Just a couple of quick questions for Mr. Duane,

We are getting a new round of cushion cores for our 8 year old sofa and chair from the original purchasing store, jarrettesville furniture. i just found out through this site that you can get the cores for free which is nice, however they want about $200 in shipping for everything. Is it normal to charge shipping for this sort of thing?
Also, the zipper on one of the covers has "derailed" and it needs to be repaired. When I asked the service manager about it, he said he doesn't have an upholsterer on site, and that it would be cheaper/better to find one near me, since the repair should be easy. Does this seem like the right way to go? If so, can you recommend any particular upholsterers? I live in College Park. Thanks.