US Mint Offers Free Budget Shipping For Enrollment Products
Kudbegud
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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.
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That is a nice gesture and likely made to increase enrollments... and it should for those who are steady customers. Cheers, RickO
Agreed ricko. It is about time they did something for product subscribers.
Years back didn't they used to have free shipping for subs?
I have a vague memory of that....I think.....maybe. ¯_(?)_/¯
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...
Thanks for the "heads-up"....
Boy am I glad I can't use this.
you have to cancel your old subscription and enter a new one, I don't think they will apply to us regular subs
Best place to buy !
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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.
Just a heads up, I looked up the details. There's a catch. From the US Mint's site's FAQ:
Any order counts, online, phone or subscription, from a single account. You have to be registered and be subscribed to e-mail notification.
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.
Worked for me
Best place to buy !
Bronze Associate member
Nope.....
@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...
Correct....after #3 of all orders shipping will be free
Loyalty vs. Subs