax is NOT applied on any item sold and shipped within the USA from our website, except for 8.3% on food for Arizona destinations.

International shipments may have duty, VAT or other special handling charges applied based on that country's laws, and these must be paid by the receiver.

Discounts

We offer discounts on larger volume and dollar sales to encourage larger orders and to reward our customers who order more.  There are price breaks at $60.00, $100,00, $170.00, $270.00 and $400.00 orders (before shipping & handling charges are added), so the more you buy the more you save!

Shipping & Handling Charges

We use primarily UPS for all our shipping; we used to offer lower cost US Postal Service for some international shipping but we had to stop, as they do not allow liquids to be shipped.  You choose the method and speed of delivery you wish before you have to pay for the purchase.  The charges for all applicable options will be shown in your shopping cart and include all shipping and handling charges as you begin the checkout process.  Once you choose the shipping option you prefer you will proceed to payment.  We are unable to provide shipping & handling costs until you login and select the items you wish to buy as the system requires the product information and shipping location to do the calculations. 

Please note the total charges are a combination of the UPS charges and our handling charges.

Standard Shipping UPS ground shipping delivery dates are only estimated, not guaranteed, but here’s a general guideline from when they leave our door:

West coast delivery: Within 2-4 days
Midwest delivery: Within 3-5 days
Southwest delivery: Within 2-4 days
East/South delivery: Within 4-6 days
Alaska/Hawaii delivery: Within 3-6 days

Please note that selected items such as our Lorraines rugulach dessert cookies are baked fresh for each order, so they usually take a few days to ship from time you order (weekends excluded)

International shipments may have duty, VAT or other special handling charges applied based on that country's laws, and these must be paid by the receiver.

We do not allow any COD shipments; all orders will include shipping costs in the amount charged to your credit card.

 Page last updated: June 25, 2010