Saturday, October 28, 2006

Seafood Holiday Gift Baskets

It’s the Holiday Season and we think of gift giving to our Family, Friends and Co-Workers as the year ends. It is also a very hectic time, so it’s a good idea to plan early!

Here are some tips to get the gift there in good shape and on time!

FedEx Overnight & 2 Day Air still work during the holidays!
USPS, with the exception of Overnight Express can take 1-3 days longer after December 4th!
We will RUN OUT of some items the week before Christmas and not be able to keep our stock status updated online. We will contact you immediately by email if there is a problem and a suggestion for an alternate item or items.

We ship all Perishables (Frozen Fish & Crab) FedEx Overnight or 2 Day Air Only. Non Perishables & Semi Perishables (Gourmet Canned Seafood & Smoked Salmon) are sent USPS Priority Mail. FedEx delivery is date guaranteed, USPS Priority Mail is NOT.

One of the best ways to organize your Gift delivery is to order early and schedule the arrival date! We will reserve your items, prepare the package and ship to arrive on the date you specify! Please make sure you recipient will be home when ordering Perishables!

Gift cards are available at no charge. Please specify your message in the comments section and it will be printed in script on the inside of the card and placed in the envelope accompanying your gift. If you forget the comments field and it is being shipped to another person we have you covered. We automatically include a “From You” “To Them” gift card in every shipment!

Our Holiday Shipping Schedule (Christmas is on a Monday):

USPS Priority Mail: Wednesday, December 20th to Arrive by Saturday December 23rd.
FedEx 2 Day: Wednesday, December 20st to Arrive by Friday December 22nd.
FedEx Standard Overnight: Thursday, December 21st to Arrive by Friday December 22nd.

FedEx Overnight with Saturday, December 23rd Delivery is $25.00 additional.You Must CALL US @ 1-800-980-2435 for this service as it is NOT Available to all addresses and may require FedEx Priority Overnight in addition to Saturday Delivery.

One last note: We maintain 2 Web Stores, Our Original Store and Our New Store at the Gourmet Food Mall. Why? Well, the Original Store Host Site is not as reliable as we would like. There seem to be ongoing problems with uptime and technical issues with their database servers. When it works, the Original Store offers anonymous checkout. Order, pay, and we ship! No need to “Register”. Our new site at the Gourmet Food Mall requires registration, as you can shop in multiple stores and have a “single checkout”. Same stuff on both sites, same prices, same shipping!