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<\/p>\n But did locate an outfit on ebay for a very reasonable price that wont rape ya on postage, so finally have some on the way<\/em><\/strong> More internal operating details for you to consider, especially if you are thinking of starting a mail order business (that doesn’t include brides).\u00a0 I subscribe to a postage service, so I get a better price than I can get through the post office.\u00a0 Even with the reduced rate, the postage you pay me is just barely enough to cover the cost of postage.\u00a0 You might expect that you should pay exactly what postage costs me.\u00a0 I could do that, but it would involve weighing each item I sell and annotating its weight in my online store – and I have roughly 400-500 products in my store at any given time.\u00a0 So flat rate saves me more time.<\/p>\n The average postal charge to me for an order is something like $1-$2 under what I charge you.\u00a0 Maybe you think that is unfair, but maybe you don’t understand.\u00a0 The least I get charged is just under $7 for a shipment to Michigan or Ohio (where I only charge $7.50).\u00a0 I have justified it to myself that that 50 cents or $1 or maybe $2 overcharge covers two things – my time and the charge for heavier packages.<\/p>\n My time.\u00a0 If I were to hire you to pack my orders, what wage would you expect me to pay you – $1 or $2 a box?\u00a0 Hmmm…. probably not.\u00a0 Oh and if you pack up a heavier package, maybe that excess cost comes out of your pay?<\/p>\n Heavy packages.\u00a0 Did you the Post Office forces Priority Mail on packages over 1 pound?\u00a0 At least that is what I see in my postal service.\u00a0 Did you know that a package over 1 pound shipped to California costs me about $10.50 to ship?\u00a0 And yet, I still only charge you Cali-customers $9.<\/p>\n So heavy packages cost me money, but it is balanced out by the lighter packages that I ship (and I guess my time is free).<\/p>\n As a customer, you get to feel “raped” every time you place an online order.\u00a0 Me?\u00a0 I feel like I am forced to abuse my customers several times a day.\u00a0 But I cannot change it and still provide a service to you.\u00a0 So I have to swallow my guilt and click the “buy more postage?” button.<\/p>\n I do appreciate every one of my customers that have never even thought to mention the cost of shipping.\u00a0 It’s a bitter pill for both of us and as long as we understand that the “rediculas amount for mailing” is by far one of the cheapest forms of door-to-door delivery, then the happier we will be.<\/p>\n P.S.\u00a0 the hardest packages for me to fill are the “1 pound of rubber plus two sheets of tissue” orders.\u00a0 Think about how you might pack those up so the heavy rubber doesn’t smash the delicate tissue…ugh…<\/p>\n P.P.S.\u00a0 I am VERY close to releasing one, Two, maybe even THREE new short kits!\u00a0 That is in addition to the one I already put in the store, but never announced!<\/p>\n P.P.P.S.\u00a0 There was snow in the air again this morning – will it ever warm up?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I often feel guilty about the rates I charge for postage.\u00a0 Often I don’t worry about it, but sometimes it is called to my attention, often by customers or potential customers.\u00a0 Here are two tales of my misery for you … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/static.rcgroups.net\/forums\/images\/smilies\/cool.gif\" "\\"Cool\\"")
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