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For anyone wondering why we’re going out of business FedEx and UPS announced nearly identical 2024 rate hikes of 5.9 percent, and 2023 holiday surcharges of nearly 100 percent. FedEx’s rate increases will take effect on January 1, 2024 while […]
FedEx and UPS Hike 2024 Rates 6 Percent, 2023 Holiday Surcharge 100 Percent Read More »
We’ve been working on getting our shipping costs lower for this year, which is easier said than done given how much UPS has increased their rates and accessorial fees over the years. They have basically made it impossible for us
We’ve been having trouble with shipping costs not calculating correctly for larger orders. Without getting technical there is a problem between the plugin and the UPS API that causes the shipping cost amount to be way too high. Unfortunately we
With the ever increasing costs of fuel and transportation, Christmas Lights Creations is raising the minimum purchase requirement to receive free shipping to $250. Based on average order amounts over the past three years, this increase will have no bearing
As expected, UPS and FedEx will increase their fuel surcharges to customers shipping boxes beginning on April 4, 2022. These additional charges are in direct response to the rising crude oil prices over the past year. According to a statement
The ongoing supply chain fiasco continues to negatively impact our product availability for the upcoming holiday season, and at this point it doesn’t appear that we will receive our Christmas stock before Black Friday. We placed our order with a
Supply Chain Fiasco Preventing Us From Getting Product Read More »
International and domestic transportation costs have risen dramatically since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, and those costs borne by businesses will be passed along to consumers. Container rates from China to the U.S. west coast have continued to rise
Skyrocketing Transportation Costs Force Retail Price Increases Read More »
Small business is taking it on the chin again, this time in the form of additional accessorial fees imposed on companies that ship boxes that exceed 105 inches in length and girth. Effective January 10 of this year UPS is
Thanks to UPS Shipping Blow Molds Will Be More Expensive Read More »
Christmas Lights Creations is pleased to announce we will begin shipping to all U.S. Territories on April 1, 2020, including Puerto Rico, Guam, the Marshall Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the U.S. Minor Outlying Islands and
Christmas Lights Creations offers consumers in Canada the opportunity to purchase our products through our eCrater store. eCrater is a sales channel that provides us more flexibility in offering our products to International customers, especially as it relates to shipping
