West Coast: 2-3 business days
Midwest: 3-5 business days
East Coast: 5-8 business days

Please allow 24 hours for order processing.

All orders placed on the weekend will be shipped out Monday.

Unfortunately not. Due to the nature of the products, these are required to travel via hazmat ground, and cars can only go so fast.

Send an email to help@shutterbombs.com & Jake@shutterbombs.com ASAP! Please include your name, email, order # and the requested changes.

If the order has already been shipped out, we will not be able to make any changes.

I hate the hazmat shipping just as much as you do - but unfortunately, there's just no way around it. 

Smoke bombs are classified as hazardous products and we are legally required to use a hazmat courier to deliver your order.

This shipping method is a $39.99 flat rate for each shipment - there is literally no way around it. We do not set this price, Fedex, and UPS set the price. I want to make it very clear that we do not make money on Shipping, in fact - we often lose money on it. 

For this reason we recommend ordering more units per order to get the best bang for your buck. 

Cart value $0-$100: $40 shipping

Cart value $100-$150: $30 shipping

Cart value $150-$200: $20 shipping

Cart Value $200+ we cover the hazmat shipping (free).

My recommendation is to round up some buddies and all go in on an order to hit that $200 free shipping threshold.

No. Not because we're grumpy, but because you legally cannot ship them back without a license, and Fedex won't do "one-off" hazmat shipments for people without licenses.

No, you cannot use our smoke bombs indoors as it will stain the interior and create potentially harmful environments if there is not good ventilation.

No, you cannot bring our smoke bombs on airplanes....

Email me personally at jake@shutterbombs.com or my customer support team (which may or may not be my mom) and we'll happily answer any questions you may have!

No, we cannot ship to P.O. Boxes. per Fedex's shipping guidelines for hazmat items.

Store them in a cool, dry place and get 10+ years out of them! Our smoke bombs are similar to wine in the sense that they actually get better (more dense, tend to burn longer) as the products get older.

Unfortunately, we only sell online.

The Department of Transportation's (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) enforces that all packages MUST BE SIGNED FOR. Any legal adult (18+) can sign for it, it doesn't need to be you. If you aren't home on the first attempt, Fedex will try 3 more times before the package gets sent back to us.

Yes! We introduced the discrete labeled gender reveal smoke bombs to our line in the beginning of 2021 and it's been one of our top performers.

Yes! Different smoke bomb colors mean different things, especially within the military.

Red Smoke - In military and emergency services, red smoke is often used as a signaling device to mark a specific location or to signal for help. It can also be used to create a smokescreen to obscure visibility or provide cover for personnel.

Black Smoke - Mostly used for concealmeant

Blue smoke - Used for target marking (mark specific locations or ground troops), extraction (use for landing zones), and potential communication.

Green smoke - Green smoke is often used during training exercises to simulate the use of a signaling device in a combat situation. Troops may use green smoke to signal for extraction, mark a location, or communicate with other units.

Orange smoke - Search and Rescue: Orange smoke can be used to mark the location of a downed aircraft or missing personnel during search and rescue operations. This can help search and rescue teams quickly locate and recover personnel in need of assistance.

Pink smoke - Gender reveals.....duh

Purple smoke - Used for training and simulation for real life experiences.

Yellow smoke - In the military/emergency services, yellow smoke can be used to indicate a chemical hazard or contamination.

White smoke - Surrender: In some cases, white smoke may be used as a signal of surrender. For example, troops or vehicles may release white smoke to indicate that they are surrendering to enemy forces.

Smoke bombs are used by people in so many remarkable ways. Here are over 25 different use cases I've collected directly from customers in 2022.

Photoshoots, home defense, wind indicators, skydiving, airsoft, skydiving, celebrations, paintball, military simulations/training, Halloween, video shoots, pissing off the entire neighborhood (oops), visual effects, college announcements, checking room ventilation, smoke bombs for gopher infestation out of their holes, Search and rescue medics, pumpkin carving, signaling devices for backpackers, sports entrances, gender reveals, k-9 training, firefighter training, LZ’s, 4th of July, Graduation pictures, concealment, wedding photography, or for some plain ol’ fun!