Wow! Great prices and FINALLY a dealer not price gouging on shipping!! My local dealer (Camelback) wanted $18 to ship a decal!! Norwalk $3, My go to spot now!
While $18 to ship a decal does sound very excessive, consider what's involved before the package/envelope is actually en route:
- someone gets a notification of your order
-- has to verify payment went through
-- has to verify your shipping address is valid
-- has to verify they actually do have stock of this item
- someone has to go and physically find the item
-- has to package it, ensure shipping address is correct
-- has to update current stock to reflect the sale
- someone has to drop it off at the post office, or have the mail service come pick it up
- someone has to update your order, let you know it has been shipped and share the tracking number
The tasks are all small and trivial, but they still take time that could be spent on other money-generating tasks. And then there's the possibility of the envelope being lost or your decal being damaged en route, and having to deal with your return/replacement process. While probably not an every day occurrence, these problems do happen and their cost has to be factored into the normal pricing.
Anyone charging only $3 for shipping a decal has either got an incredibly streamlined & automated flow, or is taking a monetary loss to provide you with that service.
The upside is that by taking a small loss here, the dealer gets your future business on other, higher-margin sales in the future.
