Shipping Advice
How to choose the best shipper for your location
We are now using both USPS Priority Mail and UPS. Our coffee is roasted and shipped from Branford, CT. and we are interested in having your packages arrive as fresh as possible. Choose the one best for you based on the following criteria:
-- U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Priority Mail:
- Offers excellent rates if you are in the western US or live in an area that UPS considers rural zip code.
- Delivery is usually 2 or 3 days no matter where you are located in the US.
- Deliveries 6 days a week: Monday through Saturday. Yes, Saturday deliveries.
- Important Note: USPS has a special Priority Mail Flat Rate. The "flat rate" box holds up to 5 pounds of coffee and the shipping rate is $8.95 to anywhere in the country. When you buy 3 to 5 pounds of coffee and you reside in a state where this will benefit you will see this option in addition to regular Priority Mail. Choose the one that costs least as the service and delivery times are the same. This is a quick, cost effective option if you are outside of our area.
-- United Parcel Service (UPS): We offer four levels of UPS service. UPS delivers Monday through Friday.
- Ground Service - Next day delivery guaranteed within our surrounding states (see UPS delivery map below). Since the packages are transported via trucks the further the distance you are from us the longer it will take to arrive. USPS Priority Mail is a good alternate if your destination is beyond 2 or 3 days. Often, UPS ground is the the best choice if you live in a nearby state.
UPS Business days in transit from: BRANFORD, CT. 06405
- UPS 3 Day Select - Guaranteed delivery within three business
days to and from every U.S. address in the 48 contiguous states. Not
offered in our surrounding states where UPS ground guarantees next day
delivery.
- UPS 2nd Day Air - Guaranteed delivery to all 50 states and
Puerto Rico by the end of the second business day. Not offered in our
surrounding states where UPS ground guarantees next day delivery.
- UPS Next Day Air Saver - 1) Guaranteed on-time delivery by
3:00 p.m. to commercial destinations where UPS Next Day Air® delivery
is committed by 10:30 a.m.; 2) Guaranteed on-time delivery by 4:30 p.m.
to commercial destinations where UPS Next Day Air delivery is committed
by 12:00 noon; 3) Shipments to residential locations within the Next
Day Air Saver area are delivered by end of day