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Turnaround Times / Shipping

Zookbinders works with UPS as our exclusive carrier. All orders ship via UPS Ground service to destinations in the continental US, Alaska and Hawaii, International Ground service to Canada, and International Economy to Puerto Rico.

Zookbinders does not ship to international destinations not listed above.

Turnaround Times

Services

Service

Production Time*

Design orders 7-10 business
5 Business Days RUSH available for 30% surcharge
Design revisions 1-3 business days
Selection orders 1-3 business days

Products

Product

Production Time*

Zook Books, Lustre Books and EZ Books 10-12 Business Days
7 Business Day RUSH available for 30% surcharge
Bon A' Vie 3-4 weeks RUSH service not offered
*Actual turnaround times may vary with order volume and other plant conditions. Regular turnaround is suspended during holiday periods in November and December. Contact our customer service department for more details. Orders with a slipcase will have a 7-10 business day delay on top of the regular turnaround time frame.

Shipping

Most destinations in the continental US and Alaska receive deliveries from one to four days from the time they ship from our Waterloo, IA plant. Hawaii is seven to ten days. Shipments to Puerto Rico via UPS International Economy usually arrive in two business days. Shipments to Canada via UPS International Ground and can take from two to ten days from the date shipped depending on location.

Contact our Customer Service department online chat to arrange for upgraded UPS 2-day or overnight services which are available for an additional cost depending on destination and package size and weight.

Continental USA: $20 per order flat rate
Alaska and Hawaii: $55 per order flat rate
Canada: $55 per order flat rate
Puerto Rico: $55 per order

In most cases it is impractical to hold orders so they may ship with other orders even if they are placed at the same time.

Yes. For drop ship addresses in the USA, Canada, and Puerto Rico, the appropriate shipping rate will apply. No invoice or receipts showing what the photographer paid for the album are ever included with Zookbinders orders.
 
Please note that we no longer require that drop shipments be signed for by the addressee. 

You will be notified by email upon shipment of all your orders. Included in your notification will be the UPS tracking number for up-to-the-minute tracking once the package is picked up from our location (which may be an hour or two after you receive the tracking information).

Not generally. Shipments going to your business whether that address is an actual business location or a residence will ship with no signature required. If the UPS driver cannot deliver a package to someone at the address and he/she determines it is not safe or practical to leave a package unattended, he/she may leave a door tag for the recipient letting them know the delivery will be attempted again, or that the recipient may contact UPS and arrange to pick up the package at a UPS facility.

UPS is our exclusive carrier and we cannot use any other carrier or account number.

Contact our Customer Service department as soon as possible if you or your client does not receive their package.

If the product you received was damaged during shipping, please keep all products and packaging materials. To honor a damage claim, the shipping company needs photos of the damaged product and packaging and may return to inspect or pick it up. Any shipping damage reported later than 5 business days may not be covered and could require you to pay for the replacement product.

Please report any damage within 5 days by emailing customerservice@zookbinders.com or calling 847-272-5745.

The photos we will need of the damaged packaging and album to submit a claim with the shipping carrier as as follows:

  • A photo of the damaged product.
  • A photo showing the damaged merchandise, inside the original box, with the original cushioning. (The picture should show the placement of the merchandise and packaging inside the box.)
  • A photo of the packaging material used inside the box. (e.g. bubble wrap, Styrofoam peanuts, cardboard dividers, etc.)
  • A close-up photo of the shipping label with the tracking number. (Please zoom in enough to read the tracking number, which usually begins with 1Z.)
  • Two photos displaying all 6 sides of the package. (1 photo should display the top and 2 sides, the 2nd photo should display the bottom and the opposite sides.)
Please keep any packaging and cartons as they may be required for a claim.

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