Totally Tomato Order

sirtanon · April 3, 2007

I agree - Handling is a fact of life, however you choose to distribute it.

$0.99 for a pack of seeds and $3.00 for S&H = $3.99
$3.00 for a pack of seeds and $0.99 for S&H = $3.99

Either way you look at it, it's $4.00 for a pack of seeds, shipped. Is it too much? Depends on the seeds, but overall, I don't think it's all that bad.

Let's take it a step further. Let's say I buy 5 of those seed packs.

$0.99 each for 5 packs, plus $3.00 S&H = $7.95
$3.00 each for 5 packs, plus $0.99 S&H = $15.99

Wow.. suddenly, we're looking at TWICE the price for one... and that's the one with only 99 cents for Shipping and Handling!!

One is $1.59 for each pack, shipped.
The other is $3.20 for each pack, shipped.

Which would you prefer?

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This is a subject I deal with at least twice a month on Ebay. I sell, and I list $4.99 for shipping & handling. Every so often, I get some idiot messaging me, carrying on..

"I want to know why shipping was 5 dollars for this item when it only cost .63 cents to get it here?"

Did it??? Sure, $0.63 for the actual postage cost.. PLUS $0.50 for the padded envelope.. PLUS the cost of the label.. PLUS the labor time in labeling and packing said envelope (whoah, wait.. my time is WORTH something???).. PLUS the travel time and cost to deliver it to the post office.. and do I add the listing fee?

It adds up. Of course, this person, and many people for that matter, seem to think the product just magically GROWS a padded envelope around itself and FLIES itself to the post office.

*grumble*

April 3, 2007	#17
sirtanon Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ (zone 9b) Posts: 796	I agree - Handling is a fact of life, however you choose to distribute it. $0.99 for a pack of seeds and $3.00 for S&H = $3.99 $3.00 for a pack of seeds and $0.99 for S&H = $3.99 Either way you look at it, it's $4.00 for a pack of seeds, shipped. Is it too much? Depends on the seeds, but overall, I don't think it's all that bad. Let's take it a step further. Let's say I buy 5 of those seed packs. $0.99 each for 5 packs, plus $3.00 S&H = $7.95 $3.00 each for 5 packs, plus $0.99 S&H = $15.99 Wow.. suddenly, we're looking at TWICE the price for one... and that's the one with only 99 cents for Shipping and Handling!! One is $1.59 for each pack, shipped. The other is $3.20 for each pack, shipped. Which would you prefer? -------------------- This is a subject I deal with at least twice a month on Ebay. I sell, and I list $4.99 for shipping & handling. Every so often, I get some idiot messaging me, carrying on.. "I want to know why shipping was 5 dollars for this item when it only cost .63 cents to get it here?" Did it??? Sure, $0.63 for the actual postage cost.. PLUS $0.50 for the padded envelope.. PLUS the cost of the label.. PLUS the labor time in labeling and packing said envelope (whoah, wait.. my time is WORTH something???).. PLUS the travel time and cost to deliver it to the post office.. and do I add the listing fee? It adds up. Of course, this person, and many people for that matter, seem to think the product just magically GROWS a padded envelope around itself and FLIES itself to the post office. grumble __________________ I could sail by on the winds of silence, and maybe they won't notice... but this time I think it would be better if I swim..