Leon wrote:

Eggssacly! ;~) I think what most of the unknowing believe is that
they are the only ones that are buying the $1 part so paying a buck
or two for shipping is OK, no big loss for the retailer. What they
don't consider is that this happens hundreds of times per day per
location. So you hire "ONE" guy to sell, pull, package, and pay for
shipping, 50, $1 parts. That is all he has time to do. I can assure
you the profit of those 50 sales will not pay his salary for the day
and shipping expense. Not to mention overhead, insurance.....

Maybe I'm getting this wrong, or maybe you're not getting what I and others
have made simple comment on. It's not a matter of them covering their
costs. As I recall, the only real comment that was ever made was about the
cost of shipping very small stuff like that via the more expensive carriers,
rather than a simple stamp and off into USPS. Those cost differences have
nothing to do with the supplier. He already has his mark up in the price.
It's just a matter of the transportation costs for delivery. UPS is many
dollars, USPS is a few cents.


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-Mike-