How Do Estimated Dates & Guaranteed Dates For Orders Work? (Rush Shipping)
At Apliiq, we know getting your order made as quickly as possible and into your hands or your customer's hands is super important. The good news is that merchants have trusted Apliiq to fulfill millions of items, and we have a pretty solid system for providing estimates for when to expect your order to arrive to you.
How Order Estimates Are Created
The vast majority of orders processed by Apliiq will receive an estimated date for when you should expect to receive your order. While estimates aren't perfect or guaranteed, they provide a great reference for when you should expect to receive your order. Apliiq utilizes 3 important factors to estimate your order's arrival:
Product Availability: Sourcing Amazing Products Is Key To Building A Great Brand
'Product Availability' is Apliiq's estimate in days for how long it will take for the product to be available for production within Apliiq's manufacturing facility. Apliiq utilizes a network of blank garment wholesalers and distributors to tap into the best possible network of garments. Apliiq purchases garments on demand daily. Apliiq utilizes only reputable manufacturers that create consistently good products; however, not all blank garments are equal from a product availability standpoint. You can find the fastest available garments, by filtering the catalog by "availability."
Service Estimates: Different Services Operate At Different Speeds
When you setup your saved designs, you can select whichever service you'd like to use to produce your products. Some services like screen printing, take longer than other printing services like transfer printing. Your order estimate will be gated by the longest service you create and order.
Shipping Option Selected: Select the Shipping Service That You Need
Apliiq uses the best shipping options for US Domestic and International Shipping. Feel free to select Standard, Rush, or Expedited shipping. Rush and expedited shipping will reduce your estimated order time.
3 Easy Tips For Getting Orders As Fast As Possible
- Select the right service for your timing needs. Services like transfer printing, dtg, and embroidery are relatively fast services, all being completed within days of the product being available in Apliiq facilities. However, services like creating new woven labels or screen printing can take weeks to complete.
- Keep orders simple! While you are able to mix & match lots of different designs together, more complex orders take more time on average to produce. A single artwork change or a single base garment with poor availability can delay the entire order. Keep sample orders small to ensure they are processed as quickly as possible.
- Stay in contact. The Apliiq team is not shy, and we will reach out to you about your order. If we don't hear back from you in a timely manner, it may delay your order. Please be sure to follow up on artwork approvals as quickly as possible, to ensure the Apliiq team can achieve your estimated date. We are always happy to accommodate changes to orders when we can (different size, different color, or artwork changes), but making these changes once an order has been placed, may lead to delays.
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