On 11/5/2012 8:43 PM, Larry Jaques wrote:
On Mon, 05 Nov 2012 11:00:36 -0600, Leon lcb11211@swbelldotnet
wrote:

On 11/5/2012 10:15 AM, Mike Marlow wrote:
Leon wrote:


Does it? Both have to be handled. some one has to take the order,
pull the order, stock the part, create the bill, ship the part and
the paper work involved with that, and yes postage requires all of
this too. And while an anvil is heavier than a screw the people
selling and shipping the anvil are equipped to handle the weight.


That stuff is overhead and is all built into the price.

Sure it but you think that the $1 screw price can cover all of the
expenses to ship it? Probably does not ever cover the stamp price.

Yes there are bigger ticket items to make up the difference but if the
piddley profit stuff costs you every time you sell one and ship it the
smart retailer will stop carrying the part.

If you ****-over every customer by gouging you for every little thing,
they'll quickly move to another brand of jewjaw. The smart mfgrs will
simply pop one in the mail for you and not even charge you. You'll be
happy, charmed, and forever in their debt. You'll tell 100 people how
great they are and they'll make a handsome profit from that very, very
inexpensive bit of good will.

You really don't seem to get it. Manufacturers will pop one in the
mail, yes. We are talking retailers. It would cost a manufacturer more
to bill a customer than to give it away. They do not deal with cash,
retailers do.


And with that, I'm done with the thread.

I think you were done before this post.