Shelf Reliance Shipping Increase: Save by ordering NOW!

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I just wanted to let you know about a change that will be taking place at Shelf Reliance on June 8th (next Wednesday).  The shipping charges for orders over $190 will be increasing.

• Shipping for all orders $190 and under will stay exactly the same. 
• Shipping for orders between $190-$400 will be $19.99
• Shipping for all orders over $400 will be 5% of the order total.

This is something that Shelf Reliance has to do due to their own rising shipping costs.  Many other companies are being forced to take similar action.  Still, I know rising costs hit everyone hard, including my customers (you!), so I'd like to offer a few thoughts:

• Luckily the smaller orders are not increasing at all so this won't affect all of you. 
• You do still get a discount on shipping by making a large order.  The lowered tiered shipping rates are between 6%-10%.  It is even more if you order less than $70 (shipping is $6.99 even if you only order $10 in product).  So 5% is still below those rates. 
• They did not switch to shipping by weight or size, which is great.  Can you imagine what it would cost to ship a few cases of wheat or a large food rotation system or water barrel? This is actually how they did shipping back in 2009!
  
• They are still subsidizing a portion of their shipping costs.  It costs them significantly more than 5% on average to ship items to you, so you will still not be paying the full shipping cost.
• They are still very competitive with other direct selling companies.  Most of these companies do not subsidize their shipping costs.  Many are around 10%-12%.

Shipping for orders over $190 will stay a flat $15.99 (incredible!) until June 8th (next Wednesday) so if you have been contemplating placing a large order, I would recommend you do it before then to save on shipping.

Here are a few of the more popular higher priced items / packages that I've seen people buy over the last few months:

• Harvest 72": $270.29 (current shipping: $15.99, shipping after June 8th: $19.99)
• One Year Entree Supply: $1302.99 (current shipping: $15.99; shipping after June 8th: $65.15)
• Supreme 1 year freeze dried fruits: $1299.99 (current shipping: $15.99; shipping after June 8th: $65)
• 1 Year Deluxe Food Storage Package: Family of 5: $6049.99 (current shipping: $15.99; shipping after June 8th: $302.50)
• Expedition Extreme 72 hr kit: $636.79 (current shipping: $15.99; shipping after June 8th: $31.84)

**You will save an additional 2%-4% off these prices if you have a Q.  If you'd like, you can create a Q.  Contact me with questions!**

If you have any questions about this new shipping policy, please do not hesitate to contact me directly.

Misty