Delivery Time
When you select a faster delivery time estimate, eMachineShop may schedule your job on a more expensive faster machine and/or use faster more expensive material suppliers and/or use a faster more expensive delivery method. Even so, the faster more expensive option does not always win. Since associated costs incurred by eMachineShop are fixed at the time a price / time combination is chosen, prices are not adjusted up or down based on early or late delivery. If you don't want to risk paying extra without a delivery guarantee, select the slowest, lowest cost method. Nevertheless, on average, faster delivery selections will arrive faster.
When selecting a delivery time make sure you know these facts:
- Delivery times shown in the price dialog are estimates - they are not guaranteed.
- You might pay extra for fast delivery and actually get slow delivery. Why? See the sidebar. Similarly you might pay less for slow delivery and actually get fast delivery.
- Prices are not adjusted up or down based on early or late
actual delivery time -- even if the actual delivery time coincides with
an alternate price / time combination.
- While eMachineShop strives to deliver on time, there are many
factors that can delay delivery:
- machining complications
- supplier delays
- equipment malfunction
- labor shortage
- overload of orders
- etc.
- Times are in business days - they don't include weekends or holidays.
- Delivery time is to your door - including transit time.
