Shipping
and Handling
Policy - As a starting point, all purchases have a minimum
shipping/handling charge of $9.60. This covers the minimum USPS Priority
rate of $4.60 plus a $5 handling fee. Since all purchases are packaged carefully here at Verkamp’s by our
store employees – the same ones who also work the sales floor - we do feel
it necessary to charge a nominal handling fee to help cover our costs.
The packages
are then shipped to you using the safest and most economical carrier. We use USPS
and UPS guidelines to approximate shipping costs of each package. After that, orders are evaluated to determine if any additional
charge is necessary.
Unlike
some on-line retailers, we charge shipping and handling based on an
approximation of the actual
package, rather than on a sliding scale of purchase price. In addition, other retailers
may claim to have "Free Shipping" – only to raise the prices on their products
to cover the shipping costs. At Verkamp’s, we’d rather our shipping and
handling prices reflect actual cost, time, and effort in packaging. We do all we can to be sure
your package arrives home safely. Keep this in mind as you place your order - we
charge no more to mail two T-shirts than to mail just one! If you have any
questions, please contact us!
