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In lugnet.market.shipping, Todd Lehman writes:
> 1. If you buy a Snowspeeder (a significantly larger set) from eToys, the
> shipping on that is still only $.95. So, figure $9.99 + $.95 vs. $19.99
> + 5% ($10.94 vs. $20.99) and you're saving 48% in that case -- almost 50%.
>
> 2. eToys shipping costs max out at something like $15 or $20. So the
> more you buy at once, the less overhead you pay in shipping, relative to
> the total cost.
OK, some actual data.
I once bought these -- all listed as 50% off regular price -- this is actual
data from the receipt:
--- -------- ------------------------------ ------- --------
Qty Item # Description Price Total
--- -------- ------------------------------ ------- --------
16 leg0282 Star Wars: Snowspeeder $9.99 $159.84
16 leg0285 Episode I: Lightsaber Duel $2.99 $47.84
8 leg0286 Episode I: Droid Fighter $2.99 $23.92
20 leg0287 Episode I: Naboo Swamp $5.00 $100.00
--- -------- ------------------------------ ------- --------
Subtotal $331.60
Shipping:
Standard 3-8 Business Days $20.00
Premium 3-5 Business Days $35.00 <---
Express 2-3 Business Days $50.00
Total (with Premium Shipping) $366.60
So, I got 60 LEGO sets for $35.00 shipping ($.58 per item). If I'd wanted,
I could have paid $20.00 for shipping ($.33 per item). Note that $20.00 is
6% of $331.60, and it came straight to my front door.
A crummy deal or a good deal? You be the judge. :-)
--Todd
p.s. I agree that buying only one or two small items doesn't turn out to be
a great bargain.
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