Fee to drop - Arborists

ChipDrop costs $20 per drop for arborists. There is no subscription or monthly fee. In some cities ChipDrop is free for arborists, but this is only temporary until we reach a critical mass of users in your city. We'll give you a heads-up if we're going to start charging in your area.

Some drop sites are free to arborists, no matter what. These are sites where the homeowner / gardener has offered to pay for the delivery. Here's how it works:

• any gardener who offers to pay $20 for a drop is free for the arborist to drop at. The gardener essentially pays the arborist's fee.
• any gardener who offers to pay $40 - $80 for a drop is free for the arborist to drop at, plus we will apply a credit to the arborist's account for the difference, which can be used for future drops (e.g. arborist delivers to a gardener who's offering $60 for a delivery, we'll give the arborist 40 credits towards 2 future drops)

Arborists can acrue credits by dropping at sites where the gardener has offered to pay for a delivery. These credits will tally up in the arborist's account and can be used towards future drops. Credits can never be cashed in, or redeemed outside of the ChipDrop service. They can only be used towards drops which might otherwise require the arborist to pay a fee.