Calculate Your Shipping
So, you have the burning desire to determine your shipping costs, dates and delivery methods. Go to your cart (Click on ‘My Cart’ on the top-right, then hit the ‘Go to my cart’ link), and at the bottom you’ll find a magical ‘Get Shipping’ button. This contraption has the unparalleled power to calculate all your shipping options and costs based on exactly what you have in your cart. Just fill in your country and postal code and we’ll present you with available methods, estimated arrival dates and (of course) the cost.
Free Shipping Conditions
We provide free basic ground shipping on online web orders over $75 (or more) of eligible products that are going to the United States and Canada. For you to be eligible for free shipping you will need to order a minimum of $75 worth of eligible product, the $75 must be eligible products only and not include taxes. Free shipping is for online orders only and does not apply to phone/fax/special orders/quoted orders.
All Available and Back Ordered products are currently eligible for free shipping. Special Order products, such as Sherline Machining Tools are not eligible for free shipping.
When you select the Free Shipping option we ship via USPS/Canada Post Regular Postal Mail, this option does not provide shipment tracking or package insurance. For those who would like shipment tracking and/or package insurance, we provide a reduced price on our priority ground options for eligible orders.
How We Determine Shipping Rates How does the magical ‘Get Shipping’ button work? We calculate your shipping cost on the final weight and size of the products selected. We’ve trained 6 Tibetan lawn-gnomes to call the major shipping company as soon as you click ‘Get Shipping’ to give you the most accurate shipping costs. Solarbotics is not one of those companies that makes a profit on shipping (unlike many sellers on that major auction website). If you want to come on over on your sled-dog team to pick up your order yourself, we won’t even charge you a packaging fee. As a matter of fact, we’ll most likely even give your lead dog a free biscuit.
Shipping Cutoff Time
Generally speaking, Solarbotics does same-day shipping. As long as you get your order submitted before 2:00PM MST (during non-holiday weekdays), there’s a good chance that it’ll get processed, wrapped up, and sent out the door with the courier that very afternoon. Special and back-ordered items and unusually large orders may take additional time to process and ship, but you will be notified in case of any significant delay.
Handling Fee
There is a $5.00 handling fee applied to all orders in which the total value of products is below $30.00. This fee will be removed if the total value of your products exceeds $30.00, otherwise it will be applied to your order when you checkout.