[/quote]So my question is... would you be upset if your bundle was taken apart before shipping, so that it would fit in a flat-rate envelope? It wouldn't be as pretty. But shipping costs could be lower.[/quote]
This is an interesting thread and proved what I have
believed all along. I used to have an on-line quilt shop
and I never charged more than actual shipping charges,
and always sent everything as cheaply as possible. You
wouldn't believe how many yards I could get into a flat
rate envelope. One time I sent 11 yards and it made it
to its destination fine. I never did that again, but routinely
put as many as 8 or 9 yards in an envelope. I taped the
envelope a lot, but the packages always got there with no
problems.
Many times I would offer a special of free shipping on all orders, and I always got the most business when I did that.
I guess we all don't mind paying whatever for the fabric,
but we hate paying those shipping charges. If I didn't offer
free shipping I would offer 10 - 15% off the order, which
would have nullified any shipping charges, but I still got the
best business when I had free shipping.
Now that I no longer have my on-line shop and am just
a regular person who orders on-line a lot, I am the same
way. I hate paying shipping charges, especially excessive
ones. I have written a number of shops off my list because
they add on 'handling' charges, and then won't even try
to ship as cheaply as possible. When they are like that, I
don't shop there. Just my 2 cents :).
Marcia