Over-priced shipping

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Whenever I order something they make me pay about 6-7 dollars for shipping, and when I get the package it has a shipping sticker that says around 2-3$ this is pissing me off so much.

Anyone else have this problem?

Aug 18 2013 6:42PM

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.Rybak.

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Aug 18 2013 6:45PM

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Dan.

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this. You have to factor in cost of box, labor to pack the items and ship them. That and many sites do pretty big tiers, like 1to5 pounds is one price, 5-10 is another, etc.. so a 6 pound package you pay the same as a 10 pound package to ship.

Aug 18 2013 6:50PM

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TechnoPotamus

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when that has happened to me, i stop ordering from whoever it was that did it

Aug 18 2013 6:52PM

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NinetyFour

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What are you shipping that costs 6-7 bucks?

Because honestly, that's not much at all if it's like a jacket or something smaller. If I want to ship any clothing or outerwear from the U.S. to Canada, it costs me usually around the $30 mark. And shit, these new NS store items are $40 to get them to my doorstep. That's an expensive hat or T-Shirt by the time it gets Here. Don't get me started on hardgoods either. Pretty expensive. Nature of the beast I guess.

So, here's a little plug for D-Structure, thanks for providing awesome prices accompanied with cheap and fast shipping for Canadians. You guys rock.

Aug 18 2013 7:28PM

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Dustin.

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International sucks, but that still sounds like you pay way too much. I can ship 2 seperate pairs of skis for $40.

Aug 18 2013 8:10PM

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Dan.

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2 pairs of skis internationally, with USPS first class I'm guessing?

Aug 18 2013 8:22PM

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KillaSteeze

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try living in canada, you can get charged like $20 for shipping and then often even another $20+ from the stupid border taxes

Aug 18 2013 9:13PM

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SamtheEagle

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how???? shipping stuff always seems to cost me so much

Aug 18 2013 10:54PM

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Dan.

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no way, boulder to south carolina for a 40 pound oversize package with say, 3000$ of insurance coverage will run you at a minimum about 94 from fedex, 105 from UPS and 125 from USPS. I ship about a bike a month, you're not going to get anywhere close to what you are claiming. even if you split up into separate wheel/fork box and a frame only box to get rid of the oversize surcharge you're looking at about 60-70 bucks with insurance.

Aug 19 2013 1:11AM

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No.Quarter

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Was it in 10,000,000 pieces when it got to GA?

Aug 19 2013 1:15AM

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Dan.

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insurance is .85 cents per 100 dollars value, and I think 3k is a conservative estimate on a downhill bikes resale, so inurance alone on that package is 25.50

Aug 19 2013 7:07PM

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Dan.

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ah, bike boxes are a 12 pack of pbr, so 8ish dollars, and I ship through work and then paypal the balance back, so I get better fedex rates. and it's still so expensive to ship things, especially in the last two years the rates have spiked so much.

Aug 19 2013 7:24PM

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Peter.

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amazon always gets you with the little tally they have on how much you have to spend to get free shipping

Aug 19 2013 7:56PM

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*ninja*

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this,get amazon its so worth it

Aug 19 2013 8:37PM

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shitpoop

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thats why i have amazon prime and then i end up saving more money and get my stuff faster

Aug 19 2013 9:22PM

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arnie_grape

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that's how much I payed to get skis

you guys are doing it wrong if it costs over like 12 dollars and you're just buying regular clothing or a jacket or something

Aug 19 2013 9:26PM

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PeppermillReno

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Try buying on ebay. Usually big sellers can't get away with it these days they'll get bad feedback if they overcharge.

That said shipping things is a ripoff and can be super pricey if you aren't a big company who gets a much lower rate.

I listened to that awesome Fed Ex commercial with the most dangerous band in the world that loves golf and decided to ship my clubs to Vegas instead of taking a large golf bag. 80 fucking bucks and I sent it Tuesday and didn't get here until today (Monday.) Motherfuckers.

Aug 19 2013 9:41PM

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