Wouter van Ooijen wrote:
>> I tried perhaps 4 or 5 retailers, none gave a shipping price. Since I
>> had no local option, I emailed them for their shipping 
>> prices. ONE, out
>> of the 5, responded. Their s/h price was insane (something 
>> like $40 for
>> regular postal mail), but even with the insane s/h price the 
>> total price
>> was still substantially cheaper then the local price, so I went with
>> them.
>>
>> When I received the package it had a post mark price of $12, 
>> and it was
>> clear the postage label was printed in house, so at most it took them
>> probably 5 minutes to package it, and then it was put in a 
>> truck. So, I
>> ended up paying $28 for a box and 5 minutes of a person's 
>> time, THAT is
>> a rip off.
>>     
>
> I don't see why. You got a quote, you freely decided that you wanted
> that offer (price+shipping), and that is what you paid. If they quoted
> $10 shipping and charged you $15, *that* would have been a ripoff!
>
>   


   I'm still trying to find out where all of these horrible retailers 
are.  :-)  Me and my family purchase literally
 almost everything online, with the exception of food.  I bet we've 
patronized dozens of online retailers, and looked
at thousands more, over the last few years.  With just one or two 
exceptions, they've *all* let me know what the shipping charges
are before my credit card gets charged. 

   Seriously, who cares what the shipping is, as long as the final price 
is acceptable?

- Rich

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