Calculate shipping into your budget, particularly with overseas sites.
Pay attention to the return policy — how long do you have to change your mind, and who pays for what? Unless the reason for the return is the site's fault, the customer usually pays both shipping and insurance, as is true for all the sites listed here. (With the U.S. Postal Service, UPS, or FedEx Kinko's, insurance costs, covering damage and loss, are minimal. But pack the piece carefully in the materials it came in to avoid problems should it be damaged in transit.) If the policy
isn't clearly addressed, e-mail for clarification before you order.
Be sure to check the size of any piece you're considering. It's better to know sooner rather than later if the scale isn't in proportion to your room or the piece is a
tad larger than that nook you've chosen it for.
