Am I out of line here?
02-14-2012, 08:52 AM
#52
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I agree shipping costs have gotten out of hand. I am a small business owner and hate to charge my customers shipping but it is either that or raise prices. As for the handling it can sometimes take us 1/2 hour and a lot of materials to get a box ready to ship. It is pretty much the cost of doing business.
Take into account how much it would have cost you in gas and your time to go to the store and buy what you were needing. Not taking into account how much more you probably would have spent on other "impulse" items while you were in the store.
I agree they should have told you that shipping was extra for the free yardage. Unless it doubled your shipping costs I probably would have just paid it. In the long run, it probably would have saved you money!!!!!
It is always a nice surprise to come home and find a package. I think it is better that coming home with a shopping bag.
I ordered most of my Christmas presents on line, some I paid shipping for, some I didn't. It comes down to how much you really want the item and was the shipping really that much in light of gas prices and time spent.
Take into account how much it would have cost you in gas and your time to go to the store and buy what you were needing. Not taking into account how much more you probably would have spent on other "impulse" items while you were in the store.
I agree they should have told you that shipping was extra for the free yardage. Unless it doubled your shipping costs I probably would have just paid it. In the long run, it probably would have saved you money!!!!!
It is always a nice surprise to come home and find a package. I think it is better that coming home with a shopping bag.
I ordered most of my Christmas presents on line, some I paid shipping for, some I didn't. It comes down to how much you really want the item and was the shipping really that much in light of gas prices and time spent.
02-14-2012, 09:15 AM
#54
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Location: SE Iowa
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I got caught up in a similar situation. I ordered an item "as seen on tv" on line. They offered 1 free item if I ordered 2. The first 2 totaled $9.99. With postage ...I ended up paying $24+. The postage am't didn't show til after I'd clicked "pay". I didn't bother trying to cancel the order but I learned my lesson!
To add insult to it, I later saw the same item priced cheaper at our local Walgreen's.
To add insult to it, I later saw the same item priced cheaper at our local Walgreen's.
02-14-2012, 09:35 AM
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Originally Posted by grocifer
Wildyard -- good for you. I hate scheme's that cost us more money! We still have to get together and have that cup of coffee.
02-14-2012, 09:38 AM
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Originally Posted by brightmet
I agree shipping costs have gotten out of hand. I am a small business owner and hate to charge my customers shipping but it is either that or raise prices. As for the handling it can sometimes take us 1/2 hour and a lot of materials to get a box ready to ship. It is pretty much the cost of doing business.
Take into account how much it would have cost you in gas and your time to go to the store and buy what you were needing. Not taking into account how much more you probably would have spent on other "impulse" items while you were in the store.
I agree they should have told you that shipping was extra for the free yardage. Unless it doubled your shipping costs I probably would have just paid it. In the long run, it probably would have saved you money!!!!!
It is always a nice surprise to come home and find a package. I think it is better that coming home with a shopping bag.
I ordered most of my Christmas presents on line, some I paid shipping for, some I didn't. It comes down to how much you really want the item and was the shipping really that much in light of gas prices and time spent.
Take into account how much it would have cost you in gas and your time to go to the store and buy what you were needing. Not taking into account how much more you probably would have spent on other "impulse" items while you were in the store.
I agree they should have told you that shipping was extra for the free yardage. Unless it doubled your shipping costs I probably would have just paid it. In the long run, it probably would have saved you money!!!!!
It is always a nice surprise to come home and find a package. I think it is better that coming home with a shopping bag.
I ordered most of my Christmas presents on line, some I paid shipping for, some I didn't. It comes down to how much you really want the item and was the shipping really that much in light of gas prices and time spent.
02-14-2012, 10:06 AM
#58
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Location: Southern Tier, NY
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Originally Posted by gotta-sew
I just had a simular experience with just a little twist. Someone on this board gave a link to a well known company that was having what seemed to be a really nice sale. I clicked on the link. I found something I could really use at a nice sale price. I bought it through PayPal. It was free shipping or so I thought . I put in all my information and never once did shipping charges come up. So knowing it was a short term sale I presumed it was a free shipping weekend. Well a couple of days later I get an email informing me that they went ahead and charged my PayPal account with the shipping charges, without my consent. The shipping charges were more than the item I was buying. If I had known the shipping charges, I would never have made the purchase. At that combined price it no longer was a good deal, more of a rip off. I tried to cancell the order. I haven't gotten anything as yet to verify where I am at on this one. Nooooo I will never buy from this company again. I have some real concerns about PayPal allowing them to increase the total without my knowledge. I didn't know that could happen, but it did.
02-14-2012, 10:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Havplenty
the amazon's vendors cannot budge on their shipping costs per amazon's policy. shipping charges are per item and cannot be combined.
It seems to me this case was about misleading information concerning the cost of the shipping and handling. In this case, I would have cancelled my order as well.
Sorry you had this difficulty.
02-14-2012, 11:46 AM
#60
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Location: New Milford, CT
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I am a Amazon Prime member for the exact reason of shipping charges.
After living overseas and having the high cost of shipping, I found that the Prime membership is really a cost saver. I buy a lot from Amazon because I like their return policy as well as the customer service. I know the cost up front can be a problem, but I find I save so much more over the year that it is, in the long run, a bargain.
As for the vendor that changed their ship price AFTER the fact. I would have canceled and reported to PAYPAL the problem. I only shop from vendor listed here on the board that have a proven track record. Money is too tight to be wasted!
After living overseas and having the high cost of shipping, I found that the Prime membership is really a cost saver. I buy a lot from Amazon because I like their return policy as well as the customer service. I know the cost up front can be a problem, but I find I save so much more over the year that it is, in the long run, a bargain.
As for the vendor that changed their ship price AFTER the fact. I would have canceled and reported to PAYPAL the problem. I only shop from vendor listed here on the board that have a proven track record. Money is too tight to be wasted!
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