Main : Middle Earth Flies-FAQs
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| Q: Why should I order from you, your prices are nothing special? | |
| A: | I provide convenience for those customers who know what they want but are too busy to run around and locate the items themselves. Think of Middle Earth Flies as your Personal Assistant in obtaining your fly fishing items. The prices are manufacturer suggested retail prices (MSRP) and the shipping is by U.S.P.S Priority Mail.. |
| Q: | Does the minimum order price of $100.00 include shipping? |
| A: | No. Minimum order of fly fishing products and flies must be a minimum of $100.00. |
| Q: Can you try to locate items not on your product list? What about discontinued items? | |
| A: | Yes I can try, but please give me all the product details you can. I obtain products from multiple suppliers and I can occasionally get discontinued items. |
| Q: Can you get Saddles or Necks? | |
| A: | No. All the major fly tying houses, hair dressers and beauty salons have depleted all available stock from all the manufacturers. |
| Q: Don't you tie flies anymore? | |
| A: | Sorry no, too little time. I promote Brookside Flies. Brookside Flies' patterns are great and they support a good cause. |
| Q: Can you order Umpqua flies? | |
| A: | Yes I can, but I can't guarantee delivery time or availability. |
| Q: The Middle Earth Angling Guide doesn't have much in it. Do you plan to add more? | |
| A: | Yes. The starting point for the Middle Earth Angling Guide are J.R.R. Tolkien's books, The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales. In addition, Karen Wynn Fonstad's The Atlas of Middle-Earth will be used as well. These are the only references I will be using in creating the Angling Guide. Additional information will be created describing the fishing and insects of the watersheds listed. |
| Q: What will you base the fishing and entomology of Middle Earth on? | |
| A: | This information will be compiled by correlating terrestrial streams and rivers on Earth and Middle Earth using corresponding latitudes and longitudes. In The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, 1981, page 294, J.R.R. Tolkien writes: "If Hobbiton and Rivendell are taken (as intended) to be at about the latitude of Oxford, then Minas Tirith, 600 miles south, is at about the latitude of Florence. The Mouths of Anduin and the ancient city of Pelargir are at about the latitude of ancient Troy." Additional information is available on how a Meridional grid can be applied to the Middle-Earth Map. |
| Q: | The Middle Earth Angling Guide has an error? |
| A: | Please send me an e-mail detailing the error along with what you feel is a correct description. Please give me a reference in The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The Silmarillion or the Unfinished Tales where you got this information, and I will gratefully correct my mistake. |
| Q: Do you plan to publish the Angling Guide when complete? | |
| A: | Perhaps, I have no plans as of yet. This site is primarily an avenue for me to practice fly tying and share my love of J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle Earth. |
| Q: Can we order the flies listed in the Fly Book? | |
| A: | Yes, you can. All flies in the Fly Book are from Brookside Flies. But you must order a minimum of 5 dozen flies; that is Brookside’s minimum order. But each dozen can be a different pattern, color, and hook size, etc.. |
| Q: What are the prices again? | |
| A: | The prices are approximately $24 for a dozen. To get an exact quote look at the online catalog or download their gorgeous catalog and tell me what you want. I will look up each fly and confirm their availability and will give you an exact quote. Don't forget to specify color, type and hook size from the options listed. |
| Q: What is the Shipping and insurance? | |
| A: | When you send me your wish list I will give you an invoice with priority shipping and insurance options. Don't forget to tell me your complete address. |
| Q: Do you ship International? | |
| A: | Yes I do. Import duties, taxes, and charges are not included in the item price or shipping cost. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding or buying. |
| Q: What is your return policy? | |
| A: | If you are not completely satisfied you can return all unopened/unused items/unworn items provided they are still in their unopened package for a partial refund. There is a 20% restocking fee and shipping and insurance fees cannot be refunded. Items must be returned within two-weeks of Middle Earth Flies' postmark. |
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