Because we keep a large stock of merchandise
on hand, we ship most orders (excluding instruments) in 1 or 2 business
days.
Delivery time depends on the shipping type you select, please see details below.
Standard
Ground, U.S. Only Includes Armed Forces APO & FPO, U.S. Territories, Insular Areas, and Freely associated States
when we can ship by United States Postal Service.
Delivery time averages 2 to 7 business days to addresses in the United States. Deliveries to other locations will
take longer. Most orders under $50.00 are shipped
by USPS First Class, orders over $50.00 are shipped by USPS Priority mail or UPS Ground. Forrests Music
reserves the right to select the shipping method, if you have a preference we may be able
to accommodate you but there may be an additional cost.
Merchandise orders not containing books, music, orchestral excerpt cd roms,
or posters
Value of Order
Cost
Up to $25.00
$5.20
$25.01 to $50.00
$7.50
$50.01 to $100.00
$10.00
$100.01 to $150.00
$11.25
Over $150.00
FREE
Merchandise orders containing books, music, orchestral excerpt cd roms, or posters
Value of Order
Cost
Up to $25.00
$7.50
$25.01 to $50.00
$10.00
$50.01 to $100.00
$13.00
$100.01 to $150.00
$14.20
Over $150.00
FREE
Because of the larger packages and higher weights
involved, orders containing books, music, orchestral excerpt cd roms, and/or posters cost more to ship.
Guaranteed on-time delivery
to every address throughout the United States (excluding intra-Alaska shipments)
by the end of the second full transit day. UPS does not
count Saturdays, Sundays, or holidays as transit or delivery days. UPS may suspend the guarantee
at peak holiday times and in areas suffering severe storm damage. Service
is only available to street addresses in the 50 States. It is not available
to P.O. Boxes or to APO or FPO.
Please have someone available to receive the package, UPS may or may not
leave it without a signature. We will be happy to have it delivered to a
different address, such as your work address.
Guaranteed delivery by 10:30 a.m., noon, or end of day the next full
transit day depending on destination. UPS does not count Saturdays, Sundays,
or holidays as transit or delivery days. UPS may suspend the guarantee
at peak holiday times and in areas suffering severe storm damage. Service
is only available to street addresses in the 50 States. It is not available
to P.O. Boxes or to APO or FPO.
Please have someone available to receive the package, UPS may or may not
leave it without a signature. We will be happy to have it delivered to
a different address, such as your work address.
These fees do not necessarily represent UPS published rates and may include
handling charges levied by Forrests Music.
Standard
Ground to Canada Includes all of Canada when we can ship by United States Postal Service.
Merchandise orders not containing books, music, orchestral excerpt cd roms,
or posters
Value of Order
Estimated Cost
Up to $50.00
$25.00
$50.01 to $100.00
$30.00
$100.01 to $150.00
$35.00
Over $150.00
You will be contacted with cost
Merchandise orders containing books, music, orchestral excerpt cd roms, or posters
Value of Order
Estimated Cost
Up to $50.00
$30.00
$50.01 to $100.00
$35.00
$100.01 to $150.00
$40.00
Over $150.00
You will be contacted with cost
Because of the larger packages and higher weights
involved, orders containing books, music, orchestral excerpt cd roms, and/or posters cost more to ship.
Canadian shipping rates are estimates. Due to higher insurance and shipping costs,
some orders may cost more than these rates. In that case we
will e-mail you for instructions.
Shipments to Canada may incur taxes or other fees imposed by Canada. Any such costs are the responsibility of the purchaser.
Shipping to
Canada averages 2 to 3 weeks. This is a function of our respective post offices,
and is not under our control.
Customer pickup at Forrests
We will have your order ready for you to pick up in person at Forrests Music. There is no shipping charge, sales tax is charged at the current rate in Berkeley California. You must present photo ID to pick up the order.
Armed Forces APO &
FPO
APO & FPO shipments are made at the ground rate when
we can ship by United States Postal Service. When ordering scroll down the list of states
and you will find an option group labeled "U.S. Armed Forces"
U.S. Territories,
Insular Areas, Freely associated States
Shipments are made at the ground rate when we can ship
by United States Postal Service. When ordering scroll down the list of states
and you will find an option group labeled "U.S. Territories"
International
Shipments
Depending on the value and weight of an order, we will use the lowest cost
method while assuring prompt delivery. We ship by Air Mail, International
Express Mail and UPS. The cost of shipping
may include the cost of insurance, which is dependent on the value of the
package. The exact cost of such shipping can only be determined by taking
the shipment's weight, value and destination into consideration.
We will contact you by e-mail with exact costs and options. Shipments outside
of the United States may incur taxes or other fees imposed by the destination
country. Any such costs are the responsibility of the purchaser.