On Mar 14, 2006, at 9:18, Malvary J Cole wrote:
"Jenny Barron wrote: yes that's the exact same one I bought - except
here it costs the equivelent of $11.71 -- trying not to feel ripped
off"
But you would have to add postage to the $7.50 so you probably didn't
pay that much more.
You probably paid a whole lot _less_ :) On an order of $7.50, the
_domestic_ shipping/handling charge is $4.75 (or was, before our
postage went up, which is when my catalogue dates to). For Canada, add
$3.00 to that. For other foreign countries, actual postage is charged,
_plus_ "handling". Wherein is the nub of the matter... The actual
postage might not be all that high, especially if you chose surface
mail (2-3 months) but we don't know what the "handling" surcharge is.
I'm guessing, but I'd think that even with surface mail, your total
purchase would come to something like $15, not $11.71 :)
Ordering by mail, from most vendors (at least in the US), is not worth
while if your total for goods is less than $10; you're likely to pay as
much in shipping as for the goods themselves are worth. The ratio
improves as the value of the goods goes up, because all vendors have a
"cap" (varies. For Nordic needle it's $75), after which you pay the
same shipping charges no matter what.
That's the reason why I usually wait and pile up the "stuff" I need
before sending an order; no impulse buying of small items for me,
unless I can pick them up in person :)
Yours, with a $140 order in the pipeline from Holly (van Sciver),
--
Tamara P Duvall http://t-n-lace.net/
Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland)
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