Shipping

[chariot_badges]

As I'm sure ya'll are aware -- postage is going up next month by 7.8% across all shipping methods and zones.  

I am a firm believer in passing those kinds of costs on to the buyer and I did not do a raise because of the last increase (just a few months ago).  

So, I will be raising my minimum shipping and handling charge to my customers by $1 to $5.95 as of the first of the month.

What's your prediction?   Am I doomed to be 'fired' by my customers for that buck?

And, if I am ... should I care?   I mean, should I be willing to work for nothing?

Scary times.

[chapeau-noir]

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@chariot_badges wrote:

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@chapeau-noir wrote:

I think it's better to spread an increase - roll some into the price, raise shipping a little. Shipping is a pain point for many buyers so a smaller or no increase there IMHO is better.

Also, I love the little pup in the shopping cart!

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That's Tiny Bear.

A five lb Yorkie.  He was a Pit Yorkie.   Willing to fight ANYbody or anything.  More balls than brains.

He developed a very useful talent.  I am a very brittle diabetic.  He could tell when my sugar was going off the rails before I could, and he'd warn me.  He would get very agitated.  Once, he jumped up in my lap and LOOKED at me.  I mean, feet on my chest and ... locked eyes.  Wide eyed, shaking, almost frantic.  He was yelling "MOM, DO SOMETHING!!" 

He saved me a couple of times.

He died of old age about three months ago, he was 16 years old.

He had a great life, helped me with mine.  If there's a heaven for dogs - he is there.

I miss him every day.

I have a monitor in my arm that warns me now.  

I'd rather have Tiny Bear.

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Thanks for telling me about Tiny Bear - what a great dog! He's probably somewhere in the great beyond, bustling about being helpful and standing up to bullies. It's amazing the sense they have with their humans.

I had a 9 lb tuxedo cat who thought she was a mountain lion in a cat suit. Even the raccoons were wary of her. She was my buddy/office cat - I worked long hours evenings and nights in my home office for years. She'd be in her little bed next to me and periodically would sit up and meow at me, sometimes she snored lol. If I was late for duty she'd wait expectantly at my office door. She lived to 19 - I'd rather have her back than just about anything else.

[amricons]

you are incorrect, usps has put off any price increases for now

[winterpalace25]

I mostly sell dishes, but also sell books on another account. All of my items, including books, have calculated shipping. Even though books are not zoned, this allows my shipping to adjust every time the rates change.

Also, I pass the shipping discount on to my buyers because otherwise the shipping cost on dishes is too high and makes my listings non-competative.  I don't try to recoup my shipping expenses from the discount.  They are expense of the business, and figured into my pricing.