100% Risk-Free Live Arrival Guarantee:
Rainforest Aquarium, LLC (RFA) guarantees that the shrimp will arrive alive and well with your Shrimp Bubble Kit. To ensure the well-being of the shrimp during transport we line our shipping boxes with thick interlocking insulating foam walls and add cold or heat packs when needed. We ship all Ecosystem Kits and live shrimp orders Expedite via USPS Priority Mail and provide valid tracking numbers for all shipments. Orders will be shipped directly to your door. We strongly recommend someone to be available at the time of delivery to prevent the shrimp from being left outdoors, exposed to extreme temperatures.
Regular Shipping Schedule
We ship all our Shrimp Bubble Ecosystem Kits and Live Opae Ula Shrimp "Expedite," via USPS Priority Mail or "Express" shipping via UPS 2nd Day Air.
Live Stock Orders usually take 1-2 day to be processed. Live stock shipments are also shipped when destination geographic area weather permits; night temperatures no lower than 40 F degrees, day temperatures not exceeding 85 F to MAXIMUM 90 F degrees.
Orders via UPS 2nd Day Air are shipped on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday only. Last day of the week for UPS 2nd Day Air shipping is Wednesday, for Friday delivery. No UPS 2nd Day Air are shipped on Thursdays, Fridays or Saturdays.
All our dry goods are shipped via USPS Priority or First Class Mail, six days a week, Monday to Saturday.
2020 Holidays Shipping Schedule - Last Day Shipping
Last day shipping for holidays arrival. All orders MUST be placed BEFORE 12:00 pm Pacific Time. Also, please check the "Exceptions to the Shipping Schedule" section below.
Christmas:
"Expedite" (USPS Priority) - Saturday, Dec.19
"Express" (UPS 2nd Day Air) - Monday, Dec. 21
Overnight (UPS Overnight) -Tuesday, Dec. 23
Saturday Delivery - Not available
New Year:
"Expedite" (USPS Priority) - Saturday, Dec.26
"Express" (UPS 2nd Day Air) - Monday, Dec. 28
Overnight (UPS Overnight) -Wednesday, Dec. 29
Saturday Delivery - Not available
We will resume our regular shipping schedule on Saturday, January 4, 2020.
Exceptions to the Shipping Schedule
National Holidays To prevent live stock being stuck in transit we postpone shipping the ecosystems and live shrimp orders two to three days before any national holiday, when the carrier companies are closed.
Weather Conditions We may temporarily place a live shrimp (or ecosystem kit that contains live shrimp) order on hold due to extreme weather conditions, either in our own geographical area, the order’s destination geographical area or when the national carrier company announces possible delays due to weather conditions or for any other reasons.
Disclaimer: NO INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING OR TRANSSHIPPING. The Shrimp Bubble Kit cannot be shipped to Hawaii, APO/FPO addresses, Post Office Boxes, Puerto Rico, other U.S. Territories, shipped or transshipped Internationally. WARRANTY is VOID for all transshipments or any kind or reshipments.