Faqs By FREE SHIPPING

YOU NEED TO HAVE A CART WITH AT LEAST $100 CAD IN MERCHANDISE BEFORE TAX(ES) TO BENEFIT FROM FREE SHIPPING ANYWHERE IN CANADA.

OUR CARRIER OF CHOICE IS CANADA POST. 

FOR SOME ITEMS, SUCH AS LETTER MAIL DELIVERY, THEY ARE THE ONLY CHOICE SINCE THEY ARE A DE FACTO MONOPOLY. 

THEY CERTAINLY ARE NOT THE CHEAPEST OPTION OUT THERE.  BUT THEY HAVE A (RELATIVELY) EFFICIENT SOLUTION FOR SMALL BUSINESSES THAT (USUALLY) GIVES US A REASONABLE ASSURANCE THAT YOU, THE CUSTOMER WILL GET HIS STUFF PROMPTLY. 

THERE ARE OTHER ALTERNATIVES BUT THE COSTS SAVINGS VERSUS THE COMPLICATIONS ARE NOT REALLY COST EFFECTIVE FOR ANYONE.  SO THE STATUS QUO IS THE BEST CURRENT ALTERNATIVE. 

BUT WE ARE ALWAYS ON THE LOOKOUT FOR MEANS TO LOWER SHIPPING COSTS AND IF EVER A BETTER SOLUTION PRESENTS ITSELF, WE WILL BE ON IT LIKE STRIPES ON A TIGER!

WHILE WE WOULD LOVE FOR SHIPPING TO BE NON EXISTENT, THE REALITY IS THAT WE LIVE ON A BIG PLANET AND THINGS NEED TO BE MOVED AROUND.

SHIPPING IS COSTLY, BOTH FOR THE CONSUMER AND FOR THE RETAILER.  THERE IS NO ESCAPING IT. 

EVEN AMAZON, WITH ITS MASSIVE VOLUME, RECENTLY INCREASED ITS SHIPPING FEES. 

WHILE JUST LIKE AMAZON, WE KNOW THAT SHIPPING IS A MAJOR IRRITANT, WE DO NOT HAVE THE BUSINESS TO OFFER THE SAME TERMS THEY DO. 

WE ALSO STRIVE TO PAY OUR EMPLOYEES ABOVE MINIMUM WAGE BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THAT A DECENT LIVING WAGE IS EVENTUALLY BETTER FOR EVERYONE, INCLUDING THE ECONOMY - EVEN IF IT HURTS OUR BOTTOM LINE A LITTLE. 

WE ALSO DO NOT GET THE INSANE DISCOUNTS (SOMETIMES UP TO 80%) THAT AMAZON ENJOYS...  LET'S FACE IT: SHIPPING IS COSTLY AND THERE IS ALWAYS SOMEONE WHO PAYS FOR IT. 

WITH AMAZON, THE BULK OF THE SHIPPING IS PAID BY EATING THE PROFIT MARGIN OF THOSE SELLING THEIR GOODS THROUGH THEM. 

WHEN WE GIVE YOU FREE SHIPPING, ON TOP OF YOUR CLIENT DISCOUNT, WE EAT IN OUR PROFITS, WHICH IS WHAT ALLOWS US TO PAY THE BILLS AND OUR EMPLOYEES.  BUT WE FEEL THAT $100 WORTH OF PURCHASE OR MORE DESERVES A BREAK AS WELL. 

JUST LIKE WE DO FOR SMALLER PURCHASES, THAT REPRESENT THE SAME EFFORT, COST AND ENERGY THAN BIG ONES.