Businesses have to make a profit to keep their doors open but making Sales promotions and sticking it to you on the shipping is a dirty tactic, but of course it's a computer that's handling your order not a person.... Computer only does what it's told to do.
Quote from: kbstingwing on July 06, 2017, 12:22:50 PMBusinesses have to make a profit to keep their doors open but making Sales promotions and sticking it to you on the shipping is a dirty tactic, but of course it's a computer that's handling your order not a person.... Computer only does what it's told to do.surprise! Companies don't make money on shipping. Your comment is void because companies pass on the cost without increasing. At least no companies I've worked for do that, ranging from pest control to software.
Quote from: anti-squirrel on July 06, 2017, 01:51:27 PMQuote from: kbstingwing on July 06, 2017, 12:22:50 PMBusinesses have to make a profit to keep their doors open but making Sales promotions and sticking it to you on the shipping is a dirty tactic, but of course it's a computer that's handling your order not a person.... Computer only does what it's told to do.surprise! Companies don't make money on shipping. Your comment is void because companies pass on the cost without increasing. At least no companies I've worked for do that, ranging from pest control to software.you don't actually believe that? I use to work at a HVAC distributor and was in charge of UPS shipping of Parts and supplies, the cost of shipping a 5 lbs box of stuff was about $10.00 to ship from Ca to Ark, it had a minimum of 1 pound which was about $3.00.
Quote from: kbstingwing on July 06, 2017, 02:17:00 PMQuote from: anti-squirrel on July 06, 2017, 01:51:27 PMQuote from: kbstingwing on July 06, 2017, 12:22:50 PMBusinesses have to make a profit to keep their doors open but making Sales promotions and sticking it to you on the shipping is a dirty tactic, but of course it's a computer that's handling your order not a person.... Computer only does what it's told to do.surprise! Companies don't make money on shipping. Your comment is void because companies pass on the cost without increasing. At least no companies I've worked for do that, ranging from pest control to software.you don't actually believe that? I use to work at a HVAC distributor and was in charge of UPS shipping of Parts and supplies, the cost of shipping a 5 lbs box of stuff was about $10.00 to ship from Ca to Ark, it had a minimum of 1 pound which was about $3.00. Last year, I had to return a cell phone to a seller. That small package(less than a pound and in a bubble-lined envelope) cost me over $10(via USPS) before I even added insurance and tracking.
Quote from: xraycer on July 06, 2017, 02:31:33 PMQuote from: kbstingwing on July 06, 2017, 02:17:00 PMQuote from: anti-squirrel on July 06, 2017, 01:51:27 PMQuote from: kbstingwing on July 06, 2017, 12:22:50 PMBusinesses have to make a profit to keep their doors open but making Sales promotions and sticking it to you on the shipping is a dirty tactic, but of course it's a computer that's handling your order not a person.... Computer only does what it's told to do.surprise! Companies don't make money on shipping. Your comment is void because companies pass on the cost without increasing. At least no companies I've worked for do that, ranging from pest control to software.you don't actually believe that? I use to work at a HVAC distributor and was in charge of UPS shipping of Parts and supplies, the cost of shipping a 5 lbs box of stuff was about $10.00 to ship from Ca to Ark, it had a minimum of 1 pound which was about $3.00. Last year, I had to return a cell phone to a seller. That small package(less than a pound and in a bubble-lined envelope) cost me over $10(via USPS) before I even added insurance and tracking.when we ship things personally or privately ourselves the cost of shipping is more, but when a company ships Items they get a discounted rate from the Shipping Co, especially if they ship a lot of items, most of the time the computer has a shipping program that estimates the shipping cost per item and adds that up as a whole when the order is complete, boxes and packing materials cost money too so I expect them to add to the cost of shipping, it is only fair, many places don't make profit from shipping but there are a few that do.
Charges for shipping is one thing, charges for shipping AND HANDLING is another.
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Quote from: kbstingwing on July 06, 2017, 02:42:13 PMQuote from: xraycer on July 06, 2017, 02:31:33 PMQuote from: kbstingwing on July 06, 2017, 02:17:00 PMQuote from: anti-squirrel on July 06, 2017, 01:51:27 PMQuote from: kbstingwing on July 06, 2017, 12:22:50 PMBusinesses have to make a profit to keep their doors open but making Sales promotions and sticking it to you on the shipping is a dirty tactic, but of course it's a computer that's handling your order not a person.... Computer only does what it's told to do.surprise! Companies don't make money on shipping. Your comment is void because companies pass on the cost without increasing. At least no companies I've worked for do that, ranging from pest control to software.you don't actually believe that? I use to work at a HVAC distributor and was in charge of UPS shipping of Parts and supplies, the cost of shipping a 5 lbs box of stuff was about $10.00 to ship from Ca to Ark, it had a minimum of 1 pound which was about $3.00. Last year, I had to return a cell phone to a seller. That small package(less than a pound and in a bubble-lined envelope) cost me over $10(via USPS) before I even added insurance and tracking.when we ship things personally or privately ourselves the cost of shipping is more, but when a company ships Items they get a discounted rate from the Shipping Co, especially if they ship a lot of items, most of the time the computer has a shipping program that estimates the shipping cost per item and adds that up as a whole when the order is complete, boxes and packing materials cost money too so I expect them to add to the cost of shipping, it is only fair, many places don't make profit from shipping but there are a few that do.shipping and handling. Zero profit made on shipping... the OP's entire thread. Handling ie: other charges is another story. I work for a software company, we ship some stuff. We make NOTHING , zero, profit off that because we charge shipping only. So yeah, I not only believe it, I live it.
Quote from: cobalt327 on July 06, 2017, 01:55:10 PMCharges for shipping is one thing, charges for shipping AND HANDLING is another.yeah handling is a major thing..
Quote from: anti-squirrel on July 06, 2017, 05:18:57 PMQuote from: kbstingwing on July 06, 2017, 02:42:13 PMQuote from: xraycer on July 06, 2017, 02:31:33 PMQuote from: kbstingwing on July 06, 2017, 02:17:00 PMQuote from: anti-squirrel on July 06, 2017, 01:51:27 PMQuote from: kbstingwing on July 06, 2017, 12:22:50 PMBusinesses have to make a profit to keep their doors open but making Sales promotions and sticking it to you on the shipping is a dirty tactic, but of course it's a computer that's handling your order not a person.... Computer only does what it's told to do.surprise! Companies don't make money on shipping. Your comment is void because companies pass on the cost without increasing. At least no companies I've worked for do that, ranging from pest control to software.you don't actually believe that? I use to work at a HVAC distributor and was in charge of UPS shipping of Parts and supplies, the cost of shipping a 5 lbs box of stuff was about $10.00 to ship from Ca to Ark, it had a minimum of 1 pound which was about $3.00. Last year, I had to return a cell phone to a seller. That small package(less than a pound and in a bubble-lined envelope) cost me over $10(via USPS) before I even added insurance and tracking.when we ship things personally or privately ourselves the cost of shipping is more, but when a company ships Items they get a discounted rate from the Shipping Co, especially if they ship a lot of items, most of the time the computer has a shipping program that estimates the shipping cost per item and adds that up as a whole when the order is complete, boxes and packing materials cost money too so I expect them to add to the cost of shipping, it is only fair, many places don't make profit from shipping but there are a few that do.shipping and handling. Zero profit made on shipping... the OP's entire thread. Handling ie: other charges is another story. I work for a software company, we ship some stuff. We make NOTHING , zero, profit off that because we charge shipping only. So yeah, I not only believe it, I live it.good for you and the company that you work for, being honest with shipping charges is a good thing, I wish all companies did the same, but they don't, How many of you had dishonest companies burn you for something, and you do the run around to try and get things straighten out but nothing gets done, "Handling charges" don't even appear on invoices any more, it's a nasty word that has horrible implications........ now it's "Processing" ? I have been over charged for shipping before, I'm not saying every company does it, but there are a few that do, most owned by companies headquartered in Hong Kong...... I've never had problems with PA or any of the others and I hope it stays that way.
Quote from: LeadPoisoner on July 07, 2017, 09:33:57 PMQuote from: cobalt327 on July 06, 2017, 01:55:10 PMCharges for shipping is one thing, charges for shipping AND HANDLING is another.yeah handling is a major thing..Dell computers
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