Hello friends! I am here with a super HUGE update about my shipping prices and policies! I am not gonna lie, this is by far one of the worst parts about running an online handmade business. There is no way to avoid this cost, and sadly, I am not Amazon, nor do I ship enough items to grant shipping discounts from companies, so your little bird has no choice but to use Canada Post!
Canada Post Strike Details
As of Sept 25th, Canada Post is on strike, so what does that mean for your orders? Well, we have a few options!
You are welcome to select Canada Post as your option at checkout, and I will ship your order out as soon as the strike has ended. I will be continuing to process orders as they come in!
Another option is to choose Courier at checkout. I am lucky enough to have a ChitChat drop-off location. This service allows businesses, big and small, to access numerous courier processors at a discounted price to ship items.
Now the downside is… I cannot ship to P.O. Boxes using this service, so if that is you, unfortunately, you will have to wait for your order.
One other small downside to this service is that I cannot guarantee the time it will take. When I drop off the shipments, they get from here, in Peterborough, down to Burlington, ON, to then be processed and shipped out. Sometimes this move is quick; other times, it is not! So please be patient, I have zero control over it!
Ok, Canada Post strike issues aside, here are some major updates that will affect my Canadian pals!
Ontario shoppers: Lettermail is available to you for items that will fit into a 1-inch box; after that, items are shipped parcel or Xpresspost at your choice!
All other Provinces: you will have access to lettermail for ALL stickers that will fit into a 1-inch deep box. For all other items, once you surpass 150g in weight, your item is charged as a parcel. Before this, I was absorbing the cost, which was often double the price that the customer paid, but it is just not feasible as a small business.
All Canadian pals, if you spend $150 or more in my shop, I will ship your order for free!
Now, for my American pals, this one is a little tougher.
As of right now, I am only shipping stickers to the USA. This allows me to ship lettermail and avoid the nonsense of most of the tariff issues. The only thing I will say is that I cannot in any way give you a guarantee of when that lettermail will arrive. It could take a few days, it could take weeks. That is up to the border and customs to decide.
International pals
I am also only shipping stickers to you all at this time. If you wish to have something else in my shop, please send me an email, and we can work out an estimate of shipping costs and go from there!
And I think that covers everything! Please reach out if you have any questions or concerns! Things like this are incredibly frustrating to handle as a small business, but I will do my best to accommodate where I can!