Originally Posted by sjhughson
Yeah, what's up with handling charges? They don't add handling charges if you walk into the shop. I know it's an extra step to shoove it in the box or envelope. Big deal. Want to make a sale or not? I too watch the shipping charges. I guess if you are independently wealthy, it wouldn't matter. How many of us are there in that category?
I'd hazard to say that S&H charges are added to cover things not factored into the regular overhead of business such as the cost of packaging materials and the gas and time to take to the PO or UPS if a small shop---larger ones can get package pick up for another fee of course. As for sizes of boxes, depends on what the shipping outfit requires. I don't mind a reasonable charge when I can't get to the shop.