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Shipping Times & Charges

PLEASE read this page to avoid misunderstandings.

(If you are outside the USA, please click on "international sales" on the "Doing Business With Us" page.)

  • Most items costing $125 or more get FREE "ground" shipping in the USA (all 50 states, up to 6 business days.) Some large or heavy items do not get free shipping to AK or HI, as noted in their product descriptions.
  • If you order several items that add up to $125 or more, we may or may not be able to offer free shipping, depending on whether or not they are shipped from the same location. We'll do our best to minimize your shipping costs.
  • Some items that cost less than $125, do get free shipping, as noted in their product descriptions.
  • ►If a product description does not say "free shipping," the item does NOT get free shipping.◄
  • Wire and cable are not eligible for free shipping.
  • If you order an item that normally has free shipping, but you select a shipping method other than "ground," there will be a charge for shipping.
  • Shipping is NOT FREE outside the USA.
  • Unless stated otherwise in a product description, there is a $9 minimum shipping & handling charge for items that do not qualify for free shipping ("ground" shipping, in the USA, up to 6 business days).
  • We have no minimum order for this site, but inexpensive items usually don't qualify for free shipping.
  • Orders totaling less than $25 (before shipping & handling charges are added) are subject to a $10 "small order service fee." If your order total is close to $25, we probably won't hit you for the fee; but if you only need something that costs a few bucks, try to buy something else to raise the total, like an adapter or some wire ties or a wire stripper or our skinny screwdriver, instead of paying the $10 fee.
  • We collect sales tax only on shipments to CT.
5-6 Days$9
3 Days$19
2 Days$29
Next PM$39
Next AM$49
◄The chart at left shows average shipping charges for one tool or hardware item in the contiguous United States. Your charge may vary, based on weight and distance. Home delivery costs more than business delivery. Indicated "days" are business days (Monday through Friday). Saturday delivery is usually available, at an additional charge. If you are ordering something with free shipping, ignore the chart.
 
If you ask us for tracking information and it turns out that you have already received the package, we will charge you $10,000. (We're just kidding, but PLEASE ask the people you work with or live with before you assume a package is late or lost.)