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Current Shipping Schedule
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Our Shipping Department Is Temporarily Closed For Upgrades
The time it takes us to process a regular order before shipment varies. The current processing time is always posted at the top of this web page. Orders shipping to Alaska, Hawaii, APO and International addresses may take an additional day or two to leave our warehouse. We ship all regular domestic orders going to the 48 mainland United States via UPS or USPS in the sequence received and all orders outside the mainland United States are shipped via the United States Post Office via priority or express mail.
The map at the top of the page reflects the time it takes for a regular order to reach its destination after it leaves our warehouse and begins its journey to a domestic address in the 48 contiguous United States.
After leaving our warehouse, packages can take anywhere from from a day or two up to three weeks to reach their final destination, depending where the package goes...domestic, military base, international address, etc., with domestic orders being the quickest and international addresses taking the longest.
Shipping times vary based on where the package is being sent. We ship from Maryland, and the closer to us you are, the faster you will receive your package. For instance, orders to PA or NJ usually take one or two business days after leaving our warehouse, but orders to CA or WA can take a week or more after leaving the warehouse. As crazy as it may seem, orders to Europe and Asia may arrive in less than a week after leaving our warehouse, but more often than not, they take a couple of weeks!
As a general rule of thumb...packages usually take 3 business days or less to arrive after leaving our warehouse to the eastern half United States, and 6 business days or less to arrive to the western half of the United States after leaving our warehouse.
Shipments to Hawaii and Alaska usually take about a week to arrive after leaving our warehouse, and outside the United States arrival time varies...some packages arrive in less than a week, but most arrive in about 2 to 3 weeks. Packages to APO/FPO addresses varies based on country.
Although it does not happen often, packages do get misrouted for various reasons and delivery is delayed. No organization is perfect...not Live And Learn, not UPS and not the Postal Service. Thus, by placing an order you are agreeing not to hold us liable if a package does not arrive by the date you expect, whether it is Live And Learn's fault, the carrier's fault, or for some other reason regardless of the method the package is shipped or the amount paid for the service. Our only commitment is to ship the package timely by the agreed upon service.
Unless a product states it ships for free, or has its own special shipping fee, our shipping/handling fee for orders going to the 48 Continental United States and APO addresses are based on the total amount of the order. In the event an order's actual shipping costs far exceeds the posted schedule, or the complexity of the order requires extra handling, we will contact you prior to shipment to authorize an additional shipping/handling fee.
Shipping Fees - Domestic Orders To 48 Mainland States
For orders total up to $39.99 the fee is $6.95
For orders from $40.00 to $69.99 the fee is $7.95
For orders from $70.00 to $124.99 the fee is $8.95
For orders from $125 shipping is FREE!
Orders going to Alaska and Hawaii have a flat rate fee of $17.95.
Orders going to APO/FPO military addresses have a flat rate fee of $7.95.
PLEASE NOTE...There will be some exceptions, but not many. Basically, we will honor the fee as long as our actual shipping fee is not through the roof (for instance, if you order a set of blocks that weighs 20 pounds that will cost us about $50 to ship--that we can't do), in which case we will get back to you right away and try to work out a fair compromise before processing the order.
At $7.95 we will lose on the shipping fee for nearly all the packages we send (we only ship military packages Priority Mail/Insured so the package is traceable and protected against damage), but we are willing to take a loss for the men, women and their families who are serving our country around the world!
Shipping information to countries outside the United States click here.
In all situations, very heavy orders or extremely large packages going to certain addresses sometimes far exceed the shipping/handling fees we charge, or is so extreme we need to add a surcharge. In such situations, which are rare, we will have to adjust your shipping/handling fee. Quite naturally, you will be notified prior to shipment and given the option to cancel the order, make an adjustment to the order, or continue with the order. In such cases, no action will be taken until we hear back from you.