why is shipping so high?
945658
Shipping is based on total order amount. The post office charges a minimum of one pound for shipping, and we have to pay a staff to pick, wrap, pack and then label the boxes for shipping, whereas if you picked it up in one of our stores, none of that would be needed.
1691667
Totally agree, was about to buy 4 things, shoes, a watch, etc and it totaled 169$ and with the shipping 341$. In the US! This is crazy! I went to Zappos.com and bought 4 pairs of shoes for 169$ with free shipping! They didn't have the watch but I felt it was very fair for my buy! They even accepted next day shipping. I love Amazon but I think shipping costs are excessive....it will force us to loose loyalty to them and look for more options... so sad .... but true
489521
It must have something to do with shipping costs. The amount of weight, size of box and cost. Even thought this may be a prime item the cost of shipping has to be somewhere in the cost of goods.
2079665
Weight and the cost of shipping are the reasons why the price is greater. For those of you who sell merchandise online KNOWS that the cost of shipping is an eye-opener. Just either request that your local stores carry this product or find a place that already sells it. I hope this information helps you and others.
1037174
80" with this amount of weight is considered oversize & heavy weight which raises shipping costs dramatically. I personally ship a lot of items, and in my experience, this rate is reasonable.
723381
Many customers have the same question as you do. Here is reason why the shipping cost is so high. actually we even loose money on shipping if ship the ottoman to those customers living in LA, WA CA . we use Fedex or UPS to ship the ottoman to our customers. The shipping cost of Fedex and UPS for each ottoman calculated by the dimension and distance of the ottoman not the weight due to the size of ottoman. if you are observant customer, compare with other similar ottomans selling on the Amazon , this ottoman is almost 2" bigger than others. that's make a big difference on shipping cost,but the 2" make ottoman looks nice. we are professional sellers, we know that's why other similar ottoman not over 17.5"( plus packing will be around 18.5")and customer can get free shipping with reasonable price on. we make the profit on this ottoman as lower as we can to try to make a good selling for this product on Amazon because the shipping cost. Each ottoman is charged individually so the shipping cost can't be combined . Thank you very much for your interesting in our product.
352804
Because the standard shipping is always as $4.99 per item. It may beyond this price.
1691671
I don't know why? But I live in the UAE and not only am I subject to high shipment costs (Around $200) but where I live has also imposed custom duties for goods purchased which costs 20% of the good purchased!!!! I also tried ebay but I am shocked to see shipment cost of $60, 80 and even 250!!!!!! No Joke. I stopped purchasing from both ebay and Amazon. Even sending a small book abroad will cost me $60 using a local courier!
1334097
Because it is shipping from somewhere far enough away (probably China if you're in the US).
83352
I am not sure why this shows free shipping. We do not do that ordinarily. Thanks for the heads up and we will see what we need to do to fix this.
493070
Please note, there are many sellers offering this product at various base product prices. The difference major is that the SHIPPING COST varies from seller to seller. There are some sellers who include the shipping cost in the overall price that they offer while appearing to offer "free shipping". In these "free shipping" instances the final price is indeed higher. We suggest your compare the total price (product plus shipping) when making your decision which seller to purchase from.
434499
Our shipping is combined. It is a combination of the shipping weight when you make all your purchases from us at RetroPop/OzBazaar
1231673
This shipping price was way too high for this item. They advertised a great price, but the shipping made the price equal to what other places were charging.
815432
Shipping costs tend to be directly associated with the weight of the package being shipped. Since this is a weighted vest that weighs 60 lbs, the shipping cost is going to be expensive.
662045
Because the shipping is free and normally would cost you almost as much as the table. They want it for real customers, not someone reselling the tables as a business with Amazon paying the freight.
819065
I apologize for the delay in replying, we had to go out of town. Did you try calling customer service. I known they will help you. Normal when more than 1 of the same item is purchased at a time the shipping cost is always much lower and not doubled. Please call customer service to work you through. Thank you.
1685705
Dear Buyer, the shipping is calculated on weight of the shipment, not on the number of items in the shipment. The more items you order, the heavier the package. The heavier the package and the higher the shipping cost. Hope this helps.