Shipping Process and Policies
1. How Our Standard $299 Shipping Works
- Kingfisher uses multiple third party services for shipping. We choose the carrier based on service record, pricing, and availability based on delivery location. All shipments are contracted to be by “delivery appointment only” according to our agreement with the carriers. We provide tracking information that is as accurate as possible as soon as furniture leaves our dock in Lewisville, Texas.Â
- The standard shipping included in your order is a “curbside” delivery by delivery appointment. By delivery appointment means the trucking company DOES have to call you to set up an appointment and when they arrive on-site they DO have to take the furniture off of the truck, but they DO NOT have to bring it to your home or garage.Â
- If you want or need to arrange for more specialized delivery options such as threshold (at the door or garage) delivery or white glove (inside the home and set up) delivery, place your order as normal and shoot us an email or a call. We can arrange for upgraded levels of freight services and bill you the difference between the included freight and the upgraded freight service cost after the sale.Â
2. Your Responsibilities As the Customer During the Shipping Process
- Providing accurate shipping and contact information and responding to calls / emails from Kingfisher and shipping companies – if delivery addresses must be changed for any reason, freight companies charge for that change and those charges will be the responsibility of the consumer. Similarly, if accurate phone numbers are not given, shipping companies charge for delays (storage) in shipments if they can not contact the receiver. Those charges will be the responsibility of the consumer and if the shipment is returned to the factory no refund will be provided and the full cost of reshipment will be the responsibility of the consumer. In short – answer your phone, watch for messages and double check that the correct info was given on your order when the order is placed 🙂
- Noting and documenting damages immediately DURING delivery – if any visible damage is on the outside of the box when receiving the furniture take photos of the damage with your phone and note the damage. We strongly recommend that you fully open and inspect the furniture WHILE THE DRIVER IS ONSITE. They may not want to wait for you to do this, but it is part of their job. If you see any damage,note the damage and have the truck driver note the damage on the bill of lading. DO NOT SIGN a bill of receipt for damaged furniture unless those damages are noted on the bill of receipt. Take a photo of the bill of lading, and send us both that photo and all photos of the damages. Kingfisher insures your furniture and will also work for you to make sure any repairs or replacements needed are swiftly made, but the above requirements must be met so we can hold freight companies accountable – In short – we are here to help in the rare case of damages but you have some duties as a consumer to record damages or we will not be able to collect insurance / replace furniture.
- This last one is optional, but we hope you will oblige us the courtesy.  🙂 We ask kindly that you please send us some photos of your beautiful new furniture after it is set up, we love to see our pieces in all the lovely homes we get to build them for!