expiredJuJuFrankenbean | Staff posted May 21, 2021 06:15 PM
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expiredJuJuFrankenbean | Staff posted May 21, 2021 06:15 PM
221-Piece Mega Construx Boeing F/A 18E Super Hornet Building Set
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It costs a lot for a citizen to ship anything but not companies. The cost to bulk mail, junk mail, adverts has been lower than a penny but the price of stamps for a citizen has gone up. All costs including to mail a post card has gone up while costs to companies for shipping has gone down. There was a whole competition thing and agreements on which carrier gets which weight/size/territory.
The citizen gets screwed on both ends while the companies insist they need low cost to make a profit and not pass costs onto consumers while profits skyrocket.
I didn't intend to do anything unethical. That's why I posted. I've read of many doing what I asked about in many "deal" threads. It's not a deal to charge $10 for a toy that usually sells for $20 and they paid $10 or less for or were credited by the manufacturer or it's to encourage browsing and sales of other items and charge you $7 or more for shipping they pay $1 for and ultimately write it off as a business expense on their taxes.
Many "things" are increased 100% in price by everyone who touches it. Not necessarily all businesses but in some, part vendors, suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, retailers all raise the price 100% from what they paid for it. Some have lower profit margins when all is said and done for the quarter or year. Not necessarily pertinent to this thread or this matter but it's info.
I had no mal-intent. I wanted to buy a toy for a kid that is not sold in their stores and I'm out of work. That's another way they make money. It can be shipped direct from the manufacturer rather than from a Wally warehouse and Wally gets a bounty. Big box stores and not least of all Wallmart do not lose money. Their consumers, employees and the tax payer lose money in the scheme. I'm not looking to take advantage of and cause hurt. I don't want to be taken advantage of and the kid needs a toy during COVID and I'm broke.
The P.O. was great but has been screwed with and Wallyworld is known to work the system, be catered to by government and politicos and known for screwing communities and other businesses.
I'm not arguing. I'm just saying.
Be well.
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