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Old 01-16-2019, 12:12 PM
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Originally Posted by GaryJ View Post
So I've sold some stuff on ebay recently and shipping costs are just crazy. So I wonder, how do these big companies do the free shipping thing and still make money? I know they get a better rate than any individual does, but for instance I can order a 30 pound bag of dog food from Chewy for about what I pay in the store and get it the next day.....delivered. But if I went to ship that same bag of dog food it would cost me more to ship it than I pay Chewy for the dog food and shipping.
Are we as individuals subsidizing these big companies with the high prices we pay to ship stuff? Inquiring minds want to know!
It's covered by the ever shrinking margins US retailers are realizing. I guess in a way the lower wages being paid thanks to those lower margins does mean that some of us at least are subsidizing the free shipping.
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