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<blockquote data-quote="338Shooter" data-source="post: 1974668" data-attributes="member: 3449"><p>It really depends on the business. Flat rate shipping can be great for a company and it's customers. Sometimes shipping out one little part can make it not even worth selling (small margin, CC fees, customer service, shipping, packaging, etc). It may not all cost the company money, but it does figure into the profitability of the single small item sale. If you charge everyone a flat rate for shipping the guys that only buy one little part help subsidize the guys that do big business with you. $15 is a little excessive for flat rate, but not egregious. Since they are not using flat rate, just minimum of $15, I'd say their shipping policies are kinda crappy.</p><p></p><p>I try to charge exact (or as close as I can guess and I'm pretty good) shipping because I don't really care for the flat rate deal. I'm also upfront with my customers that there will be shipping charges, I don't just assume they've done their due diligence and know there will be shipping.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="338Shooter, post: 1974668, member: 3449"] It really depends on the business. Flat rate shipping can be great for a company and it's customers. Sometimes shipping out one little part can make it not even worth selling (small margin, CC fees, customer service, shipping, packaging, etc). It may not all cost the company money, but it does figure into the profitability of the single small item sale. If you charge everyone a flat rate for shipping the guys that only buy one little part help subsidize the guys that do big business with you. $15 is a little excessive for flat rate, but not egregious. Since they are not using flat rate, just minimum of $15, I'd say their shipping policies are kinda crappy. I try to charge exact (or as close as I can guess and I'm pretty good) shipping because I don't really care for the flat rate deal. I'm also upfront with my customers that there will be shipping charges, I don't just assume they've done their due diligence and know there will be shipping. [/QUOTE]
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