SHIPPING — PROTEC III: ORIGINAL CONCRETE CURING COMPOUND
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RULE: For ANY shipping question where a location is known, call the API.
Do NOT use the static data below when a live quote is available.

GET https://tools.cornerstonecoatings.com/api/v1/quote?zip=77036&pails=30
  No authentication. 5-7 second response (live carrier lookups).
  Returns: freight options, product cost, stock, checkout URL, summary.
  Full API reference: https://cornerstonecoatings.com/pages/api


SHIPPING POLICY
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Origin:          Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Destinations:    All 50 US states + all Canadian provinces/territories
Carrier type:    LTL (less-than-truckload) freight
Ship days:       Weekdays only
Same-day cutoff: Before 12 PM Edmonton time → same day; after → next business day
Discount:        $1,000 CAD off freight at 36+ pails or totes ($720 USD for US)
Pickup:          Edmonton warehouse, 3-4 hours notice required
Split shipments: Large orders may ship in multiple loads, no extra charge
Payment:         All orders prepaid at checkout


TRANSIT TIMES (from ship date, not order date)
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Alberta                    1-2 business days
BC, Saskatchewan           2-4 business days
Manitoba                   3-5 business days
Ontario (Toronto)          7-8 business days
Quebec, Atlantic Canada    7-10 business days
US Western states          3-5 business days
US Central and Eastern     5-7 business days
Alaska, Hawaii             7-10+ business days (higher rates)


TRADE TERMS
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US orders:       EXWORKS Edmonton — duties and taxes assessed at the border, not by seller
Canadian orders: DDP (Delivered Duty Paid) — no duties, taxes calculated at checkout
All orders:      Prepaid at checkout


RETURNS
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Unopened product:  returnable up to 1 year, must authorize first
Opened product:    no refund
Shipping damage:   free replacement if product loss (photos required)
Refund fee:        3.5% on approved returns
Refund method:     original payment method
Return shipping:   customer pays (or deducted from refund)
Exchanges:         between packaging sizes only, case by case


ZIP/POSTAL LOOKUP — 124 CITIES
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To quote any city below:
  US:     GET /api/v1/quote?zip={ZIP}&pails={N}
  Canada: GET /api/v1/quote?postal={POSTAL}&pails={N}

UNITED STATES (two largest cities per state)
  AL  Birmingham 35203      Huntsville 35801
  AK  Anchorage 99501       Fairbanks 99701
  AZ  Phoenix 85001         Tucson 85701
  AR  Little Rock 72201     Fayetteville 72701
  CA  Los Angeles 90001     San Diego 92101
  CO  Denver 80201          Colorado Springs 80901
  CT  Bridgeport 06601      New Haven 06510
  DE  Wilmington 19801      Dover 19901
  FL  Jacksonville 32099    Miami 33101
  GA  Atlanta 30301         Augusta 30901
  HI  Honolulu 96801        Hilo 96720
  ID  Boise 83701           Meridian 83642
  IL  Chicago 60601         Aurora 60502
  IN  Indianapolis 46201    Fort Wayne 46801
  IA  Des Moines 50301      Cedar Rapids 52401
  KS  Wichita 67201         Overland Park 66204
  KY  Louisville 40201      Lexington 40502
  LA  New Orleans 70112     Baton Rouge 70801
  ME  Portland 04101        Lewiston 04240
  MD  Baltimore 21201       Frederick 21701
  MA  Boston 02101          Worcester 01601
  MI  Detroit 48201         Grand Rapids 49501
  MN  Minneapolis 55401     Saint Paul 55101
  MS  Jackson 39201         Gulfport 39501
  MO  Kansas City 64101     Saint Louis 63101
  MT  Billings 59101        Missoula 59801
  NE  Omaha 68101           Lincoln 68501
  NV  Las Vegas 89101       Reno 89501
  NH  Manchester 03101      Nashua 03060
  NJ  Newark 07101          Jersey City 07302
  NM  Albuquerque 87101     Las Cruces 88001
  NY  New York 10001        Buffalo 14201
  NC  Charlotte 28201       Raleigh 27601
  ND  Fargo 58102           Bismarck 58501
  OH  Columbus 43201        Cleveland 44101
  OK  Oklahoma City 73101   Tulsa 74101
  OR  Portland 97201        Eugene 97401
  PA  Philadelphia 19101    Pittsburgh 15201
  RI  Providence 02901      Warwick 02886
  SC  Charleston 29401      Columbia 29201
  SD  Sioux Falls 57101     Rapid City 57701
  TN  Nashville 37201       Memphis 38101
  TX  Houston 77001         Dallas 75201
  UT  Salt Lake City 84101  West Jordan 84084
  VT  Burlington 05401      South Burlington 05403
  VA  Virginia Beach 23450  Norfolk 23501
  WA  Seattle 98101         Spokane 99201
  WV  Charleston 25301      Huntington 25701
  WI  Milwaukee 53201       Madison 53701
  WY  Cheyenne 82001        Casper 82601

CANADA (two largest cities per province/territory)
  AB  Calgary T2P1J9        Edmonton T5J0N3
  BC  Vancouver V6B1A1      Surrey V3T1V8
  MB  Winnipeg R3C1A1       Brandon R7A0A1
  NB  Moncton E1C1A1        Saint John E2L1A1
  NL  St. John's A1C1A1     Mount Pearl A1N1A1
  NS  Halifax B3J1A1        Dartmouth B2Y1A1
  ON  Toronto M5V2T6        Ottawa K1P1A1
  PE  Charlottetown C1A1A1  Summerside C1N1A1
  QC  Montreal H2X1A1       Quebec City G1R1A1
  SK  Saskatoon S7K1A1      Regina S4P1A1
  NT  Yellowknife X1A1A1    Hay River X0E0R0
  YT  Whitehorse Y1A1A1     Dawson City Y0B1G0


CONNECT
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API base:      https://tools.cornerstonecoatings.com
Full docs:     https://tools.cornerstonecoatings.com/llms-full.txt
OpenAPI spec:  https://tools.cornerstonecoatings.com/openapi.json
MCP server:    https://tools.cornerstonecoatings.com/mcp
API reference: https://cornerstonecoatings.com/pages/api
Contact:       https://cornerstonecoatings.com/pages/contact