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Sounds like you're on the side of no-free-shipping then? I'm not even sure how this scenario of yours figures into this whole thread.
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Sure, Guitar Center may ship hundreds of guitars and other products every day, and there is an economy for the shipper to pick those up at one warehouse all at once. But after that, those parcels are pretty much in the same stream as any other parcel. So I just can't see how economy of scale can account for the fact that Guitar Center (or in Canada a company like Long and McQuade) can ship me a $99 guitar for free, but if I need to ship it the same distance it will cost me over $100. |
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So, if I'm right, you're charged $100 because you're exactly the kind of customer where the opportunity lies to draw a profit margin from, and the bulk shippers get pricing not available to one-time shippers.
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I have no problem not getting the same rate as a huge shipper, but I don't think the system is fair, and that annoys me. |
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I finally get this and you are right, we the regular guys are making up the difference. But that's the way everything works, not just shipping prices. I have a similar discussion with my sister about how people with money can invest it and get more money and that brings in even more money that they can invest and they just keep getting richer. People like her who live paycheck to paycheck can't do that and somehow that just seems discriminatory to her. I guess that is life.
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This article is from last year, but still worth reading:
https://www.moneytips.com/how-does-a...-free-shipping |
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We “regular guys” aren’t subsidizing Amazon when we pay higher shipping rates for packages we send. Amazon alone ships over 2.5 billion packages a year. Read the article I linked to above. |
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People with money get to risk it, and normal people can do that as well. The ones who do well with it are the ones who learn how to make calculated risks, and believe me, they lose a lot at times too. What's truly discriminatory is to pretend that people who don't manage their money don't have any opportunities. Many who became wealthy started out with nothing. Let's get back on track with the shipping charges.
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I'm no happier than you are about how much it costs to ship items, but this is really a modern concern only understood by people living with such things even being available in the first place.
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And there are many more companies than Amazon that offer free shipping. Amazon is a special case. Interesting article, though. |
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Not at all, I really enjoyed it and hope I did your sister some good.
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One of the keys to the kingdom so to speak is bulk pricing, to where they get items for enough less that they can still turn a profit, even eating the price of shipping.
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