Shipping Costs

[JohnF]

Living in a remote rural area most everything I need needs to be shipped in. I am working on the doors for my Cubby and wanted to get stainless steel hinges, so I checked with Austin Hardware, who have some neat things. They list a 72" hinge of the type I wanted at a reasonable price. But the $16.52 price was overshadowed by a $18.96 shipping charge!

I ordered the same thing from a California boat company (about the same distance from my home) where the shipping charge is only $6.95. Both quotes on shipping was for UPS ground.

Why the difference? No comment about "handling charge" who knows?

[mbader]

Some shippers get a discount on the rates they pay UPS.
Up to 50% with large volume.
Some pass the discount along to their customers, others don't.

[kartvines]

I have bought many things from them and I always bitched about the cost of shipping, but after doing the math I still have a few pennies on the deal, I only wished I could have afforded only everything at the same time.

[asianflava]

Austin Hardware got me for double shipping. One of the cab locks would not fit in the small box they sent so they sent it seperately. I was charged $10 for each package.

[Arne]

Have you talked to them...? That does not seem reasonable..

[Joanne]

Living in a remote rural area most everything I need needs to be shipped in. I am working on the doors for my Cubby and wanted to get stainless steel hinges, so I checked with Austin Hardware, who have some neat things. They list a 72" hinge of the type I wanted at a reasonable price. But the $16.52 price was overshadowed by a $18.96 shipping charge!

I ordered the same thing from a California boat company (about the same distance from my home) where the shipping charge is only $6.95. Both quotes on shipping was for UPS ground.

Why the difference? No comment about "handling charge" who knows?

Hi John,

I was looking for stainless hinges as well but was put off by Austin's shipping charges. What boat company did you order through? I'd like to get mine ordered.

Joanne

[Ken A Hood]

At least you guys don't have to pay Duty............ I've ordered parts; stuff on eBay etc. and shipping was reasonable..........until it arrived and I had to pay the value to the Canadian Gov't...

I ordered some engraved beer glasses as wedding gifts (US company, BUT had a canadian website) So imagine my suprise when they arrived (from the US) and I had to pay $35.00 in "duty" Even though the website was for Canadian Orders....No where did they say the items were shipped from the US

[doug hodder]

Duty....sounds like it should be spelled "doody" cuz they both smell like it!... Doug

[dhazard]

I think Doug is hanging around Daisy to much.