Shipping
At Fat Chance Farm we strive to make shipping as quick and economical as possible! At checkout, you will have the option of $9.99 flat rate shipping (via USPS Priority Mail or UPS, we select the carrier) for orders up to 20 bars of soap, 30 salves/deodorants or a mix of products (total 90 oz or 2.55 kg).
For smaller orders calculated shipping via USPS or UPS is often your best bet and is the way to go if you want to select your carrier. All orders ship with tracking numbers, which will be emailed to you once your order ships. If you do not provide an email address, we cannot guarantee that you will receive all order notifications.
For those in the northeastern US, calculated rates are often cheaper than our $9.99 flat rate, even for larger orders since you are closer to our location in northern Vermont.
International shipping is available with calculated rates via USPS or UPS.
Why no free shipping?
The truth is that there's no such thing as free shipping. Retailers that offer this are simply bundling the shipping price into the price of their items. While this makes pricing simpler, I feel it unfairly penalizes people who make large orders, who are in fact my best customers!
I also sell on Etsy and sellers are strongly encouraged to offer free shipping for orders over $35. Since it affects how my shop appears in search results, I do offer this on Etsy. However, you will notice that my item prices on Etsy are higher to accommodate this.
Charging for shipping encourages customers to make more economical ordering decisions. Especially since my products can be very efficient to ship in bulk (soap is fairly heavy for its size, so makes good use of both flat rate and volume shipping rates).