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Outside of our manufactured product lines, 99.9 % of our sales are Internet
Sold, then shipped through Shippers Like UPS, FedEx,
Post Office, etc.
This is a convenience for all involved, however it
does add extra costs for Boxes, Packing, Labeling, Office / Warehouse Labor,
and Freight charges which can become expensive quickly. Normally,
Shipping is a big add on cost to all mail order,
catalog, and internet sales businesses. On some items which may
be fragile, heavy, large, or odd sized, you can expect extra costs because
they require extra attention, packing materials, or freight costs for
poundage, oversize fees, and/or insurance.
Bottom line is - shipping
means hiring people to bring things to you at your expense, for all
involved. Going to a store for pickup, means hiring yourself, and all
costs involved (Your time, fuel, maintenance, insurance, etc.), and part of
the stores overhead for being there for your pick up convenience.
On special request we can provide pick up arrangements for you to pick
up your item on a appointment fee basis. The
$15.00 appointment pick up fee is because we ARE NOT a store front operation, and have to make arrangements to
service your pick up needs. Many things can get in ones way of keeping their
appointments which is understandable, but also why we do not operate a costly
store front operation. But if you want to SAVE ALL SHIPPING COSTS and
directly pick up your purchase we can do that for you.
Obviously, this is only feasible for people within a reasonable distance form
our Lockport, IL
location which is about 40 minutes S.W. of downtown Chicago,
and 10 Minutes North East of Joliet,
IL. If this falls within your
economic travel range to help offset shipping and handling charges, it is
available to you by appointment.
To use this service, your item must be paid in advance as all our sales are,
which would include the item cost, sales tax, and the 15.00 pickup fee. A date and time must be arrange through email
communication, and committed to. Should your appointment not be kept as
arranged, the appointment 15.00 fee will be forfeited and your item will be
available again for another pickup appointment with fee, or arranged for
shipping via UPS, FedEx, or Postal, with the associated costs.
IF YOU PICK UP YOUR
ITEM BY APPOINTMENT TIME AS AGREED TO, A 50% PICKUP FEE REFUND
WILL BE GIVEN.
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items are not acquired with boxes or packing materials, so we have to get
them for you when your item is being shipped.
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However, you DO GET A GREAT DEALER on your Purchase which makes this more
than worth while if being shipped!
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Besides, there is no such thing as free shipping, or packages. It is
always buried in the product cost somewhere. We just show it to you!
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