Charlie, Actually shipping is not bad at all. Puerto Rico is a US teritory and there is no customs to deal with. There is not very good service from UPS or Fedex in the Mountains of and the Puerto Rico. The owners drive to the Post office a few time a week. Priority Mail shipping on 10# was only $15.15 and I got in in three days. The ordering and paying process is what takes so long. There is no Web site, no online ordering, no credit cards. I had to drive to the post office wait 30 minutes in line to buy a postal money order, mail it to a P.O. box. It is just so convenient to go online to Sweetmarias select coffees from all over the world and add them to a shopping cart and checkout with a credit card. The only reason I went thru all the hassles of ordering from somewhere else is my wife is from Puerto Rico and was demanding some PuertoRican coffee. I just rosted my last 4 lb yesterday to hand out to my wifes 3 sister and 1 brother. I will to a traditions offering when I get some more. Mike Walls Columbia, SC. Howdy Mike. Keeping beans in parchment as long as possible is by far he best way to keep them. It's what all growers do. Too bad all coffee can't be imported a little at a time. Well, actually it could be-if the cost of shipping small amounts wasn't so high. How much was shipping cost of 20 lbs from Puerto Rico? I guess it wouldn't seem as high starting with $8 (?) lb. beans as the same charge on $1 lb coffee from Central or South America... How's about a "Tradition" offering?;o) We'd all love a chance at trying a bit of that. This year's new crop harvest will be a long time comming through normal channels. The Oaxacan is still being picked. Saludos, Charlie Do you Yahoo!? New Yahoo! Photos - easier uploading and sharing.http://photos.yahoo.com/ |
I just received my order from Sweet Maria's. I live in Upstate New York. The shipping cost $13.28. Is there any way Tom could ship it via. USPS Flat Rate Priority? That would save enough for another pound of coffee. Or, is there a less expensive way of shipping from the West Coast to the East Coast? -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.1.392 / Virus Database: 268.6.1/344 - Release Date: 5/19/2006 |
Next time select "Hold for Harvey" and you'll get your flat rate... On 5/23/06, Andie Z wrote: <Snip> ribes) go tohttp://sweetmarias.com/maillistinfo.html#personalsettings<Snip> -- Regards, Brett Mason HomeRoast Zassman |
Do remember though that hold for harvey is only for coffee orders and not any other merchandise, ie pots, etc etc. It will probably get there a bit quicker as well to be honest. Aaron |
'Hold for Harvey' is just for greens only, 12 lbs MAX. Recently I placed 3 separate orders using 'Hold for Harvey' and I saved $$ over what cost to ship all the coffee together in one big order. --ThBull 'in the dog house for THAT order' :) On 5/23/06, Brett Mason wrote: <Snip> |
On 5/23/06, Andie Z wrote: <Snip> to about 10-12# of green coffee and bags ordered at the same time as the coffee, due to packing considerations. There is no tracking available. It has worked well for most folks, but "your mileage may vary". As long as th= e P.O. doesn't lose it, it should work out well. Only a couple of folks in here have reported problems with it. My experiences have all been good usin= g "Hold or Harvey". If I am ordering only coffee, I use it all the time. Generally if I order on Mon or Tue, I'll have the box by the weekend. Safe Journeys and Sweet Music Justin Marquez (Snyder, TX) |
Also remeber Harvey is for 12 pound and under orders, it really saves on 12 pound orders. On 5/23/06, Aaron wrote: <Snip> -- "Good night, and Good Coffee" |
At 07:49 AM 5/23/2006, you wrote: <Snip> The "Hold for Harvey" shipping option is the USPS Flat Rate Box. SM will ship up to 12 pounds of green coffee beans in the box -- no other items allowed for this mode of shipping. Delivery to Baton Rouge runs 2-3 days -- 1/2 the cost of UPS and 1/2 the time, too. -- Terry Stockdale -- Baton Rouge, LA My Coffee Pages:http://www.terrystockdale.com/hottopMy RK Drum pages: http://www.terrystockdale.com/rkdrum">http://www.terrystockdale.com/coffeeMy Hottop pages:http://www.terrystockdale.com/hottopMy RK Drum pages: http://www.terrystockdale.com/rkdrum |
Andie, I live in Virginia (originally from Upstate NY too) and used to be frustrated with the UPS shipping, both the cost and the length of time it took for delivery. Then Tom started the "Hold for Harvey" option. Originally it was just for List members and wasn't published anywhere else - I don't know if that is still true. Hold for Harvey is the USPS Flat Rate Priority shipping option. The restrictions are that is must be coffee beans only and not exceed 12 pounds. The exception is that you may also purchase cloth bags with your coffee purchase. Harvey is (was) the name of Sweet Maria's mailman. My delivery is usually 3 days after placing my order and USPS delivers on Saturdays too! Is this a great list or what? JavaJerry RK Drum roasting in Chesapeake, VA Andie Z wrote: <Snip> |
Andie: 12 pounds (hold for harvey choice) get it for 8.80 now... fab deal. ginny ---- Andie Z wrote: <Snip> |
Hi, And we are still waiting for a not very expensive way of sending packages outside the USA? Sadly I think that we will have to live with the shipping rates as they are. And since I do not have patience to wait 9 to 10 weeks for surface mail I will have to pay more. But We can always dream of a cheaper fast international shipping method. Claus soon to order one of my 2 or 3 orders each year ----- Oprindelig meddelelse ----- Fra: "Terry Stockdale" Til: Sendt: 23. maj 2006 17:06 Emne: Re: +Shipping Cost <Snip> unsvbscribes) go tohttp://sweetmarias.com/maillistinfo.html#personalsettings<Snip> -- ---------------------------------------- Jeg beskyttes af den gratis SPAMfighter til privatbrugere. Den har indtil videre sparet mig for at få 1129 spam-mails. Betalende brugere får ikke denne besked i deres e-mails. Hent gratis SPAMfighter her:http://www.spamfighter.com/lda |
Unfortunately, "Harvey" is the US Postal System - not worldwide postal system... I bet yours is faster than mine was in the Philippines.... Brett On 5/23/06, Claus Thøgersen wrote: <Snip> g <Snip> ribes) go tohttp://sweetmarias.com/maillistinfo.html#personalsettings<Snip> -- Regards, Brett Mason HomeRoast Zassman |
in all my shipping I found that for fairly quick delivery overseas USPS air mail parcel post 4 to 10 days is the cheapest fairly quick delivery To be able to track I ship via USPS Global Express 3 to 5 days. not so cheap usally 2 X parcel post. But can track in detail. I'm glad I can get Toms Greens and most always use Hold for Harvey coast to coast 3 days RK |
Andie, FYI, others have explained the "hold for Harvey" option, but on a more personal note; I too live in Upstate NY, (Albany to be specific) In my mailbox this afternoon was the 12lb box of green coffee beans from SM, shipped USPS on 5/23; $9 shp. A very good deal; faster and cheaper than UPS. And so far, the only misdirected delivery I've experienced has been courtesy of UPS. Hopefully, mentioning this doesn't jinx me!LindaR |
<Snip> for instance: I ordered 24lbs and selected "H.f.H." and Derek fromSM's sent the following email: Vince, I'm sorry but we can only fit 12lbs in the flat rate box. Let us know if you need to change your shipping method. It's 3$ more to go UPS ... OR we could split this into 2 separate flat rate boxes. We'll have to run a small charge to your account either way to cover the difference. Also... you may want to break your order into 12lb parts if you want flat rate next time to save time. We also wouldn't want to screw up when we split this up for you. Let us know what you think. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hope this helps avoid my mistakes Vince <Snip> |