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 Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 3:52 am Post subject: Shipping costs |
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Not ALL of the fee listed as "shipping" on your invoice is actually going to UPS or FedEx.
Large-volume shippers get lower-than-published rates with these carriers but charge you the "normal" fee. This "difference" is another way to make a profit.
If the shipper can make just one dollar on each parcel, and the minimum-wage shipping clerk processes 25 small boxes per hour, then that department makes a profit or at least breaks even.
Note that the U.S. postal system also has cut-rate plans......look at the junk mail rates, or the less-than-full-fee on your bank statement.
Wonder how much it would cost for shipping on green ScotchBrite pads?
Regards to all,
Zed
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bryanmmartin
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| Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 6:37 am Post subject: Shipping costs |
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The Postal Service also subsidizes its Parcel Post service with its
First Class Mail rates, that's the only way they can beat UPS's rates in
the first place. The USPS has never made any money on Parcel Post and
never lost any money on First Class Mail.
Zed Smith wrote:
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do not archive
List,
Not ALL of the fee listed as "shipping" on your invoice is actually going to UPS or FedEx.
Large-volume shippers get lower-than-published rates with these carriers but charge you the "normal" fee. This "difference" is another way to make a profit.
If the shipper can make just one dollar on each parcel, and the minimum-wage shipping clerk processes 25 small boxes per hour, then that department makes a profit or at least breaks even.
Note that the U.S. postal system also has cut-rate plans......look at the junk mail rates, or the less-than-full-fee on your bank statement.
Wonder how much it would cost for shipping on green ScotchBrite pads?
Regards to all,
Zed
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