Van Dyke's understands your concerns about shipping costs and only wants to help you minimize them when ordering from us! We pay shipping costs when we order all of our manufacturing materials as well, so we are acutely aware of all of the rising costs associated with buying products which require shipping. Let's consider a couple things about shipping; if you need something shipped overnight, no matter what, you know we can ship it though it will be at a very high premium (actually, the premium for overnight shipping on forms would be extreme). If you can wait a few days, we can ship it for less. Van Dyke's offers several means of shipping for our customers - US Mail (Parcel Post and Priority Mail), UPS Ground, FedEx Ground, Spee-Dee (where available), Best Way (UPS/US Mail Only) and Truck. Picking up your order in person, at any of our RDCs, eliminates all shipping charges completely.
Van Dyke's offers what we call "Best Way (UPS/US Mail Only)" shipping. This is a method whereby we consider the size, weight and destination of your shipped package and then choose the best solution from either US Mail or UPS. If the lowest cost will be to split an order so that it ships from multiple warehouses (RDCs), and still saves you money, we'll even do that.
 Another shipping method to consider is Spee-Dee (where available). Van Dyke's customers realize regular, significant savings over many other methods when they choose to ship using Spee-Dee. Just be sure to check their coverage area; our website should only show the Spee-Dee shipping method option if it is available in your area.
• Full coverage in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, North Dakota and South Dakota.
• Partial coverage in Nebraska, Missouri and Michigan.
Short of picking up the order yourself, the most economical way of shipping may very well be by truck. To take full advantage of shipping by truck, you really need to create an order that consists of approx. 10 to 12 forms (or more) for this method to become cost-effective. After this base is achieved, the more products that are ordered at the same time, the more savings you will realize regarding shipping. Keep in mind also that once the level of $1000.00 is hit, Van Dyke's offers a 12% discount on the entire order on top of the shipping costs savings. Efficiency and bulk purchasing really will save you a lot of money when you buy from Van Dyke's.
We hope these small enhancements help to make your buying experience better.
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