US Mint Offers Free Budget Shipping For Enrollment Products

Kudbegud

Just received in an email from the Mint

Beginning January 1, 2018, all enrollment products will receive free budget shipping automatically. No change is needed to your account if budget shipping is your preferred shipping method. Thank you for being a loyal U.S. Mint customer!

Nice that they are recognizing their most loyal customers.

ricko

That is a nice gesture and likely made to increase enrollments... and it should for those who are steady customers. Cheers, RickO

Kudbegud

Agreed ricko. It is about time they did something for product subscribers.

BigA

Years back didn't they used to have free shipping for subs?

Kudbegud

I have a vague memory of that....I think.....maybe. ¯_(?)_/¯

BackroadJunkie

@BigA said:
Years back didn't they used to have free shipping for subs?

No, they actually had a 10-15% discount off the price of the product, iirc.

I may have to review my subscription philosophy...

Edit: The increase in prices will be offset by this. The pucks are going up $5, so at least you'll get $4.95 off shipping...

OPA

Thanks for the "heads-up"....

LindeDad

Boy am I glad I can't use this.

Kkathyl

you have to cancel your old subscription and enter a new one, I don't think they will apply to us regular subs

Kudbegud

@Kkathyl said:
you have to cancel your old subscription and enter a new one, I don't think they will apply to us regular subs

Check my post above of a copy from the email = "No change is needed to your account if budget shipping is your preferred shipping method".

I remember looking for shipping method when I signed up for some enrollment coins and saw no choice to select from for shipping. That's the mint for ya.

BackroadJunkie

Just a heads up, I looked up the details. There's a catch. From the US Mint's site's FAQ:

United States Mint Loyalty Program

Three Orders Per Year
Place 3 orders in the calendar year to be eligible for free shipping. Qualification will be made when your order ships.

Any order counts, online, phone or subscription, from a single account. You have to be registered and be subscribed to e-mail notification.

Restarts Yearly
Total order count for program qualification restarts on January 1st each year.

So you're still going to be hit for shipping on the first three orders per year every year.

This means you should wait until you have three non-subscription orders (that you'd have to pay for shipping anyway) before you turn on your subscriptions, since subscription products won't sell out through the year. (The exception to this is the 5oz pucks, which will sell out.)

So if I wasn't ordering the pucks, my first order with the Mint won't be until summer when the Silver RP set comes out. Once I complete three orders, I would then turn on subscriptions for the rest of the year for free shipping, and then order the products I missed at the start of the year when a free shipping promotion occurs.

Now, I agree this may only save some people $5 or $10, but hey, it's the way my mind works.

Kkathyl

Worked for me

BigA

So you're still going to be hit for shipping on the first three orders per year every year.

Nope.....

BackroadJunkie

@Kkathyl and @BigA, I think you're right.

Rereading the "Loyalty program" outline, after three purchases, ALL subsequent orders will get free budget shipping, not just subscriptions.

This is something new...

BigA

Correct....after #3 of all orders shipping will be free

Loyalty vs. Subs