2024 holiday season rocketry sales and deals

[Raythain]

Edit: and you can't put a motor in it!

Sure you can, just need a mandrel and a can of Scotch 77

 

[markymarknochaser]

This one is not bad, if you're a fan of Estes. I already have a few other calendars, but if I needed one, I'd get it for my shop.... until I saw that shipping for 1 calendar is almost $15!!! That's even more than for the ornament! Add tax and it's a $37 calendar!

Umm... No.

Edit: and you can't put a motor in it!

Right?? The shipping kills it.

 

[Art Upton]

Estes needs to get rid of the FedEx only mind set.

For a $25 colander, it should be shipped free, Media Mail, in a postal tube.

 

[Art Upton]

For a $10 'flat' Ornament that is advertising, not the mini rockets they used to have..

Shipped Free 1st class mail in a 35 cent padded envelope at quantity costs

 

[cerving]

For a $10 'flat' Ornament that is advertising, not the mini rockets they used to have..

Shipped Free 1st class mail in a 35 cent padded envelope at quantity costs

Anything in a padded envelope is a "package" according to USPS, and has to go at package rates. We charge $4 for that... actually, we're losing a little bit on that since the USPS rate increase a few months ago.

 

[Art Upton]

Anything in a padded envelope is a "package" according to USPS, and has to go at package rates. We charge $4 for that... actually, we're losing a little bit on that since the USPS rate increase a few months ago.

I think that is IF it is over 3/4" thick?

At least it used to be

 

[SolarYellow]

It's a calendar. 99.9 percent of them would survive even the USPS' baboonery in a plain manila envelope. Media mail rates all the way.

 

[jsdemar]

Considering that the calendar is a year-long Estes advertisement, the shipping should be free.

 

[dhurstell]

Anything in a padded envelope is a "package" according to USPS, and has to go at package rates. We charge $4 for that... actually, we're losing a little bit on that since the USPS rate increase a few months ago.

I've bought at least one of everything from your website in the last 3 months. Your shipping has been fantastic! Thank you so much

 

[311stylie]

I've bought at least one of everything from your website in the last 3 months. Your shipping has been fantastic! Thank you so much

And I thought I was the only one with an Eggtimer fetish

 

[kuririn]

Estes day 11.
Kerbal Space Program.

 

[kuririn]

Estes day 12.
BOGO launch and starter sets.

 

[SolarYellow]

Most are sold out already. Either worked great or a really lame sale.

 

[kuririn]

Launch Lab Rocketry Frosty Flight Flash Sale.

20% Off Sitewide – Stock up on all your favorite kits and supplies!

15% Off Bullet Bobby XXL – Bigger rocket, bigger savings!

Ends Monday.

 

[NTP2]

And I thought I was the only one with an Eggtimer fetish

no you most certainly are not, @cerving has us, hook line and sinker...

 

[bad_idea]

Estes day 12.
BOGO launch and starter sets.

A free additional rocket alongside a starter set would have made more sense. How many people need two Estes starter pads and controllers?

 

[SolarYellow]

How many people need two Estes starter pads and controllers?

How many people don't already have two? I have three.

 

[dhurstell]

A free additional rocket alongside a starter set would have made more sense. How many people need two Estes starter pads and controllers?

Buy one, get a free one to go under someone else's tree

 

[Zyzzyva1000]

Anything in a padded envelope is a "package" according to USPS, and has to go at package rates. We charge $4 for that... actually, we're losing a little bit on that since the USPS rate increase a few months ago.

I feel like your shipping prices (especially since you ship quickly) are completely reasonable. Not that I want to spend more, but I understand shipping rates have gone up. What bothers me is places that overcharge and then refund (yes you still get the money back, but it's still annoying). I guess it's good your stuff is generally small. Now I just need to stop having trees eat rockets (like the one that my quasar led me right to - 60 feet off the ground).

 

[Capt. Eric]

What bothers me is places that overcharge and then refund (yes you still get the money back, but it's still annoying).

What bothers me more are the places that overcharge for shipping, but DON'T refund the difference!

 

[Roy-RoysRockets.com]

I feel like your shipping prices (especially since you ship quickly) are completely reasonable. Not that I want to spend more, but I understand shipping rates have gone up. What bothers me is places that overcharge and then refund (yes you still get the money back, but it's still annoying). I guess it's good your stuff is generally small. Now I just need to stop having trees eat rockets (like the one that my quasar led me right to - 60 feet off the ground).

A lot of "stuff" goes into shipping, depending on how you run a particular store. For someone like myself who relies on Shopify to figure my shipping based on all the parameters I put in, who I can/get to choose from for deliverer, and several other things, it's out of our hands how it charges you (for the most part). I offer refunds to people when Shopify overestimates shipping costs. Refunds are really a good-faith effort by vendors to correct miscalculations from our platforms. That probably doesn't make you feel better, I just thought I would share what I try to do.

 

[troj]

A lot of "stuff" goes into shipping, depending on how you run a particular store. For someone like myself who relies on Shopify to figure my shipping based on all the parameters I put in, who I can/get to choose from for deliverer, and several other things, it's out of our hands how it charges you (for the most part). I offer refunds to people when Shopify overestimates shipping costs. Refunds are really a good-faith effort by vendors to correct miscalculations from our platforms. That probably doesn't make you feel better, I just thought I would share what I try to do.

Excellent point.

Plus, shipping is hard to calculate, even when you have all the data. People have gotten PhDs in Computer Science on box fit algorithms (how to fix any given collection of products into the smallest box possible). I've spent far more time researching it than I'd like to admit.

Everyone does the best they can, understanding that sometimes you just get weird results.

Also...when it comes to UPS, the difference between 48" and 49" is a multiplier of 3 right now.

 

[dhurstell]

Hrmm... so body tubes under about 46" just to be on the safe side...

 

[Art Upton]

Hrmm... so body tubes under about 46" just to be on the safe side...

There is a reason most bulk kraft body tubes have a max length of 34", cost to ship.
They get more expensive over that length.

I do have one 4" HD Kraft tube left in 48", these where what LOC used for 98mm motor mounts, twice as thick as normal 4" kraft tube. Also one 7.5" at 48"

Tubes longer then 34" I got from LOC when they were in Cleveland and I could pick them up at the Skybusters Launches. The factory that makes the tubes was in the Cleveland Metro

 

[WILDMANRS]

You really want to try and understand shipping here is some good reading.
https://es-us.ups.com/assets/resources/webcontent/en_US/Accessorial_Preview.pdf

 

[Art Upton]

I do have one 4" HD Kraft tube left in 48", these where what LOC used for 98mm motor mounts, twice as thick as normal 4" kraft tube. Also one 7.5" at 48"

Tubes longer then 34" I got from LOC when they were in Cleveland and I could pick them up at the Skybusters Launches. The factory that makes the tubes was in the Cleveland Metro

Actually it is 57" of 7.5" LOC Kraft tube I still have in the loft from the original Booster Bruiser-EXP-4 build, the 48" length is in the downstairs lair, with a 5 foot 4" HD kraft tube as well as the 48" one.



@WILDMANRS , you pressed the button on this with the 98mm M520 motor at Midwest Power #2, 2004 and your buddy from CATO TV filmed it, 13.9 second burn...



Would be nice to get tubes that long again without huge costs

 

[dhurstell]

You really want to try and understand shipping here is some good reading.
https://es-us.ups.com/assets/resources/webcontent/en_US/Accessorial_Preview.pdf

Clearly I didnt learn my lesson, because I ordered something large from you yesterday =\

 

[jsdemar]

Fiberglast Sitewide Sale: 27% OFF on orders of $225+.
https://www.fibreglast.com/?c=NL&p=12DAYS24

 

[Onebadhawk]

I feel like your shipping prices (especially since you ship quickly) are completely reasonable. Not that I want to spend more, but I understand shipping rates have gone up. What bothers me is places that overcharge and then refund (yes you still get the money back, but it's still annoying). I guess it's good your stuff is generally small. Now I just need to stop having trees eat rockets (like the one that my quasar led me right to - 60 feet off the ground).

Hello Zyzzyva1000,
I am constantly adjusting my shipping charges when I get orders though my website..
I refund a dollar or two or I ask for a dollar or two more..
This is front and centre on my website's homepage..

Shipping Charges
This website is extremely simple in the way it calculates shipping charges.
All it knows how to do is stack shipping charges for dissimilar items,
and add nothing for multiples of the same item..
Example-
if you want a 2 loop and a 3 loop harness of the same material it will stack two shipping charges on.
This is not correct..
It is because of this I am constantly refunding excess shipping charges,
and asking for a dollar or two more for shipping when two of the same harnesses are purchased..
Shipping charges will be determined in house, after we have everything in the order..
Any excess shipping charges will be refunded,
and a dollar or two outstanding for shipping will be requested.
Don't let this affect how you place your order..


For a business as small and simple as mine.
What do you suggest I do so this doesn't happen anymore ??
Running my business has given me newfound respect for any businesses website
that gets shipping charges on a wide variety of package sizes and weights even close to correct..
My site is stone cold simple..

Teddy

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[NTP2]

Hello Zyzzyva1000,
I am constantly adjusting my shipping charges when I get orders though my website..
I refund a dollar or two or I ask for a dollar or two more..
This is front and centre on my website's homepage..

Shipping Charges
This website is extremely simple in the way it calculates shipping charges.
All it knows how to do is stack shipping charges for dissimilar items,
and add nothing for multiples of the same item..
Example-
if you want a 2 loop and a 3 loop harness of the same material it will stack two shipping charges on.
This is not correct..
It is because of this I am constantly refunding excess shipping charges,
and asking for a dollar or two more for shipping when two of the same harnesses are purchased..
Shipping charges will be determined in house, after we have everything in the order..
Any excess shipping charges will be refunded,
and a dollar or two outstanding for shipping will be requested.
Don't let this affect how you place your order..


For a business as small and simple as mine.
What do you suggest I do so this doesn't happen anymore ??
Running my business has given me newfound respect for any businesses website
that gets shipping charges on a wide variety of package sizes and weights even close to correct..
My site is stone cold simple..

Teddy

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Don’t the store front services (eg Shopify) have a good algorithm built in?