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But the reader will get the idea .... 73! Ken Kopp - K0PP elecraftcov...@gmail.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rose ships covers and cases all over the world ... or rather I should say -I- pack and ship them for her. (:-) I'll wager we're one of the larger shippers here on the reflector ... with the exception of Elecraft. Powerwerks is most likely losing money at $6.49, and it has nothing to do with the cost of the item(s) being shipped. They will have numerous "hidden costs" ... all shippers do. It just depends on how deeply one wants to bury them. If one lived in the same town where they're located, I doubt that you could drive there to pick up an item without consuming $6.49 in fuel ... maybe more. One's time also has a finite value. There's address and return labels and likely a label printer to print them, bags for the item(s) and probably another label on that bag. Then there's the shipping packaging, be it a small padded envelope or a carton. If it's a carton, there's the cost of "peanuts" or other cushioning material. "Bubble pack" is surprisingly expensive. (;-) padded envelopes cost $.50 to $2.50, depending on the size, even bought in 100 lots as we do. Don't forget the shipping costs the shipper pays -their- suppliers when they purchase shipping supplies. Oh, and there's the cost of paper and ink for the printer that prints the packing lists and labor costs of the person(s) who does the shipping operation. I'll almost guarantee they're losing money at $6.49. On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 5:49 PM, Terry Schieler <w...@swbell.net> wrote: > I'd have to need a whopping large quantity of these retainers to justify > the shipping and handling ($6.49) that Powerwerx wants to ship 5 of these > little $0.49 devils to me here in the Midwest. Perhaps someday I'll buy > some other stuff from them and order a dozen clips at the same time. > Perhaps not. > > UPS Ground is their least expensive option. I think you could mail a > dozen of those clips via USPS for a LOT less than $6.49. > > Terry, W0FM > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Walter Underwood [mailto:wun...@wunderwood.org] > Sent: Monday, June 17, 2013 10:32 AM > To: Elecraft Reflector > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Power Poles > > Like these? > > > http://www.powerwerx.com/powerpole-accessories/powerpole-retention-clips.html > > wunder > K6WRU > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
