@southsidejonny7 wrote:
I almost bought a coffee maker for about 15$ and the shipping costs were about 45$ I'm not saying shipping should be free I am willing to pay but... if the shipping costs are too high I won't buy the package any more. I used to not look at it but now I am and I'm not happy...
Well, let us consider that:
First off, the shipping cost has nothing to do with the value of what is inside. A pound of gold, a pound of lead, it is all the same to them,
But more to the point:
How many people do you think handle your package between the time you drop it off at the post office and the carrier finally delivers it to your buyer?
I’d venture to say several dozen. Each of whom expects to be paid for even their fleeting moment doing their job. Although we are not universally there yet, the current (in some places) and coming (in other places) $15.00 per hour minimum wage can easily and quickly add up for that many people.
Then there is the cost of the physical buildings, vehicles and fuel costs, and a cut to the airlines for flying the package,
I just don’t see how the post office can send a first class package coast to coast for only $3.00. And bigger and heavier packages requiring more effort and space?
"Laissez-faire capitalism (AKA The Great Material Continuum) is the only social system based on the recognition of individual rights and, therefore, the only system that bans force from social relationships." ~ Ayn Rand
