Hi,

In fact $7 is very reasonable, we have looked at
up to $39 from other firms.

Tom

On Tue, 13 Sep 2005 06:47:13 -0400, Ron Bernier wrote:

>Anna
>You are just looking at the shipping cost.  When you shipped your law books, 
>who 
>paid for the shipping materials? Not the Post Office.  Who paid for packaging 
>the law books? Not the Post Office.  Who paid for delivering the package to 
>the 
>Post Office? Not the Post Office.  Every business that adds the cost of 
>sending 
>purchased merchandise to you charges S/H.  Shipping and Handling (not just 
>shipping).
>
>Ron Bernier
>
>> I put the GASP! $7.00 - somewhat tongue in cheek.
>> Truly, I had just mailed 3 law school text books for
>> under $5.00, over 10 pounds in books. I know it has
>> become commonplace but there is something unctuous about
>> $$ padding under title of "shipping".
>>
>> A $15.00 book becomes a $22.00 book (minus the $1.42 to
>> mail by media mail & the cost of the packing tape, of
>> course).
>>
>> Anna
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