--- title: "Custom Cushion Price: Foam Insert, Cover and the Shipping Question" url: "https://cushionguide.com/answers/cushion-price-include-shipping-and-foam/" section: "The Cutting Table" author: "Harlan Pruitt, The Elder of High Point" author_url: "https://cushionguide.com/masters/harlan/" published: "2026-07-30" updated: "2026-09-24" keywords: "does cushion price include shipping, does cushion price include foam, custom cushion quote, foam insert and cover price, custom cushion quote checklist" --- # Does the cushion price include shipping and the foam insert? *There's an old rule in every honest upholstery shop: the number you're quoted is the number you pay. Here's how to make sure yours holds.* Also asked as: Does that include shipping?; Is that the total cost including both foam and cover? > **The quick answer:** The listing price for your size covers the foam insert and the cover. Shipping to your US door is stated by the workshop with the quote or at checkout, so ask for custom quotes as one total with shipping named in writing, including whether it goes express. Some past quotes came back with delivery inside the total; check the checkout total before you pay. ![Gray, navy and cream striped cushions on a teak modular corner sofa on a whitewashed seaside terrace with olive trees](https://cushionguide.com/media/outdoor-cushions/gray-navy-stripe-modular-corner-sofa-seaside-terrace-1600.webp "Striped seat and back cushions on a teak modular corner sofa, set against a whitewashed wall above the sea.") ## Key facts - The workshop states the shipping cost for your address with the quote. - Cushion prices include both the foam insert and the cover. - Ask for custom quotes as one total with shipping named. - Some past quotes came back as one figure with foam, cover and shipping inside it. - A few remote destinations add a shipping fee. ## What the price for your size already covers - ✓ The foam insert, made to your size - ✓ The cover, in the fabric code you chose - ✓ Shipping to your US door: the quote says whether it sits inside the total or is added, and by which method ## Foam and cover priced as one number Buyers ask this one often, my friend, usually with a little suspicion, and I don't blame them. The foam and the cover travel as one cushion here, and they're priced as one. A 35 x 16 in (90 x 40 cm) bench cushion was quoted as foam plus cover. Four porch swing back cushions came back as one figure with the foam inserts and shipping inside it. Buy the cushion once, cry once. Read the shipping line in the quote, so the number holds all the way to your porch. ## Three things to confirm before you pay 1. The size is the one you measured, because the listing price follows the size. 2. The quote names both the foam insert and the cover, not a cover only. 3. The delivery address and its shipping cost are named in the quote; a few remote destinations add a fee. ## Getting a cushion quote for a size that isn't listed Send length, width and thickness, the fabric you like, and a drawing with every side measured for anything that isn't a rectangle. The [custom quote Pattern](https://cushionguide.com/guides/custom-cushion-quote-what-to-send/) lists it all, and ask for the reply as one total with shipping stated. For a straight bench, the [bench cushion builder](https://cushionguide.com/studio/bench-cushion-builder/) puts your numbers in order first. Keeping your old foam? Read [covers for existing foam](https://cushionguide.com/guides/cushion-covers-for-existing-foam/) and the [cover-only](https://cushionguide.com/glossary/#cover-only) entry before you ask. What size is the cushion you're pricing? > **Tailor's margin:** A custom cushion quote should state the foam insert, the cover and US shipping together, so no freight line surprises you. > Custom cushion prices include the foam insert and the cover; read the shipping line in the quote, and if a quote says cover only, the foam isn't in it. > > — Harlan ## Buyer questions **A common question:** Does your quote include delivery to the US? **The workshop's answer:** It has: two corduroy bench cushions 18 in (46 cm) wide, one 52 in (132 cm) and one 64 in (163 cm) long, were quoted as a single total including delivery to the US. Each quote states the shipping for its own address, so read that line before you pay. **A common question:** Is the foam insert in the price, or only the cover? **The workshop's answer:** Both. Cushion prices include the foam and the cover. A 35 x 16 in (90 x 40 cm) bench cushion was quoted as foam plus cover, and a 13 x 92 in (33 x 234 cm) linen cushion was quoted with shipping included. **A common question:** Is shipping part of a custom quote? **The workshop's answer:** It's stated in each quote: the workshop gives the shipping cost and method with the total, and past custom quotes have come back with shipping inside the figure. Check that line, and whether it goes express, before you pay. **A common question:** Why does an angled cushion cost more than a rectangle? **The workshop's answer:** Labor, not fabric. Angled sides and rounded corners take much longer to cut and sew, so they're priced like trapezoids; one window seat cost about twice a similar rectangle. A simple notch or cut-out costs nothing extra. ## Questions buyers ask next ### Is express shipping extra on a custom cushion quote? It depends on the quote: some past quotes included express shipping in the total, others named the method separately. If the delivery method matters for your timing, check it on the quote before you pay. ### Are back cushions included in a swing or bench seat price? No. The outdoor bench listing covers the seat cushion only. Back cushions are quoted separately, with the foam inserts included; one set of four porch swing back cushions came back as a single figure with shipping inside it. ### What goes in a request for a custom cushion quote? Length, width and thickness, the fabric or listing you like, and a drawing with every side measured for shaped cushions. The workshop confirms the shape and replies with a total that states whether shipping is inside it. ## Related at the atelier - [What do you need from me to give a custom cushion quote?](https://cushionguide.com/answers/custom-cushion-quote-what-to-send/): For a custom cushion quote, send the exact length × width × thickness, the fabric or listing you like, and, for any shape that isn't a rectangle, a drawing with every side measured. - [Does a thicker cushion cost more?](https://cushionguide.com/answers/thicker-cushion-price-difference/): A thicker cushion costs only a little more within the usual 2-5 in (5-13 cm) range, where length and width drive the price and a thin cushion still takes the same fabric, labor and materials. - [That's more than I expected. Can you do a better price?](https://cushionguide.com/answers/negotiate-custom-cushion-quote-price/): Often a little: custom cushion quotes have had some room, usually modest, over a couple of rounds. - [What a custom cushion costs, explained by what goes into it](https://cushionguide.com/guides/custom-cushion-cost-price-drivers/): A custom cushion's cost is set mainly by its size, then by thickness above the standard 2 to 5 in (5 to 12.5 cm), a non-rectangular shape, fabric type, hand tufting and add-ons such as a non-slip… - [Getting a custom cushion quote: what to send so it's right the first time](https://cushionguide.com/guides/custom-cushion-quote-what-to-send/): For a custom cushion quote, send every piece as length x depth x thickness with a quantity, the unit after every number, the fabric and piping you want, and a photo plus a drawing for any shape that… - [Cut-to-size foam vs a finished cushion: the honest comparison](https://cushionguide.com/guides/cut-to-size-foam-vs-finished-cushion/): Cut-to-size foam is enough when you already own a cover you love or plan to sew one: you specify length, depth, thickness, density and firmness, and the fit is yours. *Sit well. — Harlan* --- Written by Harlan Pruitt (https://cushionguide.com/masters/harlan/) for CushionGuide (https://cushionguide.com/about/). 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