Saturday, October 06, 2007

Your widget costs $1.95 on line but costs you $5.95 to be shipped

Just a short "Burp".......I buy a lot of things on-line....even though I live in an area, Clearwater, where there are plenty of the "Majors" to shop at.
The sales tax is 7%. I've noticed lately that my shipping costs have gone up....even those small items that go out USPS...way over priced. And eBay has a rep for sellers to really up the shipping cost. That all being said...I was reading an article Herb Greenberg's article in Market watch re: Shutterfly the photo storage co. Shipping charges are a big part of the revenue figures...NOT just a PASS-ON from UPS,FedEx,DHL and USPS As the article points out, Amazon is the only exception.

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