Papertrey is Awesome!!!

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I placed an order last Friday and it was in my mailbox on Monday. Can't get much faster than that.

[Gina K. Designs]

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Originally Posted by Hallupino

Whew, that is one sweet shipping rate!! I had to do a 'dummy' order myself to see if I could get comparable rates here to BC, and I guess I could get away with a $15.95 1st Class Mail International rate, down to an incredible $5.95 if I get the $10 shipping credit. BUT that only works if you don't order any cardstock- I tried a dummy order of $101 including 2 pkg. of cardstock and the shipping would be $37.56 ($27.56 with the credit). That's for Priority Mail International, the more expensive option, since once you have cardstock in your order the cheaper 1st Class Mail rate is no longer offered as an option. Just for kicks I tried to see what it would cost if I ordered $100 of just cardstock and the shipping (again, just Priority International was offered) would come to a whopping $67.25!!! The $10 credit would be a moot point at that rate...
Now to be fair, I did the same test over at Gina K. (since I would love to try some of her pure luxury cardstock I keep hearing about.) So to compare, a $104.25 order of just cardstock would cost me $65.95 in shipping, pretty much the same as PTI. With USPS setting shipping rates to Canada so high, there's no way that most companies could absorb that much cost and offer significant discounts to us; I just wish that there were companies here in Canada who could offer similar products in terms of both quality and variety. So far I haven't found any. But who knows, perhaps as fewer of us Canadians shop south of the online border, it will encourage some domestic stamping companies to start up...

Since my name came up, I just wanted to chime in. Our shipping rates are set up to cover ONLY actual shipping costs. We do our best to pack and ship your order the the most inexpensive was possible and then refund ANY money back to you that we do not use. You can contact customer service to get an actual shipping total prior to purchasing so you know what your shipping refund will be. XOXO

[CraftyMel2]

Wow, Gina K Designs...love your tag line in your signature!! I might just craft that up and hang it in my house!!!

Sorry for the hijack...had to say it

[Grumpygirl73]

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Originally Posted by gunnergirlchase

If you're a Canadian customer especially, PTI stands out.

They offer discounted shipping over $100 (and their shipping is reasonable to begin with, compared to the competition) and rewards points, etc. With a lot of other companies, this usually only applies to U.S. customers.

I just placed another order today, I forgot I had reward points

I placed a "test order" here in the US a couple of weeks ago and everything went off without a hitch. When I move to Alberta at the end of August, I'm going to feel pretty confident about buying from them.

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Originally Posted by Gina K. Designs

Since my name came up, I just wanted to chime in. Our shipping rates are set up to cover ONLY actual shipping costs. We do our best to pack and ship your order the the most inexpensive was possible and then refund ANY money back to you that we do not use. You can contact customer service to get an actual shipping total prior to purchasing so you know what your shipping refund will be. XOXO

And, well, I wasn't worried about any hitches from Gina K in the first place, LOL.

And I am well aware of the Canadian shipping price increases. My stepdaughter's birthday present had to wait 2 months to get to Alberta for DH's next visit to Oregon. Fortunately, she has a thrifty little heart and told me to definitely not mail it when she heard how much it would have cost.