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The beans stop here; The Cocoa Forge is a small, community oriented business. Usually my customers just walk up and pick up their orders. But sometimes shipping is helpful and necessary! Orders go out usually the same day or the next business day. Right now I am set up with USPS medium flat-rate box. When your bars leave The Cocoa Forge they are in perfect, beautiful condition. As the weather warms up, I can not guarantee your bars will still be beautiful when they arrive. They could arrive in the form of a chocolate puddle. Or they could bloom. I do not use (or even have) things like ice packs etc. I often use my roasted cocoa bean husks (a by product of the winnowing process) as packing material. It keeps the bars at least a bit insulated, stable and safe and is 100% amazing as mulch or compost. However I don't like to use them if you have dog(s) or pets that could get into them if used in the garden. And if you don't have a use for the husks they could just wind up being a messy nuisance. The other option is a combination of recyclable parchment paper and tissue paper. Please leave a note at checkout which you prefer. I will err on the side of caution and use paper unless you say otherwise. Thanks!
Note: The cocoa bean husks are wonderfully aromatic and are completely safe to mulch or compost with. A lot of folks use it for scrubs and soaps. Some brewers like it for giving their beer a chocolatey bittery flavor. Some people even make tea out of them. I don't guarantee the suitability of whatever you plan to use it for. If you have an inquisitive dog that might eat it - don't put it out where he/she can get to it. If dogs ingest a large quantity they can get extremely sick. Call your vet or the poison hotline if your pet has ingested any chocolate or chocolate byproduct.
Note: The cocoa bean husks are wonderfully aromatic and are completely safe to mulch or compost with. A lot of folks use it for scrubs and soaps. Some brewers like it for giving their beer a chocolatey bittery flavor. Some people even make tea out of them. I don't guarantee the suitability of whatever you plan to use it for. If you have an inquisitive dog that might eat it - don't put it out where he/she can get to it. If dogs ingest a large quantity they can get extremely sick. Call your vet or the poison hotline if your pet has ingested any chocolate or chocolate byproduct.
***USPS FLAT RATE MED BOX***
