On 11/5/2012 8:37 AM, Larry Jaques wrote:
On Mon, 05 Nov 2012 07:54:10 -0600, Leon lcb11211@swbelldotnet
wrote:

On 11/4/2012 10:26 PM, Larry Jaques wrote:
On Sun, 04 Nov 2012 22:16:09 -0600, Leon lcb11211@swbelldotnet
wrote:

On 11/4/2012 5:11 PM, MJ wrote:

Oh come on... if it is really that difficult to find a screw locally, then
why are you so cheap as to not just buy the damned thing? What are you
going to save with all of this effort - a couple of bucks? Sheese...

Mike,

My rant really was against DeWalt for choosing an odd thread/size
screw
to begin with. I checked with Sears and they want $10 to ship
a $1 screw.

Which begs the question, If you were having a smaller item than the
screw shipped, say a 5 karat diamond, would you then think $10 would be
too much for shipping?

g Not quite fair. A screw could be secured to a sheet of paper and
mailed in an envelope for a buck. A diamond couldn't, securely,
anyway. Good vendors would consider the first and faint from the
second.


Exactly why would a diamond not be able to be securely attached to a
piece of paper and mailed?

It couldn't be securely -mailed- that way, foo.

Why not? Does tape not stick to diamonds? It happens every day FWIW.

Perhaps you mean to indicate that it would not be safe to ship a high
dollar item in an envelope. Perhaps "security" might not be what you
would be comfortable with.









But to get back on track, why do people assume that it takes less man
power and expense to ship an in expensive item vs. one of much more
perceived value?

I don't agree that the expenses for mailing are that high. I sell
things myself and if I can mail it in an envelope, the customer isn't
charged for the PM fees, ever!

You are looking at the small picture. The special screw cannot be had
any where. The screw has to be stored in a building. People work in
this building. People cost. Insurance, electricity, time. shipping costs.

Sure it would cost about 50 cants to throw the screw in an envelope and
let the mailman pic it up to deliver it. You are forgetting all the
costs to get the screw from the manufacturer to the envelope that is
coming to you. Would you feel better about a $1 screw sold for $10 and
shipped for $1?






Show me a company who has to _spend_ ten bucks to ship a little screw
and I'll show you a company who overcharges for every item it sells.
And I won't be a customer of theirs. The value usually isn't there.

And I will show you a company that is still in business. The value is
there if it means being able to complete a job and getting paid. For the
hobbyist, maybe not.

I agree that for many the price seem steep and for each instance the
price may be high or a bargain. Hell $1 for a 5 cent screw seems high
looking at it your way.





LJ--cheap^H^H^H^H^Hfrugal bastid, and proud of it.

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