BlUESAVER SHIPPING

What is BlueSaver shipping?  To put it simply it is that no matter what you purchase via the BlueStem Winery website, the shipping expense is a flat $7.95.  Nothing else!  If you order one beer ingredient kit or ten, the shipping is $7.95.  One wine kit or four, the shipping is $7.95.  BlueSaver shipping is only available to the lower 48 continental United States.  Read below for shipping for international purchases or from Alaska and Hawaii.

 

BlueStem ships via FedEx with the option to ship lighter packages via the postal service. All shipments to international addresses are through the postal service. International purchases and purchases from Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and APO/FPO addresses should e-mail prior to purchase as additional postal and insurance expense will apply.  All purchases made from international locations will require payment via MoneyGram or payment in United States dollars sent via registered mail.  Do NOT make your purchases via the website.  Instead, you should e-mail your order to BlueStem so that shipping expense can be computed and a total for your purchase plus delivery can be determined.  BlueStem will then provide you with instructions as to how to make payment via MoneyGram (or, if you prefer, via cash sent by registered mail).  If you purchase via the website using a Visa or Master Card, you will be responsible for obtaining a refund via your issuing bank.


All packages shipped via FedEx will require a signature upon delivery with the following exceptions: A) If purchaser requests that a signature NOT be obtained at delivery, then purchaser voluntarily waives their right to claim non-delivery or theft prior to their taking physical possession of the package; or B) Purchaser may provide a business address to ship to which must include the name of the business, the street address (no post office boxes), the city, state and zip.  Please let us know via e-mail if you desire to have your package shipped without a signature required at delivery. On a first time order from our website, we will contact you to verify your signature preference and will file this information so as not to delay future purchaes.


Please be sure to provide the correct shipping address. You (the customer) are responsible for any re-direction / re-delivery fees. If shipping is through FedEx, we will require a physical address (no rural route or post office box addresses). If notified that your rural address does not have a physical address, we will ship to a rural route address at your risk.


BlueStem Winery takes pride in its ability to package its products for safe delivery. In the event that a package arrives with any of the contents damaged, BlueStem will file a damage claim with FedEx or the post office. You (the customer) are responsible for retaining the packing carton, all packing materials and the damaged item(s) pending a possible inspection request by either FedEx or the postal service. Damage claims must be submitted to BlueStem Winery within 5 days of package delivery.

Payments:

For your convenience, BlueStem accepts Master Card and Visa debit and credit cards.  PayPal is currently not available (a glitch in my e-store software) but we hope to have it available in the future.

 

Iowa residents are subject to the state sales tax of 7% on all non-food purchases.

Terms & Conditions

No returns accepted without prior consent. Please contact us prior to returning an item(s). All returns are subject to a 20% restocking fee and are to be shipped back at purchaser’s expense.


When a return is necessary because of a mistake made by BlueStem (we really try to avoid these!) you will receive either product replacement, 100% credit or a refund (plus an apology). BlueStem will absorb any return shipping expenses.


If you are unsure about which product is right for you, please contact us for more information BEFORE placing an order and we will be happy to assist you.


Purchases can be made from the website seven days per week, 365 days a year. Shipments are shipped Monday through Friday excluding postal holidays.


Feel free to call the store if you have questions or if you wish to place your order via the phone instead of via the website. The store’s telephone number is (319) 346-1046.


All orders placed from or shipped to addresses within the State of Iowa are subject to sales tax of 7%.

Store Hours

Wednesday-Saturday 11:00 - 5:00 (Central Time)
Sunday, 12:00 to 4:00

 

We are closed on Monday and Tuesday

 

Have an emergency?

 

Call the store at (319) 346-1046 and we will most likely be here packaging, cleaning, assembling or making wine and we will be happy to open for you.  If you are not successful on the store number call me on my cell at (319) 830-5376 or, if really desperate, call my wife's cell at (319) 240-0805 and if we are close by we will come to your aid!

 

Our summer vacation plans have been set and we will be leaving for our annual Wisconsin fishing trip on Saturday, June 7.  The store will be open (minimum staffing) on the 7th and 8th and also from June 11th through the 14th.  I will be back in the store on Sunday, June 15th.  Web orders will, of course, be available during this week but shipping will be delayed until the week of June 16th.


Closed New Year’s Day, Easter Sunday, July 4th, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

PRIVACY NOTICE

At BlueStem Winery we take your privacy very seriously. We do collect specific information about you when you create an account with us. We do NOT disclose any information about you, your visits to our site or any other private information about you to third parties (other than what we do through the normal processing of credit cards and FedEx shipments). We do not and never will sell our customer lists to anyone.
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