I had a similar experience a few weeks back with Gingerbread, which I really love , btw. I was really impressed, as always. Good real people and excellent CS at TV!
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I had a similar experience a few weeks back with Gingerbread, which I really love , btw. I was really impressed, as always. Good real people and excellent CS at TV!
5 bucks is way cheaper then some of the other companies im getting things from.
People really complain about $5 shipping? Wow. I missed that thread, but that's pretty sad to have to complain about $5. More goes into sending a package than just taking your little bottle of juice to the post office, handing it to the guy, and saying "ship this for free".
I think if $5 is a huge deal to someone, you have more urgent matters than complaining about someone's e-juice shipping prices....like working on that resume. Although, based on this guy's profit math, it sounds like he doesn't have very much to put on there.
Seriously. It's not like you need to place a TV order every other day. Order more than one bottle at a time and the shipping price basically vanishes.
Aside from that, even if you were making a profit on shipping, who cares? It would be your business model to make a little extra from shipping. There's nothing wrong with that. It's not like your prices are high to begin with, and then you tack on extra for shipping...
I think if $5 is a huge deal to someone, you have more urgent matters than complaining about someone's e-juice shipping prices....like working on that resume. Although, based on this guy's profit math, it sounds like he doesn't have very much to put on there.
Seriously. It's not like you need to place a TV order every other day. Order more than one bottle at a time and the shipping price basically vanishes.
Aside from that, even if you were making a profit on shipping, who cares? It would be your business model to make a little extra from shipping. There's nothing wrong with that. It's not like your prices are high to begin with, and then you tack on extra for shipping...
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I have no idea why anyone would complain about $5 shipping and handling. There is more to it than just getting a box and paying for it to be shipped.
As VQ mentioned, the peanuts, ink, etc all play a factor. The most important factor being time. While it may only take TV 10-30 seconds to actually package something, that time adds up overtime, a LOT actually. I worked for a distribution warehouse years ago. More time is invested over a year packaging a box with filler material and taping it up than most people realize. It is a fast process, but the quantity of items that you end up packaging over a years worth of work adds up fast.
Even if Geoff was managing to pull a profit from S&H (Which he most likely is not), who cares? The time is more valuable than the actual shipping cost as far as I'm concerned.
As VQ mentioned, the peanuts, ink, etc all play a factor. The most important factor being time. While it may only take TV 10-30 seconds to actually package something, that time adds up overtime, a LOT actually. I worked for a distribution warehouse years ago. More time is invested over a year packaging a box with filler material and taping it up than most people realize. It is a fast process, but the quantity of items that you end up packaging over a years worth of work adds up fast.
Even if Geoff was managing to pull a profit from S&H (Which he most likely is not), who cares? The time is more valuable than the actual shipping cost as far as I'm concerned.
Wow !!! I got my box of 10 bottles today all for $5.00 shipping !!
To me that is a BIG BARGAIN !!!!
I would still buy from Geoff if he increased his shipping to $7.95.
You rock Geoff !!!
To me that is a BIG BARGAIN !!!!
I would still buy from Geoff if he increased his shipping to $7.95.
You rock Geoff !!!
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