Question about King Arthur shipping costs/promos (290 views)

They do have specials from time to time. I always order parchment paper sheets when they have the specials. Sometimes they are product specific and sometime they are for the entire order. It's hit and miss. With Tgiving around the corner, unless you need something now, there will most likely be some sort of sale coming up. I don't need anything from them, so I have been deleting emails w/o reading them, so I'm not familiar with current promotions.

I looked in my trash email folder and there was a parchment free shipping deal ended on the 12th. i bought some last year, so I am good for at least another year. As applecrisp mentioned, calling can get you discounts.

Thanks everyone. I'll try giving them a call - never thought of doing that. In the meantime, if anyone comes across a promo, let me know. Thanks.

I order from them on a rare occasion (maybe 2x/year) and try to stock up on things then because of there shipping costs. I try to get things there that you can't find anywhere else otherwise it is not worth it. Their high gluten flour is one item in particular that I have never found anywhere else and I use it for my bagels and bialys, so I always order several bags at a time. Anyway, I digress. I am on their mailing list so periodically, I get asked to complete a survey and in return get a discount off a future order. Usually it is something like $10.00 off an order of $50.00 or more. I try to make my order as close to the minimum required as I can and still get what I need. That way my discount becomes "free shipping" sort of??!! At least that is how my brain rationalizes it!!

Karen

Thanks. Right now my order is just under $50. I'll look and see if there's anything else I need. Appreciate you coming back to this thread and posting.

The free shipping on parchment comes at least 2-3 times a year, possibly 4? At other times they have free shipping with a minimum purchase, usually $60-70. I found that I was ordering things I didn't need yet to fill out the amount needed for free shipping or buying something to try that I might or ight no use. Because of that, I decided to try the Baker's Rewards. You pay $49 per year and get free shipping with any $25 order (for yourself or a gift). They give you a $10 reward when you sign up and another one with each order of $60 or more. My grocery stores aren't carrying all the flours I used to be able to get, so with free shipping and a $10 reward, I can order the flours and still come out about the same as I paid in the grocery store (Amazon pantry is another way to get some of the flours with cheaper shipping, but I doubt you can get all the other items). I think you also get a $10 reward when you reach a certain amount in total purchases. The birthday gift will likely be something like a bowl scraper, cookie cutter or such -- not a reason to join, but a fun surprise.

If you order only once or twice a year, then it might not be worth joining, but I like that I can buy a smaller amount when I need to and still get free shipping. I can send my sons just a couple of items and ship it to them free (they use the parchment and cocoa if nothing else). I sent my sister some mixes when she moved into her new house -- small order, free shipping. I went back and looked -- in 2015, the Baker's Rewards more than paid for itself. In 2016, I think I had 4 $10 rewards, but I also had 6 orders ship free (or about $1.50 each net of the rewards), including two gifts. And I've had one of those surveys -- I'm doing okay. Worst case, it caps my shipping cost at a reasonable amount as long as I place 3-4 orders. If I order more, I may come out ahead, but either way, I can order when I want to rather than try to time my orders to a promo (or order just a few days before one -- that has happened). It might be worth considering.....

Just wanted to mention that KAF is currently offering free shipping for orders over $65.  They are also giving sliding discounts if the total order is over $100.

I see 3.95 shipping for over $49 but not free for $59. Where are you seeing that?

Thanks. No wonder I couldn't see it. Well. $3.95 ain't bad so I'll go for it.