Wow Ohio To Fla $15.00

wired45

wired45

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Just Ordered A Couple Of Sheaths From Company Store . Still In The Keys . It Looks Like Only Amx Accepted And Has Shipping Gone Up To Cover The Cost ? $15.00 For Two Game Warden Sheaths ? ? ? Thats Krazy ! ! ! I Guess Skunk Is Hand Delivering Stuff These Days ?
 
That seems to be the minimum charge for anything. That's shipping and handling, after all.

And they are coming from Oiho via Idaho.

Besides, someone's got to foot the bill for all that Skunk junk.
 
I read the story about skunks quick marts . Very cool reading just have a hard time with the price of shipping . I own a small bussiness and ship on a daily basis with priority mail $15.00 for less than 1 lb is KRAZY .
 
Well, they Do use lots of tape...

Seriously, labor is insanely expensive. If I was paying someone to wrap, pack, and ship I would want to recoup the wage, FICA, Workers' Comp, and other related expenses and MAKE SURE I wasn't ever on the losing end.

I have a small business too.
 
Simple solution: buy more stuff when you order and the cost of shipping drops as a percentage of the order! :D :thumbup:
 
I pay Skunk with paypal and he has never charged me the paypal fee! I guess he is using your shipping charges to help offset that which suits me fine :thumbup::D
 
wired45 said:
I read the story about skunks quick marts . Very cool reading just have a hard time with the price of shipping . I own a small bussiness and ship on a daily basis with priority mail $15.00 for less than 1 lb is KRAZY .
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USPS priority is about, I'm guessing half the cost of FedEx. Ok, so you get the goods 1 - 2 days later than FedEx but that is ok.
 
$15 For a couple small items is a bit steep, but it makes sense- most people will pad their order with something else. and it is easier for the business because it cuts down on really small orders that still require the same amount of packing and legwork. I know when I ordered my AK-47, actual shipping was about $18 but I was still charged only $15. . .
 
Exactly.

Some orders "actually" cost more, some less than the flat rate.

If a company posts a flat rate shipping charge, and someone only orders a single item or two of minimal weight, then they (the buyer) probably could have made a different decision about how efficiently that flat rate was utilized.
 
Of course, the flat rate isn't really all that flat. Fer instance:


Code Name Quantity Price/Ea.
Total-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
HOGPOOP Badger Attack - CG grade, urban crinkle with mag green-black G-10. 1 $292.00 $292.00
REDHOG Badger Attack - CG grade, black crinkle with mag red-black G-10. 1 $292.00 $292.00
ZZBASHEATHB Badger Sheath - Black Mid-ride Standard sheath with replaceable / reversible keeper. 1 $45.00 $45.00
ZZBASHEATHN Badger Sheath - Tan Mid-ride Standard sheath with replaceable / reversible keeper. 1 $45.00 $45.00
Shipping: Domestic United States USPS: $25.00
Sales Tax: $0.00
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Total: $699.00
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It may take Skunk a few hours to pack a knife if he's been drinking . So at $15, that would be less than minimum wage. He's practically giving away the "handling". -DT
 
I had three Scotch Dispensers in my Basket and went to check out last nite, and I nixed the order when shipping came in at $23.00! These Skeleton Knives have very little weight, and shipping cost should come down per item, when you order more than one. Combined shipping is an incentive to buy more than one, I hesitate now. Not that a few bucks is going to hurt me, just the idea of it. As far as Paypal goes, I refuse to pay the fee as a buyer. I get wacked enough as a seller, with Ebay and Paypal costs, I won't pay it as a buyer.
 
tman999 said:
I get wacked enough as a seller, with Ebay and Paypal costs, I won't pay it as a buyer.
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Either I figure the PayPal fee into my price and say "no PayPal fee." Or I just list a price plus the PayPal fee. What's the difference? Same price.
 
dttomcat said:
It may take Skunk a few hours to pack a knife if he's been drinking . So at $15, that would be less than minimum wage. He's practically giving away the "handling". -DT
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Exactly. Plus Skunk employs an entire team of illegal immigrants who beat the bushes for Skunk junk to include with packages. :p :D
 
They way I look at shipping charges is I try to figure if I could get it locally how much in gas is it going to cost me? My time and so forth. Mail order is much cheaper most of the time or maybe all of the time. Yea thats it all of the time. I buy most of my stuff online now. Cheaper and saves the hastle and headacke of having to put up with idiots at the store and on the road. My time and sanity mean alot to me.
 
You guys pay shipping? Skunk and Jerry drop my INFI off on their way to the bank. For free! Well, kinda. If you don't count all the junk I have to give Skunk to throw in your packages.:p:D
 
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