I also suggest that everyone should consider the other shipping options
available.
I chose USPS Priority Mail, and it was significantly cheaper than UPS
Ground.
It pays to look at all the options.
73, Tony K4QE
I consider that all who offer items to sale direct, and usually over
the Internet, have already included the cost of the order
processing/paperwork and the packaging. You are not going to pick it
up over the counter ! Otherwise I tend to consider the excessive P &
H charges, as a form of 'bait and switch'.
Transportation costs from the dealer to the shipping facility, should
not be considered, as all now offer direct pickup, even USPS. I feel
that it's only right for the shipper to offer their customers the
most inexpensive method available, to the recipient's location.
I live in a semi-rural area and the local (35 miles away) brick and
mortar stores, are always complaining about the unfair competition
from the "mail order" business and how they should collect state sales taxes.
The savings that I realize in both $ and environmental costs, in not
making that 70 mile round trip, can be enormous . Generally the
shipping costs are in the same neighborhood, as that of the sales tax
I don't have to pay. Although there are some that offer free
shipping (no handling) above a certain sales amount.
Amazon has chosen not to fight our AZ State Tax Commission and are
now charging (they only have a distribution center here) state sales
tax on their orders, plus shipping costs. I no longer am a customer
of theirs !
For my own 'out' shipping, I either have to go 30 miles to an
overpriced franchised UPS shipping center (the main UPS center is 50
miles distant) or use my very friendly and helpful village PO and the
USPS. I'm glad to, as they need the business and I've never
experienced a better one !
Chuck, W7CS
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