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Subject: 
eToys shipping rates - yuck!
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lugnet.market.shipping, lugnet.market.shopping
Date: 
Sat, 11 Nov 2000 17:46:04 GMT
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I just went to eToys.com to check out the lego-SW sale they have. I was
really excited over the prices, some really good sets are 50% off, and I
rushed to order them - seemed like a *great* deal.

That is, until I reached the checkout and saw the shipping prices. Sheesh!
The shipping added about 25% to my total cost. They tack on a base cost of
$3, plus $0.95 for *each* item. And that's *standard* shipping. Man. There
goes my excitement...

I might still buy those sets, but I wish they'd at least let you know
upfront what the shipping rates were. Maybe I wouldn't have bought them if I
knew the actual price. I hate those marketing tricks.

-Shiri



Message has 3 Replies:
  Re: eToys shipping rates - yuck!
 
You think that's bad, at KB toys online it's $3.00 base plus a $1.50 for each item shipped. It's only really worth it if you buy a couple of big sets at the same time with a decent discount. They have 20% off right now but their prices are 20% (...) (24 years ago, 11-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shipping, lugnet.market.shopping)
  Re: eToys shipping rates - yuck!
 
Yeah, if you go back through the posts a couple months you can read where I complained about this too. I think it was around the time I was buying multiples of the Naboo Swamp set, and it was on sale, and the shipping ended up costing more than the (...) (24 years ago, 11-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shipping, lugnet.market.shopping)
  Re: eToys shipping rates - yuck!
 
(...) It depends on what you buy, and how many. (...) I assume you bought either the Lightsaber Duel or the Droid Starfighter?-- regularly $5.99? Well, if you're paying $2.99 + $.95 for shipping, you're still saving 33% over the retail price. In (...) (24 years ago, 12-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shipping, lugnet.market.shopping)

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