Shipping is more than product is often the case. UPS and FedEx makes out.

At least you bought the item low - many companies have a minimum price
and often stuff under $10USD a value is added. When in Marketing
I created kits of parts - so a customer would not pay this large
markup on each nut, bolt, screw, resistor..... They soon learned
to buy a kit once in a while and save money.

Martin

On 4/5/2011 8:10 AM, RonB wrote:
I cannot figure out how some companies determine how deliveries are
managed. I just received a switch for our Nordictrac treadmill about
20 minutes ago. Low-end switch with a $3 price tag plus $7 shipping.
It came UPS! I checked the tracking about the time he pulled in the
driveway and when he handed it to me it was its 11th transaction. The
package was a small padded envelope about the 2/3 size of a deck of
cards. Even the UPS guy said he didn't understand why they didn't put
a stamp on it.

RonB