WAITING FOR YOUR PACKAGE?
If you have your tracking number, the information you see is the same information we can see, and the same information USPS customer service representatives can see. Sometimes, life just makes us wait.
Postal workers are doing their best. Thanks for your patience.
Holiday Shipping Deadlines 2024
Are you hoping your package will arrive by December 25? The US Postal Service publishes the following suggested shipping dates based on their different services. Below, we’ve subtracted 2 days from each to account for handling time. Framed prints may take longer and are also reflected below.
Please note that these dates are not guaranteed, merely suggested. Lots of factors, including intentional understaffing and illness, can affect the post office’s delivery times. But similarly, you might be able to get your package in time even after these dates – especially if you’re local to the Twin Cities area. We will also offer in-store-pickup up to and including December 24.
Ground Advantage
Suggested ship-by date: December 18
Order by: December 16
Order framed prints by: December 13
Priority Mail:
Suggested ship-by date: December 19
Order by: December 17
Order framed prints by: December 12
Priority Mail Express:
Suggested ship-by date: December 21
Order by: December 19
Order framed prints by: December 16
We know many of you northerly neighbors like to get our annual Liberation Calendar and other items this time of year. However, with the postal workers strike in Canada, the US Postal Service has stopped accepting any mail to Canada. Even when the strike is over and shipments resume, we know there will be a huge backlog and delays.
For the duration of December we will be offering flat rate standard shipping via UPS to Canada for $18, no matter the size of your order. This rate is the cheapest for UPS shipments from here to Canada. Estimated delivery time is 4-5 days.
Please note: Some UPS shipments (especially to outlying areas) regularly depend on Canada Post for the last leg of the delivery. These packages may or may not be delivered until after the strike is over. We are not able to make any guarantees about delivery time to any particular Canadian address.
Thanks for your support both of us and the striking postal workers! Find their ways to support at https://www.cupw.ca.
RLM’s posters are sold either rolled in a tube, or with one of the options below.
Ready To Hang – The poster and a 3/16″ foam core backing is protected in a crystal clear pouch. The back is sealed and has attached tab/s for easy hanging. We are currently able to offer this option on posters sized 11×17″ or smaller.
NOTE: We changed this style in February 2024 so that it no longer has a black border. This different method saves on materials costs for us and for you, and allows us to fulfill your order without the delay that was necessary in our previous process.
Simple Black Frame – Framed in a simple, elegant, made-to-last matte black metal frame, protected by either glass or clear acrylic and ready to hang. To keep prices low, we are currently able to offer this option on 11×17″, 11×15″ or 11×14″ posters. Dimensions for each poster can be found in the Product Details section of the product page. Note that choosing a framed print may add 7-10 days to your shipping time – possibly longer depending on demand and materials availability. We will contact you if your order is likely to take longer than two weeks to ship. If you have a deadline, please contact us before placing your framed poster order.
If you have particular framing requirements or wishes for your RLM artwork, or would like to frame a print for which an option is not listed as available, and would like to receive a price quote from us, please contact us.
RLM Arts offers discounted bulk rates on our notecards, postcards and buttons. You can mix-and-match different products to get the following discounts:
Notecards:
Notecards regular price: $3.50 ea.
12-49 cards: $3.00 ea.
50-149 cards: $2.50 ea.
150-299 cards: $2.25 ea.
300-499 cards: $2.00 ea.
500+ cards: Contact us
Quantities of notecards or postcards can be printed with your custom message or logo on the inside; contact us for pricing.
Postcards:
Postcards regular price: $2.00 ea.
12-149 cards: $1.25 ea.
150-499 cards: $1.00 ea.
500+ cards: $0.85 ea.
Buttons:
Buttons regular price: $3.00
12-24 buttons: $2.00 ea.
25-99 buttons: $1.25 ea.
100-249 buttons: $0.69 ea.
250-499 buttons: $0.51 ea.
500-999 buttons: $0.45 ea
1,000+ buttons: $0.36 ea. [These rates are for RLM’s designed-in-house catalog buttons. For prices on custom buttons, go here.]
Unfortunately, we do not offer set bulk discounts on posters. If you are ordering more than 100 posters, you can contact us. Calendar discounts vary when available; please visit the relevant product page or contact us.
Even though our world headquarters is in Minneapolis, MN, USA, we ship world-wide wherever the US Postal Service ships. You can select international shipping in the checkout page.
Unfortunately, international shipping has become more expensive and less reliable to certain countries since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and exacerbated supply chain issues. We’d love to have our items distributed elsewhere around the world… if your shop or organization is interested in facilitating this, we’d love to talk with you.
The default shipping method is USPS Ground Advantage, when available. For faster shipping, you can choose USPS Priority Mail (1-3 days, depending on location) or USPS Priority Express (1-2 days). Times quoted are from the date we pack your order (usually 1-3 days), not necessarily the date you place it. If you need the products urgently or want an exact delivery date – we’re activists, we understand! Please give us a call and we’ll do our best to accommodate.
International orders: We cannot guarantee delivery times for international orders – it depends on your country’s postal service and time to clear customs.
For UPS services such as 2-day or Next Day shipping, or to use your organization’s UPS account number, please contact us.
Shipping rates on our site are calculated automatically to reflect an estimate of the actual shipping cost, plus $2 for handling. Because it’s a computer and not a human doing the calculating, occasionally the quoted shipping rates can seem wildly off. RLM Art Studio will always refund customers who are significantly overcharged for shipping (or anything else).
If the robot-quoted shipping rates seem absurd, here’s what you can do:
- Wait for your refund after we mail out your order, or
- Give us a call. We can take your order and credit card payment directly over the phone, with a much more reasonable shipping estimate, or
- Place your order, choose the “check payment” payment option, and leave a note saying that you actually need the order shipped, but that the quoted price was off. We’ll get your order ready and then send you an invoice for the order plus the actual cost of shipping and handling.
UPS shipping is available for online orders by special request only – please call or email.
All sales are final. Products that arrive damaged/defective may be returned and exchanged for a replacement. Please contact us, and we will do our best to resolve any problems you might have with your order.
Most of our 11×17″ digital posters are printed on a medium-thickness “Felt weave” style paper. This type of paper has a slight rough texture to it, which helps mimic the scratchboard on which Ricardo creates his original art. A small handful of posters are the exceptions to the rule, and come on glossy paper. Other exceptions are typically noted on the product page.
Oversize offset (bigger than 11×17″) and screenprinted posters come on a variety of paper types in varying thicknesses. If you have a question about what type of paper a particular poster is printed on, please ask.
To find the poster size, scroll down the product page and click the tab “Product Details.” There is a section labeled “Poster Dimensions” that will (you guessed it!) list the size of the poster.
Yes:
- Notecards can be customized with your group’s logo and/or custom message, for an extra 10 cents per card, plus a setup/design fee (approx $40 when artwork is provided). Postcards can also be customized; rates vary by quantity. Contact Us to get started.
- Customization of art for use in other formats depends on the availability of Ricardo and/or staff. See Reprints.
- For custom buttons, go here.
