| You can have an order drop shipped to your customers with
Africa Imports.
There is an extra $5.00 drop shipping charge for any drop shipped
orders.
Drop shipping is when you order something from us; and we ship it
directly to your customer.
There are several reasons you may want to avoid the drop shipping. The
main reason is that you lose some contact with your customers. The
products that you or your customers receive will be as shown in the
catalog or website; but each is hand made so there will be small
individual differences in individual items. Most people think that this
adds value to the product; but it helps you to see exactly what your
customer is receiving so that you are able to handle questions as they
come up. One of the complaints that many people mention to us about other
companies is that the items are drop shipped from somewhere else. Many
people like to receive items directly from the company or person that they
buy them from; and feel badly when something is drop shipped to them. Your
customers are your biggest asset; so you may want to think about this some
more.
Although we do not want your customers to contact us directly, and we
would never contact them directly, it is possible for your customers to
find us some other way. To make our relationship as good as possible, we
prefer to have no contact at all with your customers. Avoiding drop
shipping is one way to avoid any possible misunderstandings.
You can also save money by not drop shipping. If your orders with us
are at least $400., there is no charge to you for shipping. You can save
not only the drop shipping charges; but all of the regular shipping costs
this way as well.
If you still think that it is in your best interest to have us send
items directly to your customers, we certainly can. There are just some
potential problems that you will want to consider first. |
