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holiday order deadlines

Holiday order deadlines

Take note of our cut-off dates to get your orders in time for the holidays

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We work our hardest to support your business, but know that our fulfillment times and carrier shipping estimates can change based on various factors, such as shipping delays, unexpected technical difficulties, or harsh weather.

Temporary shipping surcharges

It’s common practice for shipping carriers to increase their prices during the holiday season. This year, due to inflation, we’ve had to adapt by applying a peak-season surcharge to all orders to the US.


From Oct 3 to Jan 22, a $0.25 or $0.50 surcharge will be added to all orders with the destination address in the US. The surcharge amount will depend on the product category. If you have US-based customers, we suggest that you add the surcharge to your shipping or product prices.


How we get our order deadlines

fulfillment
Part 1
1
Analyze fulfillment data

We take a look at data from previous years

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Part 2
2
Get carrier cut-off dates

Add our carrier estimated order-by dates

pre-holiday preparation
Part 3
3
Add pre-holiday prep time

We factor in any pre-holiday preparations, like hiring employees

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Part 4
4
Final order deadlines

Add estimated fulfillment times with carrier order-by dates to get our order deadlines

How we prepare for each important holiday

Getting organized to take in a large volume of orders

Staying on top of the game

We’ll keep you in the loop if unexpected events like snowstorms, postal service disruptions, or fulfillment delays affect order-by dates

Supporting you along the way

To help you at any time of the day, we’re growing our customer support and fulfillment teams

Keeping stock levels high

To avoid running out-of-stock as much as possible we’re actively communicating with our suppliers and stocking our most popular products

Expanding production capacity

So your products can reach various locations even faster, each year we’re expanding our operations to new locations

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