[Elecraft] OOPS! - Reality of "Shipping and Handling"

[Ken G Kopp]

I hit the "send" key by accident, before I could spell-check and format
the message better.

But the reader will get the idea ....

73!

Ken Kopp - K0PP
ElecraftCovers at gmail.com
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Rose ships covers and cases all over the world ... or rather I should
say -I- pack and ship them for her. (:-)  I'll wager we're one of the
larger shippers here on the reflector ... with the exception of Elecraft.

Powerwerks is most likely losing money at $6.49, and it has nothing to
do with the cost of the item(s) being shipped.  They will have numerous
"hidden costs" ... all shippers do.  It just depends on how deeply one
wants to bury them.   If one lived in the same town where they're
located, I doubt that you could drive there to pick up an item without
consuming  $6.49 in fuel ... maybe more.  One's time also has a finite
value.

There's address and return labels and likely a label printer to print
them, bags for the item(s) and probably another label on that bag.
Then there's the shipping packaging, be it a small padded envelope
or a carton.  If it's a carton, there's the cost of "peanuts" or other
cushioning material.  "Bubble pack" is surprisingly expensive. (;-)
padded envelopes cost $.50 to $2.50, depending on the size, even
bought in 100 lots as we do.  Don't forget the shipping costs the
shipper pays -their- suppliers when they purchase shipping supplies.

Oh, and there's the cost of paper and ink for the printer that prints the
packing lists and labor costs of the person(s) who does the shipping
operation.

I'll almost guarantee they're losing money at $6.49.





On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 5:49 PM, Terry Schieler <w0fm at swbell.net> wrote:

> I'd have to need a whopping large quantity of these retainers to justify
> the shipping and handling ($6.49) that Powerwerx wants to ship 5 of these
> little $0.49 devils to me here in the Midwest.  Perhaps someday I'll buy
> some other stuff from them and order a dozen clips at the same time.
>  Perhaps not.
>
> UPS Ground is their least expensive option.  I think you could mail a
> dozen of those clips via USPS for a LOT less than $6.49.
>
> Terry, W0FM
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Walter Underwood [mailto:wunder at wunderwood.org]
> Sent: Monday, June 17, 2013 10:32 AM
> To: Elecraft Reflector
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Power Poles
>
> Like these?
>
>
> http://www.powerwerx.com/powerpole-accessories/powerpole-retention-clips.html
>
> wunder
> K6WRU
>
>
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