The Childrens Place Shipping Promotions
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This information was taken from the childrensplace.com website on Monday, February 22, 2010, and is correct as of that date. All delivery times listed below do not include processing time and are estimates assuming that the items are in stock.
The Childrens Place Sales Tax Policy:
The Childrens Place is only required to charge sales tax on ALL orders except those shipping to: Alaska and Wyoming.
Where The Childrens Place Delivers:
The Childrens Place delivers to the 48 contiguous United States, Alaska, Hawaii, APO/FPO addresses and US protectorates.
How The Childrens Place Delivers:
The Childrens Place bases its shipping charges on the merchandise total of your order. Orders placed before 11:00am EST will be processed that business day. Priority Mail Service is the shipping method used for post office box addresses in Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and for all addresses in US Protectorates. Orders shipping to P.O. Box addresses within the continental US, as well as some rural addresses, ship via "UPS Basic" - a combined service between UPS and the USPS.
Gifting options at The Childrens Place
There are different service levels for you to choose from when ordering a gift online from The Childrens Place. These depend on whether you intend to have the package delivered straight to your recipient of if you'd like to receive the package yourself and then forward it to its recipient yourself. The different levels of gifting service available from The Childrens Place are as follows:
- Gift Receipt / Gift Message Only (allows you to prepare a gift package) - This option includes encrypted prices (unreadable) and a gift message on the packing slip. Price tags are not removed from the items and no gift boxes are included. - complimentary service
- Standard Gift Service (allows you to prepare a gift package) - This option has the same as the Gift Receipt / Gift Message Only package, but also includes a blank message card, gift boxes and tissue paper and a logo sticker for packing. - $2
- Deluxe Standard Gift Service (allows the gift to be sent directly to the recipient) - has your items packed into gift boxes with tissue paper, a message printed on the message card, price tags removed and encrypted prices on the packing slip. - $5
- Newborn Gift Basket Service (allows the gift to be sent directly to the recipient) - is available only for sizes up to 12 monthes. Larger sizes will be packed into gift boxes. Your order comes in a 100% wicker basic lined in canvas and wrapped in tulle. Price tags are removed and prices are encrypted on the packing slip. - $7.50
Delivery Options From The Childrens Place
All delivery estimates are based on in-stock orders and are pending credit authorization and address verification. Certain options are only available for certain types of addresses.
- Standard Delivery is provided by UPS and has your order arriving within 10 business days of the order being placed. This delivery option is only available for addresses in the 48 contiguous United States (with the exception of some rural areas). Post Office Box addresses and some extended zip codes using this delivery option will arrive via UPS basic. The cost of this delivery option is a flat rate of $5.
- Priority Delivery is provided by the USPS and has your order delivered within 10 business days from the day the order is placed. This delivery option is only available for orders shipping to military addresses, US Protectorates and post office box addresses in Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. The cost of this delivery option is a flat rate of $10.
- Second-Day Delivery is provided by UPS and is only available for street addresses in the 48 contiguous United States, Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. Some rural areas are exempt from having this delivery service as an option. Orders must be placed by 11:00am EST Monday through Thursday to ship out the same day. Orders placed after that time will ship out the next business day and orders placed after 11:00am EST will ship out on the following Monday. The cost of this delivery option is a flat rate of $10 to the US and $12 to AK, HI and PR.
- Overnight Delivery is provided by UPS and is only available for street addresses in the 48 contiguous United States, Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. Some rural areas are exempt from having this delivery service as an option. Orders must be placed by 11:00am EST Monday through Thursday to ship out the same day. Orders placed after that time will ship out the next business day and orders placed after 11:00am EST will ship out on the following Monday. The cost of this delivery option is a flat rate of $15 for orders to the US and $25 for orders shipping to AK, HI and PR.
- Gift Cards
