Where are the large items?

One of the questions we always get is "hey where is all the big stuff?" Well there is a lot to answer that. I guess honestly it comes down to the economy, shipping rates, and US shipping. Ok, lets break this down. As everyone knows the economy is in the hole. Most people are not spending the money they used to on large figurines. Also, the largest concern for us manufacturers, is the container shipping. You see, to ship a 40 foot container from China to the US is around 6000-7000 dollars no matter is its full or empty. Large items take up a large section of the container space. Which means that the large items must bare large amounts of shipping per item. For example, in 2006 a 21" gargoyle averaged about 5-6 dollars in shipping per item, now a days that same item would average 15-18 dollars per item. It is more cost effective to have smaller items in the container and lots of them to break the shipping down to an affordable amount. The last part is how to make large items shippable in the US. Lets face it, all the shipping companies are charging tons to ship an item, but the biggest factore is that they treat the packages like hockey pucks. Large items require much more detail in how they are designed, packaged, and shipped. Face it folks, they can be a big pain in the butt. I am sure that when the ecomony settles down and shipping rates fall back in line, you will start to see larger items become available. Until then, just keep your eyes open for the very few that are being produced. I hope this answered many of your questions. Dennis

Shipping Costs

GreatGargoyles is a Wholesale/Retail site. It confuses people that when they place an order the invoice they see does not include shipping. Why is that? Well like i said we wholesale out products all over the United States. In the past we have spent hundreds of hours trying to figure out shipping method that work for everyone. And yes all those hours went to waste. On the large orders that we shipping by truck, to the very small orders that are shipped postal service, there is not one shipping method that works for everyone. Therefore, we have done what other major suppliers have done and deal with the shipping on an order by order basis. I realize some of our small retail customer are not used to this practice, but the "big players" understand it completely. Everyone must remember we do not make up the shipping nor do we apply any handling charges to any order. Our prices are very low, and to think that shipping these products for free is an option no way. I do admit that all shipping methods are expensive these days. So if you are a retail customer only ordering a ten dollar item, please expect ten dollars in shipping for the most part. I see it eveyday, customer orders a small order and the shipping is as much as the order. Well I hope this helps explain our shipping methods. Dennis

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