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Protect your valuable shipments with ShipyourReptiles Insurance
Posted Oct. 27, 2011
Our on-time and live arrival insurance program has been operating smoothly for three months, and, as a way to better serve our customers, we are increasing the available coverage:
- Maximum coverage available when booking a shipment on ShipYourReptiles.com has been raised from $1,500 to $3,000.
- High-value insurance up to $10,000+ is now available. Inquire by emailing Robyn@ShipYourReptiles.com.
How ShipYourReptiles Insurance works
ShipYourReptiles Insurance covers your shipping charges if your package is delivered late, and it covers the insured value of the animal if it's delivered late and dead.
You can easily purchase ShipYourReptiles insurance when you Book a Shipment.
- By default, we provide you with the minimum $100 in coverage. You can decline insurance coverage by un-checking the insurance check box, or you can add coverage by increasing the insured value in the menu.
- Select the amount of insurance you want.
- Read the Terms and Conditions.
- Check the "I have read and accept all Terms and Conditions" checkbox.
The insurance charge will be added to your shipment.
Summary of coverage
- ShipYourReptiles Insurance provides the only way to insure live and on-time delivery of live reptiles. ShipYourReptiles Insurance protects you against late delivery and animal death due to late delivery.
- Insurance costs $2.50 per $100 in coverage, with a maximum coverage of $3,000 when booking through the site.
- If you want on-time arrival insurance only, you must select the minimum insurance charge of $2.50.
- In order to guarantee full coverage, we recommend you insure the combined value of your shipping charges and the reptile you are shipping.
- For a DOA claim to be covered, the package must also be delivered late, according to FedEx’ guaranteed delivery time. On-time live arrival is the shipper’s responsibility based on the ability to pack a healthy animal according to ShipYourReptiles shipping standards.
- For a delivery to be considered late, it must arrive 60 seconds or more after the FedEx guaranteed delivery time.
- Claims for dead arrival must be reported within four hours of the recorded delivery time.
- Claims for late arrival must be reported within seven days of the recorded delivery time.
For more details, see our FAQ, How does ShipYourReptiles Insurance work?
>> Book a Shipment Today!
About ShipYourReptiles
In the past 2 1/2 years, ShipYourReptiles has helped thousands of people ship more than 100,000 packages easily, affordably and securely. ShipYourReptiles was founded by reptile breeders Robyn Markland and Chad Brown of Pro Exotics.
Fire destroys our building, but we're still shipping
Posted Sept. 27, 2011
Yesterday a fire burned our Pro Exotics Reptiles facility. The fire started at about 5:30 a.m., and it destroyed our snake operation as well as our Pro Exotics dry goods.
Good news: ShipYourReptiles.com is not affected in any way. You can get free rate quotes, book shipments and order shipping supplies just like normal. Also, you can insure your shipments against late and dead arrival.
Our phones are down temporarily. If you need anything, including scheduling a pickup, please email kevin@shipyourreptiles.com. He'll respond by email or cell phone.
"Bad things are going to happen to us in life," our co-owner Chad Brown told the local news, "it's what we do about them, not what has happened to us."
Thanks for your support. We are excited for the future of ShipYourReptiles.
Here's a video from FOX 31 Denver
Daytona awesome in 2011
Posted Aug. 24, 2011
We just returned from another great Daytona reptile expo. Over the past few years we have shipped thousands of animals from the National Reptile Breeders' Expo with fantastic success.
Insure your live shipments with ShipYourReptiles
Posted July 19, 2011
SHIPYOURREPTILES INSURANCE DELIVERS EVEN MORE CONFIDENCE
Littleton, CO - ShipYourReptiles' new on-time and live arrival insurance redefines what is means to ship live reptiles easily, affordably and securely.
ShipYourReptiles insurance provides the only way to insure live and on-time delivery of live reptiles. No other shipper -- UPS, USPS, FedEx or any third party shipper -- provides a similar guarantee. ShipYourReptiles insurance gives shippers utmost confidence by protecting them against late delivery and animal death due to late delivery.
ShipYourReptiles insurance costs $2.50 per $100 in coverage, with a maximum coverage of $1,500. ShipYourReptiles customers can easily add the desired amount of insurance coverage during the Book A Shipment process.
Before this program, reptile shippers who guaranteed live arrival had to pay dead-arrival losses out of their own pockets. ShipYourReptiles insurance removes shippers from this liability by transferring the monetary risk to ShipYourReptiles. In case of late delivery or dead arrival due to late delivery, ShipYourReptiles.com pays the shippers' losses, up to the insured value.
"We are proud of this revolutionary service," says ShipYourReptiles founder Chad Brown. "We have been working for years to make reptile shipping as easy and safe as possible, and our insurance will provide that extra bit of confidence for all reptile shippers -- from big-time breeders to first-timers."
About ShipYourReptiles: In the past 2 1/2 years, ShipYourReptiles has helped thousands of people ship tens of thousands of live reptiles easily, affordably and securely. ShipYourReptiles was founded by reptile breeders Robyn Markland and Chad Brown of Pro Exotics.
Photo contest: Win a free shipment!
Posted April 18, 2011
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We are offering two free shipments (up to $55 value each). Create your own thumbs-up picture with one of your ShipYourReptiles shipments and post the photo on our Facebook page (cell phone pics are fine). Deadline is midnight Sunday, April 24. We will draw two random winners from the pictures posted, and they will each receive a live reptile shipment credit of $55. Be as creative as you like!
>> Check out the ShipYourReptiles Facebook page
ShipYourReptiles ships 1,000 packages a week!
Thanks to the support of people like you, the newly relaunched ShipYourReptiles.com is shipping 1,000 packages a week with great success. FedEx is providing awesome shipping service, and we are excited about our future.
Be sure to use the Harmless Live Reptile insert
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We've seen some "unboxing" videos on YouTube (awesome to see), and we've noticed some ShipYourReptiles customers aren't putting the Harmless Live Reptile insert on top of their paperwork inside the shipping boxes. This sheet is the first thing a person sees when opening the box, and it's important for every shipment. To make it easier, here is a downloadable pdf with three Harmless Live Reptile notes on the page. You can print the pdf in bulk, cut them out, and have them handy for your next shipments. Easy! And important!
Have a great 2011 reptile season!
ShipYourReptiles with Fedex
Posted Jan. 31, 2011
We are back!
After shipping more than 50,000 packages with UPS, we have completed our transition to FedEx. We are now ready to take care of all your non-venomous reptile shipping needs.
Visit www.ShipYourReptiles.com today to order shipping supplies and get a free rate quote!
- ShipYourReptiles.com customers can ship live non-venomous reptiles, including snakes, to and from businesses and residences.
- Because we are certified to ship live non-venomous reptiles via FedEx, you don't have to be certified.
- Thanks to our customer support team, you'll continue to get the same level of customer service as a million-dollar shipper.
- With FedEx Priority Overnight service, you'll enjoy guaranteed 10:30 a.m. arrival to most addresses.
- Money-back guarantee -- ShipYourReptiles is the only way to get a money-back on-time guarantee for FedEx live reptile shipping.
- You'll get a great rate!
We are excited to resume shipping with FedEx, and we hope you enjoy our services.
-- Robyn and the ShipYourReptiles.com team
2010 Daytona show was a success
Posted Aug. 25, 2010
For the second straight year, we provided shipping supplies and services to vendors and attendees at last weekend's 2010 National Breeders' Expo -- and it was a big success!
- UPS delivered 100 percent live arrival on Next Day Air packages.
- Our kits made it easy for people to pack their reptiles for shipment.
- While we didn't ship third party snakes, we helped lots of vendors and attendees get their reptiles and supplies home safely.
Next:
Look for us at North American Reptile Breeders Breeders Conference in Chicago Oct. 9-10.
-- Robyn and the ShipYourReptiles.com team
ShipYourReptiles going to 2010 Daytona show
Posted Aug. 9, 2010
ShipYourReptiles.com will be serving attendees and vendors at the Aug. 20-22 National Reptile Breeders Expo in Daytona Beach.
Our booth is to the left inside the expo entrance. Look for the 12-foot-tall green banner.
You can ship dry goods and reptiles not including snakes.
You cannot ship live snakes.
We have been working closely with UPS on the live snake shipping issue. Today we got the official word from UPS' director of dangerous goods:
UPS currently does not allow third party or online snake shipping by anyone. We have learned that all existing snake exceptions apply only to individual breeders or sellers, not their third party or online shipping operations.
While we are fighting hard to allow snake shipping, anyone who currently allows third party or online snake shipping is doing so without UPS permission. Shipments can be stopped and snakes' lives can be endangered. For this reason, we will not book shipments of live snakes at the Daytona show.
Come by our booth, and see how easy, secure and affordable it is to ship your other items with ShipYourReptiles.com
- Book and pay for your UPS shipment.
- Drop off your packages.
- Buy shipping supplies.
- Save 30% off retail rates!
See you there!
Temporary change in snake shipping policy
Posted May 20, 2010
Due to some irresponsible shippers, UPS has directed our customers to temporarily stop shipping snakes with ShipYourReptiles.com.
We are working hard to reinstate safe snake shipping for our customers and the entire reptile community.
Other types of UPS-approved non-venomous reptiles — including geckos, lizards and turtles — may be shipped with ShipYourReptiles.com.
To make your shipments easy, we recommend you drop off your packages at a Staples or Office Depot shipping counter.
We will keep you updated on this matter.
Thanks for your patience and support,
-- Robyn and the ShipYourReptiles.com team
Success in Daytona
Posted August 28, 2009
We provided shipping services to vendors and attendees at last weekend's 2009 National Breeders' Expo, and it was a huge success!
We shipped more than 200 packages with a 100 percent on-time success rate. All reptiles arrived safe and sound.
ShipYourReptiles enjoyed a terrific reception and awesome feedback from the entire reptile community. Next year will be even bigger and better!
Our next show: The North American Reptile Breeders Conference Oct. 10-11 in Tinley Park, IL. See you there!
ShipYourReptiles at the National Breeders' Expo
Posted August 20, 2009
We're in Daytona Beach providing shipping services and supplies to vendors and attendees of this awesome show. Come by our booth!
Vendors and attendees!
- Book & pay for your UPS shipments throughout the show.
- Buy UPS-approved shipping supplies. Ship with our supplies or your own.
- Book with your own ShipYourReptiles account, or we'll create one for you.
- Save 30% off retail rates!
Vendors!
- Increase your sales by helping customers get their purchases home safely.
- Send your live animals and dry goods home quickly and easily at the end of the show .
- Avoid the early Monday run to Delta or UPS; we’ll take care of it for you.
We're near the entrance at tables 545-548. Look for our 12-foot-tall green ShipYourReptiles banner. See you in Daytona!
5,000 shipments and counting
Posted July 15, 2009
Only four months after ShipYourReptiles.com went live, we're already revolutionizing shipping in the reptile community.
- Along with our All Pro Shipping sister sites, we have booked more than 5,000 shipments of niche-specific items including bicycles, radio controlled cars and aircraft, aquarium supplies and live aquatics, and reptile caging and non-venomous live reptiles.
- We have saved our customers more than $50,000 in shipping fees
- Our success rate and on-time delivery are greater than 99%
- Thanks to members of the reptile, aquatics, bike and RC communities (especially the reptile community), each week gets better
- Fully functional sites coming soon: ShipYourAquatics.com, ShipYourBicycles.com and ShipYourRC.com
Look for ShipYourReptiles.com at the 2009 National Reptile Breeders' Expo
Posted May 8, 2009
Daytona, Florida- Aug. 22-23, 2009 - ShipYourReptiles.com, a UPS-approved shipper of reptiles in the United States, will provide shipping services at the 2009 National Reptile Breeders' Expo. Shipping your dry goods and live non-venomous reptiles to and from the show is now easier, more secure and more affordable than ever.
Attendees: Save 30% off retail rates! Make purchases of live reptiles and dry goods from any vendor at the show and book your items to ship back home at our booth Friday through Sunday. We will store dry goods packages over the weekend in a secure room. Book your live reptile shipments throughout the weekend, and drop off your live reptile shipments starting Sunday morning, scheduled to go out UPS Next Day Air on Monday morning.
Reptile shipping kits: Complete kits will be available in partnership with Superior Enterprise, located at the table next to ours. Kits include insulated boxes, deli cups, cloth bags and heat/cold packs.
Vendors: Ship your dry goods and live reptiles home from the show, directly from our ShipYourReptiles.com booth. Save yourself that early Monday morning run to Delta, FedEx or UPS, and get a great rate at the same time!
You can also have your customers take their purchases to our booth for shipment home, whether they be live reptiles or merchandise. To ship your goods to the show at 30% off retail rates, visit ShipYourReptiles.com.
ShipYourReptiles.com provides everything you need to ship your dry goods and live reptiles easily, securely and affordably.
Since our site's launch in late March, we have booked more than 2,500 shipments of dry goods and live non-venomous reptiles -- and we've saved our customers more than $25,000.
We're off to a great start
Posted May 8, 2009
ShipYourReptiles.com and our parent site AllProShipping.com went live in late March, and so far:
- We have booked more than 2,000 shipments of various items including bikes, radio controlled cars and planes, reptile caging and non venomous live reptiles.
- We have saved our customers more than $20,000 in shipping fees.
- Our success rate and on-time delivery are greater than 99%.
- Each week gets better and better.
Coming soon: ShipYourAquatics.com, ShipYourBikes.com and ShipYourRC.com
About ShipYourReptiles.com
ShipYourReptiles.com is a member of the All Pro Shipping family of niche shipping sites, designed specifically to help reptile breeders and hobbyists ship reptiles and supplies easily, securely and affordably
The ShipYourReptiles.com team has run a shipping-intensive business for more than 15 years, and we’ve sent thousands of packages with UPS. Over the years, we’ve grown to rely on UPS’ competitive rates and reliable service.
By combining our experience with UPS' shipping leadership, we have created a family of shipping sites that serve the special needs of niche shippers. Our specific interfaces, shipping supplies and shipping knowledge make shipping easy, secure and affordable for members of the Reptile, Aquatics, Bicycle and RC communities (and we have more niche sites on the way).
Ship Your Reptiles
3911 Norwood Dr., Unit C
Littleton, CO 80125
info@allproshipping.com
303-730-2125