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HAPP Controls Shipping?
jimmy_bored:
--- Quote from: dudebozo on August 16, 2006, 12:52:28 pm ---dude, that sounds like a fun road trip to me. a lil 6 hour drive to las vegas from where i live. 500 miles @ $3.49/gallon for gas here in cali. hmm...i think that would still be cheaper than shipping from happs.
i don't mean to knock happs, its just that when i dealt with them in the past, they didn't care too much for me spending small money, thus i think that's why i had poor service.
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Lets be realistic... This is not a hobby for people with weak wallets... If you want a cheap hobby collect used stamps or better yet back covers from toilets in public restrooms. I'm sure if you put a vinyl coating on those toilet backs you can increase your profit by 100 percent and since these can be found in abundance locally shipping is free. :laugh2:
u_rebelscum:
Comsumers have been spoiled by free shipping from the major on-line retailers.
When I compaired the amount I was charged to what I would have been charged if I shipped the same package*, it was within a few percents, plus or minus.
And don't ship UPS ground if you buy something big; they charge as if you shippedminimum 30, 70, or 90 lbs after certain sizes. (DHL & FedEx ground also have a size cost, but are more graded.) And don't ship air at all with big packages.
The only 'legit' complaints I've heard here were with shipping bezels or other large stuff & not listing a shipping price when you order, and bad service. PonyBoy and DiveMaster are great, cheaper, and they are more up front about costs, true, and I'd buy from them. But 95% of the happs shipping complaints are due to what UPS charges, not happs.
*Same in size and weight, which means doing into the "detailed time and cost" on the web page, not just the "quick time & cost". And put in the correct size, as one inch can be the difference between normal and way too high shiping costs.
edit: added link to UPS's "oversize page"
Sizzler:
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