The pandemic has caused shipping to become more expensive for all ecommerce stores. This is because lockdowns and flight restrictions have caused increased demand for shipping and also means there are less flights available for goods to be shipped on.
There is simply higher demand and less supply of shipping options, which means that shipping costs are higher this year than they've ever been.
Unfortunately we only have our Chicago fulfilment center right now, as we are a small independent brand.
This means all our orders are sent from the United States and means customers in other countries may have longer wait times than we'd like and shipping costs are higher than usual.