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11-25-2016 07:55 PM
11-25-2016 08:18 PM
Actually, $10 isn't out of line to ship a scarf. Soft Surroundings charges $9.95 to ship scarves.
11-25-2016 08:58 PM
Now we all know there is no weight to a scarf...anyone be it LR or any company...it is pure greed....that they are pocketing...especially when we all know that companies and LR get great discounts to ship their products...
Its the old I'll line your pockets you line mine...
11-25-2016 09:26 PM
This post has been removed by QVC because it's unkind.
11-25-2016 10:23 PM
She has this cute item I just purchased.
11-26-2016 09:35 AM - edited 11-26-2016 09:35 AM
@circles wrote:Now we all know there is no weight to a scarf...anyone be it LR or any company...it is pure greed....that they are pocketing...especially when we all know that companies and LR get great discounts to ship their products...
Its the old I'll line your pockets you line mine...
It may weigh very little, but weight is only part of the cost. There has to be someone to put the item in the box, wrap it and label it, and get it ready to ship. Then, add the actual shipping costs to get it to you.
Calculate minimum wage + benefits for the people involved in shipping and handling.
11-26-2016 10:34 AM
I'm certain that insurance is figured into the amount of shipping. Especially on high ticket items. I purchased cashmere scarves on line from a retail outlet last year and got free s/h because it exceeded a certain amount. I love free shipping.
11-26-2016 10:40 AM
Now if the scarf was gift wrapped and came with a card, that may be worth $10. But for me,there would be another $7.50 or more for the tax alone. So that $75 thing would be be over $90. No thanks--will go to Am*azon Prime.
11-26-2016 03:04 PM
twopeas wrote:I'm certain that insurance is figured into the amount of shipping. Especially on high ticket items. I purchased cashmere scarves on line from a retail outlet last year and got free s/h because it exceeded a certain amount. I love free shipping.
Exactly! I was just going to say that they self-insure so items that are higher ticket will often have a higher ship fee because that's how self-insuring works.
It's kind of like the basic theory of insurance - 'many pay for the costs of the few'. Meaning - collectively, coverage is provided. Maybe you (you in the generic, not you you ) won't need a replacement this time, but maybe another time. So we all get covered by the small premiums that are paid across the board.
11-26-2016 03:12 PM - edited 11-26-2016 03:40 PM
I'm not in her Tribe but that's not so bad. I'm not sure why people think she's competeting with the Qvc's, Macy's and Amazon's of the world. She's a woman who sells stuff from Facebook and operates out of her home. It's a little vanity operation. There's nothing wrong with that, she has customers and she obviously gets something out of it. Shipping is NOT just shipping charges for anyone in this world who sells anything. They have to factor the HANDLING charges in there too and that includes storage, packaging, transport etc. $9.95 is reasonable to me. I have catalogs from companies whose s&h charges are in that range.
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