How do they stay in business?
I needed to order a battery box vent cover. Mine has just gotten brittle and broken from years of sun and weather. Found the exact replacement part on Camping World online store. I'm thinking "supe...
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Several things come to mind here.
Smart consumers shop around, do their homework, and make decisions based on the total price of an item, timeframe the item is needed in, etc.
Many stores are charging ridiculous rates for shipping. $15 for a small item that will fit into a padded envelope IS ridiculous, no matter how you want to spin it. The more people realize that and take their business elsewhere, the harder it will be for those businesses to stay solvent unless they adjust their shipping rates to be reasonable.
Priority Mail does indeed have Priority envelopes that ship anywhere in the US for much less than $15 in about 2 days.
Many items on Amazon have free shipping, WITHOUT paying $80 for Amazon Prime, and tracking info is always a mouse-click away.
CW, having to maintain a nationwide network of S&B stores, must price their items higher than some online retailers; I get it and understand. If it is not outrageous, that price difference is worth the immediate availability for consumers, but...outrageous shipping rates on top of those higher prices cannot be justified nor defended.
As others have said, the OP's post is a legitimate complaint and has absolutely nothing to do with Government price controls.
Smart consumers shop around, do their homework, and make decisions based on the total price of an item, timeframe the item is needed in, etc.
Many stores are charging ridiculous rates for shipping. $15 for a small item that will fit into a padded envelope IS ridiculous, no matter how you want to spin it. The more people realize that and take their business elsewhere, the harder it will be for those businesses to stay solvent unless they adjust their shipping rates to be reasonable.
Priority Mail does indeed have Priority envelopes that ship anywhere in the US for much less than $15 in about 2 days.
Many items on Amazon have free shipping, WITHOUT paying $80 for Amazon Prime, and tracking info is always a mouse-click away.
CW, having to maintain a nationwide network of S&B stores, must price their items higher than some online retailers; I get it and understand. If it is not outrageous, that price difference is worth the immediate availability for consumers, but...outrageous shipping rates on top of those higher prices cannot be justified nor defended.
As others have said, the OP's post is a legitimate complaint and has absolutely nothing to do with Government price controls.
