Why shipping is $8
Shipping is $8. One deck or twenty. Anywhere in America, Guam included. That's about what USPS charges us; we eat the box and the tape.
$10. Correction: $8 ships it to Ketchikan, Alaska. Yes, really.
One more number, since you are here: a gifted deck is $25 with shipping included, and a deck plus shipping is $28. Yes, the gift is the cheapest way to buy one deck. Gifts should be. Gift a Deck.
What USPS charges us for one deck, by zone
USPS Ground Advantage prices by distance from South Bend, Indiana. Zone 1 is next door. Zone 8 is the far coast, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the territories. Averaged over where people actually live, a single deck costs us about $7.66. You pay $8 in every row.
| Zone | For example | USPS charges us | You pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zone 1 | next door to us in Indiana | $6.93 | $8.00 ($1.07 covers the box) |
| Zone 2 | Chicago, Detroit | $6.94 | $8.00 ($1.06 covers the box) |
| Zone 3 | Ohio, Wisconsin, Kentucky | $7.30 | $8.00 ($0.70 covers the box) |
| Zone 4 | Tennessee, Minnesota, Maryland | $7.46 | $8.00 ($0.54 covers the box) |
| Zone 5 | New York City, Florida, Texas | $7.69 | $8.00 ($0.31 covers the box) |
| Zone 6 | Colorado, Wyoming, Maine up north | $7.86 | $8.00 ($0.14 covers the box) |
| Zone 7 | Arizona, Utah, Idaho | $8.07 | $8.00 (we eat $0.07) |
| Zone 8 | California, the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam | $8.40 | $8.00 (we eat $0.40) |
Commercial Ground Advantage rates, sourced September 5, 2026. When USPS changes the ladder, this table changes with it.
Bigger boxes
Two, three or four decks ride USPS cubic pricing, which prices the box, not the weight. The most we have ever been quoted for four decks is $10.13, to Ketchikan and to Guam. You still pay $8; we eat the $2.13. Per deck that works out to $8 for one, $4 each for two, $2.67 each for three and $2 each for four. Stack the box.
$8 is a rate, not a carrier
For each box we buy the cheapest service that keeps the promise, usually USPS Ground Advantage, sometimes Priority Mail when it wins. Typically 2 to 5 business days, a bit longer to Alaska, Hawaii and the territories. Your tracking email names the carrier once the label is printed.
All year
$8 in December too. USPS charges us more from early October to mid January. We eat the difference rather than change the price for the holidays.
Why not free shipping
Free shipping is shipping hidden inside the price. A deck is $20 and we would rather keep it $20 and show you the $8 than sell you a $28 deck with a free label. This page is the receipt.
Faster, and elsewhere
When a faster option is available it shows at checkout, named by service, at the carrier's own price. Nothing added. We ship within the US only for now.
Returns
Our mistake, we pay. Changed your mind, you pay the return postage. How returns work.