Announcement    PLEASE READ BEFORE ORDERING: USPS Mail Delays and Suspension of International Orders.

Due to dozens of orders in envelopes being lost or significantly delayed by the USPS since June of 2020 all Tinygami orders are shipped First Class in boxes with tracking and insurance (up to a $50 value) are included in the $5 postage fee. To compensate you for the higher postage cost all orders now include an additional gift Tinygami model, of the Artist's choice, valued at a minimum of $5.

DUE TO CURRENT USPS MAIL DELAYS please know that orders may take longer than standard delivery times due to the dismantling of many of our postal systems processing machines combined with staff shortages due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

INTERNATIONAL ORDERS FROM THIS SHOP HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED for the foreseeable future. I'm sorry if this causes disappointment but delivery issues seem to be worsening with each passing month.

https://www.wgbh.org/news/local-news/2021/04/23/we-mailed-100-letters-to-test-the-postal-service-we-did-not-get-speedy-delivery

https://www.npr.org/2021/01/22/959273022/theres-no-end-in-sight-mail-delivery-delays-continue-across-the-country

Delays for all orders can be by several days or as much as several weeks in some areas with First Class, Priority, and Express Mail. Many of my orders have been lost or severely delayed since June 2020 including one that was to go to the U.K. that became stranded in Mexico's customs for almost two months. The USPS will not reimburse shipping fees even when a package is insured. This has led me to discontinue International orders for the foreseeable future.

SHIPPING DATES AS OF 9/10.21: Due to the emergence and surge of the Covid 19 Delta Variant I will be limiting shipping for the foreseeable future. I'm sorry but I no longer want to make excess trips to town to ship orders while the pandemic is ongoing. If I am going to town for any reason I will ship any orders I have completed at that time. This could be within days of you placing your order but could be a week or more.

Orders will be shipped this way:

Orders placed between the 1st and 15th of each month will ship no later, but likely earlier than the 1st of the following month.

Orders placed between the 16th-31st of each month will ship no later, but likely earlier than the 16th of the following month.
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About "Free Shipping" and why this shop is not participating. The recommendation sellers have received is to add shipping charges into the unit price of each item in our shops because customers prefer "free shipping."

1. This does not mean shipping is free. It means the shipping fee is now integrated into the cost of each item.

2. Because I offer combined shipping it means if I made the recommended change to my pricing customers would pay excessive shipping charges (yes, it would mean more profit for me but at your expense) so I won't be doing that. If I integrate a $1 shipping charge to each flat item that fits in an envelope and you order 4 items that could have all been sent in the same envelope for $1 you would then be paying $4 for shipping instead of $1. Or a box of 5 items (say 3 tiny boxes and 2 flat items) instead of costing $5 could cost $17.

See how that works? This is why I won't be participating in the new featured items that include free shipping in Etsy's search results. I appreciate my customers too much to sacrifice the combined shipping option I currently offer.
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Shipping upgrades (insurance, box instead of envelope, and faster delivery) are available at checkout when viewing your cart. If you click on where you see the price of standard shipping in the lower center of the check-out screen, the insurance over $50 in value, signature confirmation, and Priority Mail options will drop down for you to select from. Please note Priority Mail includes $50 of insurance. If you would like a higher amount of insurance please let me know before placing your order and I will create a custom listing just for you.