OK, is it just me, or is every online vendor making a bundle on inflated shipping costs? I swear, each and every time I order online, be it a book or an Antec case, I feel like I'm gettin screwed. Most recently, I ordered an electric guitar + an amp at what seemed to me a very good price, but then I got to the dreaded shipping and handling page...S+H for these items was $48.75 UPS GROUND....$50???? Who the hell are these people kidding?? I found out how much the items weighed and went to UPS and calculated myself just how much it would cost to ship these two items (11.9 lbs and 9.6 lbs): $6.73 and $6.42... Hmmm...I wonder where they got that $48.75 figure from. What the hell did they line the package with, golden peanuts? Call me crazy, but I don't think vendors/retailers should make any profit on shipping. They should make their profit on the damn item, the shipper (UPS, USPostal, FedEx, etc) is the one that makes money in shipping. I'd love to hear any actual vendors/retailers (online or b+m) opinion on this.
To be honest, I really feel pretty helpless. Once I get my guitar I'm planning on calling this particular vendor and letting them have a piece of my mind, but I highly doubt enough people do this. I think online buyers (and God knows how many there are on Anandtech alone) are getting ripped off on shipping costs. Online sellers hike up S+H costs to the maximum possible payable amount with impunity because they think we're helpless. I don't really know what the point of this post is (perhaps just vent), but I urge you to contact retailers and threaten to take your business elsewhere when you see exorbitant S+H costs. Also mention and make sure to check out Reseller Ratings.Com and leave your two cents about the place. And of course there's the BBB, but I'm not sure to what extent they deal with online vendors. Well that's all, I'd love to hear what anyone thinks about this.
-=all we do in life echoes in eternity=-
To be honest, I really feel pretty helpless. Once I get my guitar I'm planning on calling this particular vendor and letting them have a piece of my mind, but I highly doubt enough people do this. I think online buyers (and God knows how many there are on Anandtech alone) are getting ripped off on shipping costs. Online sellers hike up S+H costs to the maximum possible payable amount with impunity because they think we're helpless. I don't really know what the point of this post is (perhaps just vent), but I urge you to contact retailers and threaten to take your business elsewhere when you see exorbitant S+H costs. Also mention and make sure to check out Reseller Ratings.Com and leave your two cents about the place. And of course there's the BBB, but I'm not sure to what extent they deal with online vendors. Well that's all, I'd love to hear what anyone thinks about this.
-=all we do in life echoes in eternity=-