We spent the day with the Twin Terrors and their rocket scientist parents. My husband and I were installing a long curtain rod for them (they are unable to perform that task because it involves physical tools and hands) and the curtains, rod, rings and hooks were from Ikea.
After much explanation of how to actually attach the curtains to the rod, they realized they didn't buy enough rings/hooks. My son-in-law had a fit when the shipping from Ikea was $9, for such a lightweight package.
Ikea is a 50-60 minute one-way drive for us and them, in good traffic (which never occurs around here). I personally would pay the $9 but oh no, it should be free, he said.
Then I said smh it's a drapery hook - go to almost any store and get one and we can finish this right now. He ordered from Amazon Prime instead. This is what we're up against as sellers.
OP, as moo said, your item will ship by Priority Mail. Yes, it's expensive and even more so if you plug in a NYC zip code. It's usually not worth the savings to use Parcel Select because it will lengthen the delivery time (usually).
Are the other sellers of this item using Free Shipping? Many sellers do that before realizing that those shipping costs will really add up.
Also, just as an aside, are there a lot of listings for this inventory you're considering? Meaning, lots of competition? You may want to rethink that; if I remember your post correctly you said you will be buying this inventory. Low selling price + heavy weight is usually not a good investment.
Sherry
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