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[sashamatthews]

I wanted to buy a toile tea towel from a company called Hazelnut New Orleans - my niece loves New Orleans, and I thought I'd put the tea towel (with images of NOLA on it) along with a John Besh cookbook and other items, in her birthday gift box. The tea towel is $28 - I don't object to that - and the shipping is $19.03 UPS Ground Residential. UPS Ground Commercial is just a bit over $15.00. There is no way I am spending that much on shipping a tea towel which probably weighs three or four ounces ... This kind of makes QVC fees look good - not!

[madzonie]

I was looking into ordering a new beater for my mixer. Found it for a good price at a restaurant supply store, but when I calculated shipping, it was $21+ for a $10 beater!

[foundinlv]

For $9.98 I got 2 day shipping from FedEx for a purchase I made at Amazon.com and it's out for delivery now.

[Kachina624]

On 1/10/2014 madzonie said: I was looking into ordering a new beater for my mixer. Found it for a good price at a restaurant supply store, but when I calculated shipping, it was $21+ for a $10 beater!

The weld on one of my beater broke. I discovered that most mixers use the same beaters so I went to Walmart, bought the cheapest mixer on the shelf, which was less than$10. It fits my mixer perfectly and I have a spare.

[JaneMarple]

Op have you looked on ebay or Amazon to see if you can get it cheaper and less S&H?

[sashamatthews]

No. This particular item design is owned by this business.

[Burnsite]

Sundance catalogue has the most expensive shipping I've seen. I only shop there on rare occasions when there is a break on shipping. I don't remember the exact amount, but I think it starts at $19.95. They have pretty things and good sales, but ... no. That's crazy for a silk blouse that weighs 3 oz.

[Bridgegal]

I saw a lampshade online that was what I've been looking for. Shipping from Wisconsin to Pennsylvania was going to be $59.95. Yea, right.

[skuggles]

On 1/10/2014 Burnsite said:

Sundance catalogue has the most expensive shipping I've seen. I only shop there on rare occasions when there is a break on shipping. I don't remember the exact amount, but I think it starts at $19.95. They have pretty things and good sales, but ... no. That's crazy for a silk blouse that weighs 3 oz.

Burnsite, I learned the hard way that it costs the same to return it. Don't shop with them anymore, but enjoy paging through the many catalogs they send.

[Blahblahvampemer]

You could write to them to find out why the shipping is so high for such a small item.

A thing a really loathe with any retailer is when they charge shipping by the amount rather than the weight. I used to order a lot from American Stationery, and the shipping would typically increase just with the added expense of putting your name and address on the envelope. Is the weight any different?