If you are placing an order with West Coast Shaving, and want it in a hurry, do NOT add any products containing alcohol to your order!
Why? Simply this. WCS follows the rules (kudos to them on that!). In this case, specifically USPS rules, which say they can only ship products with alcohol via parcel post. USPS lists delivery time of 2-9 business days.
I placed an order on Sunday 8-16-09 (D.E. razor, sample pack of blades, 2 creams and an AS), still not here. Not WCS fault, they are simply following USPS regs. It just sucks for me that my new gear is stuck somewhere between California and Michigan. BTW, WCS normally ships Priority Mail (and I love Priority Mail). And they have great prices, and from what I can discern they have great Customer Service as well. But if you've gotta have that AS with alcohol added to your order and are in a hurry, consider a separate order!
BTW, I ordered a bottle of Bay Rum (Dominica) AS from another online retailer after placing the WCS order. It arrived a few days ago (shipped Priority Mail). While I was thrilled to receive the product so quickly, I wasn't impressed with the fact that they would not follow the rules.
FWIW, WCS when contacted, did tell me they plan to offer UPS ground as an option in the near future. It would get my particular order here quicker (not sure if it'll be an option for the free shipping over $80 or not). But for most things (whenever available), my favorite is still Priority Mail.
Why? Simply this. WCS follows the rules (kudos to them on that!). In this case, specifically USPS rules, which say they can only ship products with alcohol via parcel post. USPS lists delivery time of 2-9 business days.
I placed an order on Sunday 8-16-09 (D.E. razor, sample pack of blades, 2 creams and an AS), still not here. Not WCS fault, they are simply following USPS regs. It just sucks for me that my new gear is stuck somewhere between California and Michigan. BTW, WCS normally ships Priority Mail (and I love Priority Mail). And they have great prices, and from what I can discern they have great Customer Service as well. But if you've gotta have that AS with alcohol added to your order and are in a hurry, consider a separate order!
BTW, I ordered a bottle of Bay Rum (Dominica) AS from another online retailer after placing the WCS order. It arrived a few days ago (shipped Priority Mail). While I was thrilled to receive the product so quickly, I wasn't impressed with the fact that they would not follow the rules.
FWIW, WCS when contacted, did tell me they plan to offer UPS ground as an option in the near future. It would get my particular order here quicker (not sure if it'll be an option for the free shipping over $80 or not). But for most things (whenever available), my favorite is still Priority Mail.
