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Order FAQs

When Will I Receive my Order?
Most orders leave our warehouse within 2 business days. Standard ground delivery orders take approximately 4 to 10 calendar days from the date you order. We are in Massachusetts. The closer you are to us, the quicker your order should arrive. Please see our Shipping page for more information on Ground, Expedited, and International shipping.

The Globe Corner Bookstores will confirm with you via email that your order has been received. Please add us to your address book to avoid accidental filtering of any future correspondence; we may need to contact you if there are stock issues, or if we have any questions about your order.


Questions About Your Order
Please direct questions about your order to customer service: Abby Cooke

 

How to Place an Order:
Secure Online Shopping: see below
Email: orders@gcb.com
GCB Order Sheet: see below
Fax: (617) 649-5704
Toll-free: (800) 358-6013 (Mon.-Fri. 10am-5pm EST)
Telephone: (617) 730-3900

Returns/Mail Address:
The Globe Corner Bookstores
90 Mt. Auburn Street
Cambridge, MA 02138 USA

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Secure Online Shopping
Our online shopping offers industry-standard SSL-encryption and is fully guaranteed (privacy& security).

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Methods of Payment:

American Express
VISA
Master Card
Discover Card
Checks drawn on U.S. banks
Gift Certificates: see below


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Shipping Charges
Our standard shipping charges (UPS or Priority Mail delivery to anywhere in the continental U.S., based on destination and size of the order) are as follows:

  • Books and folded maps: $5.45 base charge + $0.50 for each book and $0.25 for each map
  • Rolled maps: $6.50 base charge + $1.00 for each rolled map
  • Oversize books: $7.50 base charge (for New England) or $8.50 base charge (for the rest of the U.S.) + $0.50 for each item

Any online orders submitted after 12 pm Eastern Standard Time will be processed and shipped the next business day (if in stock). Please keep this in mind for expedited shipping requests, and adjust shipping methods accordingly. See additional shipping information for more information on continental U.S., expedited and overseas shipping.

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Returns
Books and Maps:
You can return books or maps for 60 days from the shipment date. Please see details.

Globes:
Globes are not returnable after 45 days from shipment date. All globe returns require advance return authorization from the GCB Order Desk (800-358-6013; hcarrier@gcb.com). There is a 20% restocking fee for any globe returned.

Geochrons:
As they are custom-made per order, we do not accept returns for Geochrons.


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Backorders
If we can't fill your order immediately because an item is either not yet released or out of stock, we'll notify you via e-mail, fax, telephone or mail.

We'd like to resolve any order or shipment problems as quickly as possible. Please send email, send a fax or call us if we need to correct an error in processing your order or if your shipment is late or damaged.

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Gift Certificates
If you would like to pay for your entire order or a portion of your order with a gift certificate, please fill the gift certificate number into the comments field on the online Order Form. We will need a credit card number for order completion, even if the cost of your order is less than the gift certificate amount.

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When Will I Receive My Order?

Questions About Your Order

How to Place an Order

Secure Online Shopping

Methods of Payment

Shipping Charges

Returns

Backorders

Gift Certificates

 

 

GCB Order Sheet

You can use a GCB Order Sheet to record your order. This is a simple document that you can save as a text file. You can cut and paste item numbers from the catalog directly into your order.

We provide you with an Order Sheet to give you an idea of the kind of information that we need to process your order, but please feel free to send us your order in the most convenient manner, or just call us during the times noted above.

We're happy to answer your questions about specific books or maps. We'll make recommendations if you're unsure about which books or maps will meet your needs.

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