Blog — Shipping

Pottery Isn’t Just Another Package

Pottery is heavy. It’s fragile. And once it leaves my studio, it has to survive a shipping system designed for speed - not delicacy. Unlike clothing or small goods, a ceramic piece can’t be folded, compressed, or lightly padded. One sharp impact, drop, or corner hit can crack or shatter it entirely. That means every order has to be packed with the assumption that it will be dropped, stacked, or jostled along the way.

Shipping is the worst. #ugh As of April 2020, I have implemented a new way of shipping and unfortunately it's not ideal. I use Shopify to host my website and I LOVE it. However, one thing that hasn't been completely worked out is the way they offer shipping. To make a long story short:  I have done my fair-share of research on this and have discussed this with the Shopify experts and this is what I can come up with to be most transparent to my clients. Shopify only allows one default package to be selected in order to gather...