Each of our natural products has it's own unique size and weight. If your order requires a shipping quote, your fee will be quoted after your order has been received and sized, usually the same business day. On these oversized items, your order will be finalized only after you have confirmed your final total with the shipping fee.

About Flat Rate Shipping Fees & Shipping Quotes

Natural branches sometimes run larger and heavier due to frequent changes in harvest areas. In turn, the cost to ship will increase due to the increase in box size and the weight. If the actual FedEx shipping fee exceeds your flat rate shipping fee, we will send you a quote for the shipping fee for your confirmation. 

If your shipping quote exceeded your flat rate shipping fee, this is because your natural branches are larger and/or heavier due to frequent changes in harvest areas. In turn, the cost to ship has increased due to the increase in the box size and the weight.

Products That Include Shipping

Some of our cased products include shipping. The shipping is for shipments within the continental USA, not including Alaska, Hawaii or Puerto Rico or Guam. Orders for these products that ship outside of the lower continental USA will require additional shipping fees that will be sent to the purchaser for confirmation via email before the order is processed.

Address Correction Fees

Please be sure to include your full delivery address at checkout, including apartment or suite number and any access codes to the property or dwelling. FedEx charges an additonal fee if they cannot deliver your order due to insufficient delivery information. If an address correction fee is levied, we will charge the amount using the payment information provided at the time of checkout for your order.

Shipments In Transit

Once your shipment leaves our dock, changes in shipping services cannot be modified. Please be aware of all ground and express transit times when confirming your order and/or shipping quote and agreements. Orders that have shipped cannot be canceled. An RMA request must be submitted once the order arrives via the shipper.

Flat Rate Shipping

Most of our items have flat rate shipping. However, if the actual cost of shipping is higher than the flat rate, our shipping department will send a quote for the difference and will require confirmation before the item is shipped.

Freight Shipments

Large trees which require freight shipping take additional care and time to assure that these large items transport safely. Average prep time is 24-48 hours, depending on the quantity and size of the trees. Transit time is roughly 1.5 to 2 times longer than FedEx ground transit times. Faster freight shipping is available, however it is more costly, often an additional $100.00 more.

There are no returns, exchanges or refunds on freight shipments once they leave the warehouse. Freight shipments that are returned to our warehouse will be refused on delivery, and you will be responsible for the freight charges.

Items With Shipping Included: Orders that include shipping are offered within the lower 48 continental United States. Hawaii, Alaska and Puerto Rico and Guam require a separate shipping quote.

Shipments to Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and Guam

Additional shipping is required for larger orders to these locations. Hawaiian shipments may sometimes ship via USPS at no additional shipping charge, however transit times are substantially longer.

Canada/Mexico Shipments
We ship to Canada daily. Canadian shipments can take up to 11 transit days due to customs clearance. Mexico does not allow our products to be imported.

UPS and USPS (Postal Service)
We do not ship via UPS. No exceptions. We occasionally use USPS for small packages and for shipments to Hawaii, Alaska and Puerto Rico.

Shipments Refused On Delivery

All returns require a Return Authorization Number (see first paragraph of this page). If you refuse delivery of a shipment (for any reason) and the order is returned to us by FedEx or the freight carrier, the shipment will be rejected at our warehouse and a refund will not be issued. Again, all returns require an RMA request and approval.

Shipment/Order Cancellation

Orders that have shipped cannot be canceled. An RMA request must be submitted once the order arrives via the shipper. Please click here to view our Return Policy.

Shipments via Freight Carrier (Roadrunner, Hawaiian Express Service)

There are no returns, exchanges or refunds on these shipments once they leave the warehouse. All sales are final. Please inspect all shipments upon delivery for accuracy. This does not include FedEx shipments.

I Think My Order is Wrong / Item Appears Damaged

We want to make it right! Email us at least two clear photos (use a digital camera or camera phone) of your items and let us take a look at what went wrong. Please make sure the photos are at least 250 pixels high (3 inches) and at least 250 pixels wide (3 inches) so that we can see the item clearly. We'll do our best to correct your order.

Please let us correct any problems before filing a chargeback. If a chargeback is filed before we are allowed to respond, we will only respond to the chargeback. All further communication will be made through the chargeback process and we will make no further corrections to your order. All damage MUST be reported with 48 hours after delivery. No exceptions.

Glass Items

If you ordered glass vases and they arrived broken, please notifiy us immediately. Great care is taken to ensure that your vases arrive intact, however misshaps during transit can sometimes result in breakage. Blooms and Branches is not responsible for breakage from use or misshandling after your shipment has arrived. If you receive broken glass items, please provide photos of the damage via email.

Incorrect Quantity

If you received the wrong quantity, we must be notified within 48 hours of receipt of your order. We will immediately correct the quantity discrepancy.

Please keep in mind that natural products can vary in shape and color with each new harvest, season, and designated harvest areas. We supply raw material for floral use, and it is assumed that the purchasing florist is knowledgeable of the characteristics of the materials purchased.

Wrong Items Shipped

FedEx shipments: We will correct this by immediately issuing a FedEx Call Tag for the order. If you decide to keep the wrongly shipped items (for any reason), we will refund the difference for the wrongly shipped items. Wrong items received must be reported within 48 hours of receipt, otherwise we will assume that you are keeping the items. To ship a replacement for the wrongly shipped items, or process a refund, we must be able to retrieve the wrong items for shipment back to our warehouse (at our expense). Freight shipments: Please inspect all shipments upon delivery for accuracy.

Orders are normally shipped within 48 hours of confirmation (up to 5 days during our busy wedding seasons) in the order they are recieved and during normal business hours (Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM) subject to available stock on hand. Most of our items can be shipped via FedEx Ground or USPS, while our larger products are shipped via freight. TRANSIT TIMES: The map below shows ESTIMATED shipping delivery times in BUSINESS DAYS. Actual deliveries may to take several additional days. Please order WELL AHEAD of your scheduled event.

* The map above is a general representation of transit times for FedEx Ground shipments to commercial destinations. In limited areas, transit times may differ between shipments to commercial and residential destinations.

* FedEx Ground business days are Monday through Friday (excluding holidays). FedEx Home Delivery business days are Tuesday through Saturday (excluding holidays).

Example: A package shipped via FedEx Ground on Monday with a transit schedule of 2 business days, (not including the day the package is shipped) would be expected for delivery on Wednesday. A package shipped on Friday with a 2-day transit schedule would be expected for delivery the following Tuesday.