[Elecraft] This really bugs me

[Andrew Moore]

"So the bottom line is I'm being asked to pay $10 more for shipping then is
necessary"

"Necessary" might be the key word here.

With all due respect (no harm in you asking the question), no, that's not
the bottom line.  That's assuming they're shipping at exactly the rate that
the post office charges Elecraft.  What about the added costs of acquiring
the packing materials, a person's time to process the order, pack the box,
take it to the PO to deliver -- again, these are real costs -- and allowing
the company to make a reasonable profit so they can stay in business, employ
people, contribute to their health insurance premiums, etc.?  "Markup" isn't
necessarily a four letter word.

73,
--Andrew, NV1B