Shipping/holiday deadlines

Check here for any upcoming ordering deadlines. We will generally have a link to this page on the shopping cart page when deadlines are coming up.

Christmas 2005

Christmas is looking tricky this year because we don't have much cash in the till at the moment, which means we can't place a bunch of orders at the last possible minute the way we have done in past years. The situation may improve, though, and I will keep this page updated.

Deadlines are very different depending on whether your item is in stock or not. You can check on an item's in-stock status by going to the item's page (if you're looking at your shopping cart, click on the item's link).

In-Stock Deadlines

Generally, anything in stock can be shipped right up to the last moment; just allow enough time for it to get to you. We normally ship via USPS First Class for anything under a pound, and Priority for anything over. To estimate delivery times, go to the USPS Postage Calculator, enter a rough-guess weight (the weight generally does not affect the delivery time much except that items over a pound cannot be shipped via First Class, but must instead use Priority which is usually faster), and use 27705 as the "From ZIP Code". Add an extra day for processing on our side, to be safe. We can ship via USPS Express, and we will only charge for the actual postage.

Backorder Deadlines

These are deadlines for items not in stock.

Deadlines are broken down by manufacturer. If you have items in your cart, you can quickly tell which manufacturer they come from by looking at the first two letters of the catalog number.

Delivery in time for Dec. 25th is very likely for these manufacturers:

• MT - The Mountain:

  Details: They have no restock minimum, so I will place our final Mountain order as close to the 25th as possible.

  Bottom Line: December 15 for regular orders. Anything after that will have to be rushed in order to be sure to reach you by December 25; please email for more information.

• ZR - Zion Rootswear is ready to order; currently planning to order from them on Friday 12/2, so that's the deadline.
• LB - Liquid Blue: No firm deadline yet; it will be after the Zion deadline. Liquid Blue is always very popular for Christmas (and the order is already large enough), so we definitely will be ordering from them in time for Christmas delivery.

All other manufacturers are looking iffy at this point. I need to place orders with Earth Creations (EC) and SunDog (SD), but there isn't enough money in the till to place more than one manufacturer order simultaneously -- so they have to wait in line, which means after Liquid Blue, which is already cutting into December. Zion Rootswear sometimes takes up to 3 weeks to deliver, so that's already probably too late. If orders before that generate enough surplus, however, I will be able to place Zion's order sooner.

• SD - SunDog is usually pretty quick, but there currently aren't enough orders to fill their minimum. I do expect to be able to order from them in time for Christmas, though I wouldn't go so far as to call it "likely" because I don't want to promise anything yet.