Frequently Asked Questions
•What is Little House Comics? Who are you guys?
•I don’t have/want to use Paypal. Can I order things some other way?
•How long will it take for my order to arrive? I need my order to get here FAST!
•How much am I going to get charged for shipping?
•I got a package but it only had part of my order!
•My package got totally destroyed in the mail!
•How do you make your stuff?
•Are you guys on Facebook or Livejournal?
• What is Little House Comics? Who are you guys?
Little House Comics is the joint venture of Eleanor Davis and Drew Weing. We are a super-powered cartoonist couple who currently live in Athens, Georgia. Some of the items for sale are by Drew, some are by Eleanor, and some are by both! Eleanor can be reached at eleanor (at) doing-fine dot com, Drew can be reached at drew (at) drewweing dot com. If you want to send us letters or anything else, our regular mail address is:
Little House Comics
PO Box 1926
Athens, GA 30603
•I don’t have/want to use Paypal. Can I order things some other way?
We also take checks, money orders, or carefully-concealed cash (send at your own risk!) Just send us a list of the items you want, the address you want them sent to, and an email address we can reach you at, and make sure to include shipping costs – we have a handy chart here. Our address:
Little House Comics
PO Box 1926
Athens, GA 30603
Please make checks out to “Drew Weing” or “Eleanor Davis.”
It would probably be best to email us at shop (at) drewweing dot com beforehand and let us know your order is coming.
•How long will it take for my order to arrive? I need my order to get here FAST!
We try to charge as little as we possibly can for shipping – the shipping and handling only covers the price of the packaging and the postage. Almost all of our orders are sent out via the U.S. Postal Service, using the cheapest rate possible.
Within the U.S. – If your order is pretty light (under 13oz,) we go with First Class, usually taking only a couple of days. If it’s heavier, most of the time we use Media Mail, which is a special rate for books and other – you guessed it – media. This can take a week or two, (rarely, 3-4). Posters are also mailed First Class.
Outside of the U.S. – We used to use “Economy (Surface) Post,” but the post office recently eliminated this option. The cheapest option these days for anything more than a few ounces is usually International Priority which is faster (6 to 10 days) but more expensive. Sorry.
If you need your order faster, email us at shop (at) drewweing dot com and we’ll see what we can do. Please be aware that postage can get pretty expensive for fast orders – especially overseas!
•How much am I going to get charged for shipping?
We recently changed the way we charge for shipping; here’s the breakdown:
For minicomics orders, the shipping is now based on a percentage of your total order, on a sliding scale.
| Order amount: | Shipping: |
| $10.00 or under | 25% |
| $10.01 – $30.00 | 20% |
| $30.01 – $60.00 | 15% |
| $60.00 and up | 10% |
So if you order $12 worth of books, your shipping would be $2.40 – $50 worth of books would be $7.50, etc. This is calculated automatically by Paypal and added on when you check out.
Shipping prices for prints and original art (i.e., big flat stuff) don’t fall under this shipping rate – those are a flat $7. If you order multiple pieces of original art or prints that we can fit into one package, we’ll refund the extra shipping.
International shipping is a little more complicated, due to recent U.S. postal changes. For minicomics orders, the shipping is now based on weight.
| Order amount: | Shipping: |
| 1 oz – 5 oz | $6 |
| 5 oz – 4 lbs | $13.50 |
| 4 lbs – 8 lbs | $27.00 |
| 8 lbs – 12 lbs | $40.50 |
| 12lbs – 16lbs | $54.00 |
One of our books weighs 2-5 ozs. So for anything more than one or two books, up to four pounds, it’s usually cheapest for us to send your books in a prepaid International Priority Mail envelope.
International shipping prices for prints and original art (i.e., big flat stuff) don’t fall under this shipping rate – those are a flat $15. If you order multiple pieces of original art or prints that we can fit into one package, we’ll refund the extra shipping.
Paypal can act a little screwy sometimes, so if you see a shipping charge that doesn’t match up with the above, please let us know at shop (at) drewweing dot com!
•I got a package but it only had part of my order!
We sometimes divide up large orders between a couple different packages, so it can get to you faster and in better shape. We try to write the number of packages you should expect in the upper left corner (by the return address.)
•My package got totally destroyed in the mail!
We try and pack up all our orders securely with stiff cardboard mailers, heavy mailing tubes and padded envelopes. But sometimes an irate postal worker or malevolent mail-processing machine will decide to shred a package, and nothing can stop it! If some of your books or posters got damaged, please let us know at shop (at) drewweing dot com and we’ll try to make it right.
Most of the things for sale at Little House Comics were made by hand. All of the posters and a few of the minicomics covers are silkscreened right here at our house. The interiors are usually copied up at one of your standard copy shop chains. Then it’s all stapled together with a saddle-stitch staplers. All of the items in the “Books” section were printed by professional-type printers, however. Here is a very handy reference guide to making all sorts of different comic books yourself!
•Are you guys on Facebook or Livejournal?
We are! Please friend littlehousenews at Livejournal, or go to our Facebook page.
Got any other questions or comments? Please email us at shop (at) drewweing dot com!
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