Shipping

Shipping Method
PartyLights.com uses UPS for shipping all continental U.S. orders, and USPS for all non-continental U.S. and Canadian orders. UPS operates Monday thru Friday except all major holidays. We will post these exceptions as they occur because we close when UPS closes.

When Will My Order Be Shipped?
If we receive your order by 1:00 pm CST Monday through Friday your order is shipped the same business day. Orders received after 1:00 pm CST will be shipped the following business day. Exceptions include back-ordered items or if we happen to have a question about your order. If any part of your order is back ordered, we will hold your entire order until all items are ready to be shipped. If we do have a question about your order, we will contact you via email.

Express Shipping
UPS offers a wide range of express options including 3rd Day, 2nd Day and Overnight. These options are guaranteed whereas Ground shipping is not guaranteed. For rates, see the chart below. If you select Express shipping and the item is back ordered, we will ship your requested method once we receive it in stock. Back order items may take 2-4 weeks for delivery.

Example of Express delivery times:
Method Ordered by Delivered by
Overnight 1:00 CST Thursday 10:30 a.m. Friday
(Noon for some locations)
Overnight Saver 1:00 CST Thursday End of day Friday
2nd Day 1:00 CST Wednesday End of day Friday
3rd Day 1:00 CST Tuesday End of day Friday

UPS has until the end of the day Monday-Friday to delivery all express and ground packages. Overnight Next Day Air is delivered by 10:30 in most locations and by noon in remote locations. If you need your order shipped for Saturday delivery please call us to get a quote (or put it in the Special Instructions when placing your order and we will call you with the quote)..

Calculate Shipping Time
You can calculate how many days your package will take to get to you once it leaves our warehouse. Go to the UPS Calculate Time and Cost page, enter Houston and 77024 as the "Ship From" information, enter your destination city and ZIP code, then click “Calculate Time Only”. Keep in mind if you place your order after 1:00 pm CST your Shipment Date will be tomorrow’s date not today’s date! Also note: UPS Ground shipping time is NOT guaranteed even though the UPS website lists the date as “Guaranteed By”. Only Express shipping is guaranteed. However, we have found that UPS is very accurate with their Ground shipping time estimations. If you have a deadline, you may want to allow a few extra days if you are going to select UPS Ground or select Express shipping to guarantee delivery.

Shipping Rates
Order Amount UPS
Ground
3rd Day 2nd Day Overnight
Saver
Overnight
up to $25.00 $6.95 $15.95 $21.95 $34.95 $44.95
$25.00 - $49.99 $7.95 $15.95 $21.95 $34.95 $44.95
$50.00 - $74.99 $8.95 $15.95 $21.95 $34.95 $44.95
$75.00 - $99.99 $9.95 $15.95 $21.95 $34.95 $44.95
$100.00 - $149.99 $14.95 $25.95 $31.95 $49.95 $59.95
$150.00 - $199.99 $19.95 $25.95 $31.95 $49.95 $59.95
$200.00 - $249.99 $24.95 $35.95 $45.95 $69.95 $79.95
$250.00 - $299.99 $29.95 $35.95 $45.95 $69.95 $79.95
$300.00 - $349.99 $34.95 $45.95 $55.95 $99.95 $109.95
$350.00 - $399.99 $39.95 $45.95 $55.95 $99.95 $109.95
$400.00 - $449.99 $44.95 $55.95 $65.95 $129.95 $149.95
$450.00 - $499.99 $49.95 $55.95 $65.95 $129.95 $149.95
$500.00+ (approx. rate) 10% 12% 15% 25% 11%

Non-Continental U.S. Shipments
Shipments to Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, APO and PO Box addresses are an additional $5.00 (added to UPS Ground rates shown above) and are shipped USPS Priority Mail.

International Shipments
Currently we only ship to Canada. Select the USPS option when checking out. Orders are shipped via Global Priority mail which takes 4-10 business days for delivery. The post office does offer Global Express (3-5 business days), however, please call us or email us at customerservice@partylights.com for a quote.

If you have any questions regarding shipping methods, please e-mail us or call us at 866-758-5836, Monday-Friday between 10 am and 5 pm CST.