So, I sold some bullets to a guy ( five boxes of 100 to be exact). Funds arrive, I pack them up, slap a Priority label on my packaging (6x6x6 box weighing 12 lbs) and head to the local PO. Lady says this is heavy; almost like dead weight. I say "You're close" just for fun. She weighs the box and says that will be $23.00 plus insurance. Then she says " you know you can drop this box into that medium flat rate box over there and ship for $12.85 plus insurance." I think "this ain't right." So is ask her why it will cost less to ship the box I already have heavily taped up and secured into a box twice it's size and likely won't survive the trip. Can you say "deer in the headlights?"
SO then, just for fun, I ask how much it would cost to break down what was in one small box, put it in TWO small Flat Rate boxes and ship Priority. "That would be $11.60 and each box insured for $50".
WTF??????
Now I just went from one small boxes at $23 to one larger box with my box in it for $12.85 to two small boxes with enough insurance to cover everything for $11.60. I was starting to think I should have just bought stamps and mailed each bullet separately. Wonder what I would have saved then (wink)?
SO then, just for fun, I ask how much it would cost to break down what was in one small box, put it in TWO small Flat Rate boxes and ship Priority. "That would be $11.60 and each box insured for $50".
WTF??????
Now I just went from one small boxes at $23 to one larger box with my box in it for $12.85 to two small boxes with enough insurance to cover everything for $11.60. I was starting to think I should have just bought stamps and mailed each bullet separately. Wonder what I would have saved then (wink)?
