Three Ways to Save Money on Shipping

We've written previously about honesty and transparency in shipping charges. Today, we introduce three more ways for you to save money on shipping for your favorite natural and sustainable pet products at Urban Leash & Treat.

#1: Save with USPS Parcel Post

Orders can now be shipped using the reliable and affordable USPS Parcel Post delivery method. Parcel Post is a great shipping deal for packages, especially for our customers in the Midwest and the East Coast. Delivery takes about 5 to 7 business days. Because it's the USPS, Saturday delivery is no extra charge.

#2: Save with Free Shipping

We offer free shipping to US addresses on orders over $85.

This discount is especially useful for stocking up on bulk quantities of natural pet supplies (like bully sticks or poop bags or cat treats). Use the discount code FREESHIPPING at checkout.

Free shipping is available on all items stocked in our warehouse. Pet beds and apparel are excluded. Those items are eligible for a 50%-off shipping discount using the discount code PETBEDS-50.

#3: Save with Flat-Rate Shipping Deals

Check out our Shipping Deals for bulk quantities of your favorite natural and sustainable pet products, shipped to you at an affordable flat rate using USPS Priority Mail flat rate boxes. We stuff these boxes full of products! Our shipping deals are a great way to buy pet supplies in bulk and save money on shipping, especially if you live in the Midwest or on the East Coast.

We offer flat-rate shipping deals for these popular products:

	3-Pack of Organic Buddy Biscuits Cloud Star $18.87 + $13.95 shipping
Three 14 oz. boxes of Organic Buddy Biscuits. Choose from Peanut Butter, Roasted Chicken and Sweet Potato flavors. (USDA Organic)
	3-Pack of Organic Meat Dog Treats Nature Nosh $35.97 + $10.35 shipping
3 jars of Nature Nosh certified organic meat dog treats. Choose from Beef Wellington, Chicken Parmesan and Turkranberry Souffle flavors.
	4-Pack of Soft Training Treats Paws Gourmet $41.96 + $10.35 shipping
4 one-pound tubs of the famous Paws Gourmet soft training treats for dogs (formerly made by Simon and Huey). Choose from Kickin Chicken, Liver Mesquite, Peanut Butter Molasses and White Cheddar flavors.
	BioBag Dog Waste Bags (12 Boxes) BioGroup USA $71.88 + $10.35 shipping
12 boxes of biodegradable and compostable poop bags made from GMO-free corn. Choose Regular (50 bags per box) or Large (35 bags per box) sizes.
	Odor-Free Braided Bully Stick, 6" (10-Pack) Free Range Dog Chews $44.90 + $5.95 shipping
10 odor-free braided bully sticks. Each bully stick is 6" long. Made from free-range cattle.
	Odor-Free Select Bully Stick, 6" (15-Pack) Free Range Bully Sticks $41.85 + $5.95 shipping
15 odor-free select bully sticks. Each bully stick is 6" long. Made from free-range cattle.
	3-Pack of Yeowww Organic Catnip Toys DuckyWorld $19.10 + $5.95 shipping
Three Yeowww! organic catnip toys. One each of the Banana, Cigar and Pollock Fish toys.

Honesty In Shipping Charges

Shipping fees - what a hassle! Find a great buy online and then get whacked with expensive shipping charges. As consumers, we are way too familiar with that unfortunate scenario. As business owners, we are empowered to provide our customers with fairly priced shipping options without profit-driven markups.

Discount web retailers hook in customers with the cheapest possible product prices and make back profits with heavily marked-up shipping costs. To us, that is a disingenuous consumer experience. We strive to fairly price our products and shipping fees in order to build a long-term relationship with our savvy, green customers. We hope you noticed our reasonable shipping fees when you place orders for natural pet products. (Have you noticed? We hope so! Send us feedback.)

Urban Leash & Treat has a simple philosophy for calculating shipping fees. Cover our costs. Here are our values and principles for shipping:

• We offer fair prices for reliable, trackable shipping options. We aim only to cover carrier charges and recover packaging costs. We have no hidden profit agenda in shipping fees. And between you and me, we think that's an unscrupulous way to make a few bucks.
• Our shipping fees are based on carrier charges plus a small markup to cover packaging materials.
• We issue refunds if the actual shipping charges are lower than your cost at checkout. Shipping fees assessed at checkout our calculated based on the weight of the purchased products. Some of our products do vary in weight (dog bones and bully sticks, especially). When those products are purchased in bulk, weight variations can affect the final cost. We don't aim to profit from shipping fees, so we are happy to refund cost savings back to our customer.
• Pet beds are shipped directly from the manufacturer. We have almost no ability to affect the carrier selection or costs for shipping pet beds. We can accommodate some pet bed shipping changes, such as requests for expedited shipping for last-minute gifts.
• Our packages and packing materials are recycled, recyclable and re-usable.
• Where possible, we re-use shipping boxes and packaging material. (We carefully check used boxes for integrity before using them in customer shipments.)
• We currently offer USPS Priority and Express shipping methods. We chose USPS because of their reasonable rates and flexible pick-up and delivery options. USPS is known to handle packages more carefully than other carriers.
• We are sometimes asked why we don't offer USPS Parcel Post as a shipping method. We have found that within the average weight range of customer packages, the Parcel Post rate is only cents cheaper than Priority with a longer delivery time. USPS Priority is the best value for your money.
• As we grow our business, our shipping costs will decrease. The best way to cultivate cheaper shipping is to participate in our business. Purchase your natural, organic and sustainable pet supplies from Urban Leash & Treat.

Happy holidays, and here's to transparency in shipping charges!

Free Shipping is Back!

Free shipping is Back! Based on customer feedback, we updated our shipping discounts. Here are our new standard shipping and new customer discounts:

• FREE Shipping on orders over $60, excluding pet beds, with discount code FREESHIPPING.
• New customers receive 10% off their first purchase with discount code NEWCUSTOMER.

New Shipping Discount: 50% off for $50 Order

We are happy to announce our new shipping discount! All customers receive 50% Off Shipping on orders over $50. Use Discount Code SHIPPING50 at checkout to activate this discount.

Unfortunately, shipping discounts are not available on products that ship directly from the manufacturer.

Limit one discount code per order.