FedEx has two "ground" services: FedEx Ground and FedEx Ground Home Delivery. The main Ground service is reserved for businesses, with a commercial location. However, there is a loophole in the system which allows one in a residence to enter a business name in their address and ship via this less expensive route. Unfortunately for us, we pay the difference of $3.24 for every package we mistakenly ship via Ground...
Until recently, shipping via USPS has not been a problem for us, but in our neighborhood there have been some changes which have made them a less reliable choice. Carriers are inconsistent in picking up your packages despite our complaints, and we can only get to the post office to drop them off once or twice a week, less now with the busy holiday shopping. FedEx, though a bit more...
If you follow my blog you may have read about the sale I did last weekend with One Kings Lane. Well, it did better than I expected so I was totally unprepared for the amount of shipping I would be doing this week. If you are waiting on an order, please be patient as I get through last week's orders. I have just a few dozen left to finish up...
Packages going outside the US typically take 10-15 business days for first class mail. However, they say to allow 4-6 weeks and right now orders sent abroad are taking about that long. Please be patient with USPS and your country's postal system. Writing and calling us really can do nothing to speed up delivery of first class mail packages. If you are in a rush or would like security of...
Well, it looks like layaway might not work out. If you have an interest in it, please let me know and I'll work it out for you. It may just be simpler to do it manually off-site.
I've added a very simple layaway option which I would love for you to try. It may not stick, but with the holidays coming, this could be a good thing!
You'll have 30 days and you can make any payments you like in any amount, as often as you like. When you've paid, we'll ship. Easy peasy. See Layaway Details for more information.
After more than a year on Big Cartel, Olive Manna has moved to Shopify. It was a painful decision that was made over the course of 6-8 months as the business has outgrown Big Cartel's capabilities. I have so enjoyed working with BC and hated to have to move, but there are a handful of features they just haven't been able to keep up with: Dollar discounts - you can...
