online retailers and free shipping

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nemesis Send message Joined: 12 Oct 99 Posts: 1408 Credit: 35,074,350 RAC: 0	Message 967095 - Posted: 30 Jan 2010, 22:09:58 UTC i was looking at items on various retailers... free shipping seems to be going the way of the dodo... ID: 967095 ·

nemesis Send message Joined: 12 Oct 99 Posts: 1408 Credit: 35,074,350 RAC: 0	Message 967113 - Posted: 30 Jan 2010, 23:32:39 UTC - in response to Message 967095. and the other more important question... why is newegg always out of what i want when i have the $$$? ID: 967113 ·

1mp0Â£173 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 8423 Credit: 356,897 RAC: 0	Message 967127 - Posted: 31 Jan 2010, 0:20:09 UTC - in response to Message 967095. i was looking at items on various retailers... free shipping seems to be going the way of the dodo... Free shipping is an illusion. They're building that into the price of the product. ID: 967127 ·

HAL9000 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 11 Sep 99 Posts: 6534 Credit: 196,805,888 RAC: 57	Message 967128 - Posted: 31 Jan 2010, 0:23:36 UTC - in response to Message 967127. i was looking at items on various retailers... free shipping seems to be going the way of the dodo... Free shipping is an illusion. They're building that into the price of the product. I don't mind the illusion when the overall price is less with no additional shipping charge. SETI@home classic workunits: 93,865 CPU time: 863,447 hours Join the [url=http://tinyurl.com/8y46zvu]BP6/VP6 User Group[ ID: 967128 ·

Ghery S. Pettit Send message Joined: 7 Nov 99 Posts: 325 Credit: 28,109,066 RAC: 82	Message 967580 - Posted: 2 Feb 2010, 0:57:21 UTC It's like walking into the tire store and they quote you for the tires, and then for mounting, then for new valve stems, then for balancing... Just give me the price out the door. I'm not interested in the intermediate details... ID: 967580 ·

1mp0Â£173 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 8423 Credit: 356,897 RAC: 0	Message 967581 - Posted: 2 Feb 2010, 1:04:03 UTC - in response to Message 967580. Last modified: 2 Feb 2010, 1:04:25 UTC It's like walking into the tire store and they quote you for the tires, and then for mounting, then for new valve stems, then for balancing... Just give me the price out the door. I'm not interested in the intermediate details... My local, preferred tire store does exactly that. Trouble is, when they quote $50, the competitor quotes $39 (plus Excise Tax, Plus Mounting, Plus Balancing, Plus sales tax), which is more, but looks like less. ID: 967581 ·

Rasputin Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 13 Jun 02 Posts: 1764 Credit: 6,132,221 RAC: 0	Message 967643 - Posted: 2 Feb 2010, 5:08:44 UTC Tigerdirect always has free shipping for orders over $100.00. ID: 967643 ·

bloodrain Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 8 Dec 08 Posts: 231 Credit: 28,112,547 RAC: 1	Message 967668 - Posted: 2 Feb 2010, 8:44:45 UTC - in response to Message 967643. might be nice unless you live in fl.dam 7% tax ID: 967668 ·

Rasputin Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 13 Jun 02 Posts: 1764 Credit: 6,132,221 RAC: 0	Message 967676 - Posted: 2 Feb 2010, 9:54:32 UTC - in response to Message 967672. might be nice unless you live in fl.dam 7% tax 7%, Sounds nice and low, Here in California It goes between about 8.25% and 9.75% at most. I feel bad for you both. We don't have sales tax in Delaware. ID: 967676 ·

ccappel Send message Joined: 27 Jan 00 Posts: 362 Credit: 1,516,412 RAC: 0	Message 967691 - Posted: 2 Feb 2010, 13:31:24 UTC - in response to Message 967676. might be nice unless you live in fl.dam 7% tax 7%, Sounds nice and low, Here in California It goes between about 8.25% and 9.75% at most. I feel bad for you both. We don't have sales tax in Delaware. Don't feel bad...we don't have state income tax in FL. :) "Life is a tragedy for those who feel, and a comedy for those who think." "I never get into an argument that I cannot win." ID: 967691 ·

HAL9000 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 11 Sep 99 Posts: 6534 Credit: 196,805,888 RAC: 57	Message 967701 - Posted: 2 Feb 2010, 15:08:22 UTC - in response to Message 967691. might be nice unless you live in fl.dam 7% tax 7%, Sounds nice and low, Here in California It goes between about 8.25% and 9.75% at most. I feel bad for you both. We don't have sales tax in Delaware. Don't feel bad...we don't have state income tax in FL. :) So live in FL & order everything off the internet..... sounds like a plan to me! SETI@home classic workunits: 93,865 CPU time: 863,447 hours Join the [url=http://tinyurl.com/8y46zvu]BP6/VP6 User Group[ ID: 967701 ·

Rasputin Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 13 Jun 02 Posts: 1764 Credit: 6,132,221 RAC: 0	Message 967719 - Posted: 2 Feb 2010, 16:43:46 UTC - in response to Message 967691. might be nice unless you live in fl.dam 7% tax 7%, Sounds nice and low, Here in California It goes between about 8.25% and 9.75% at most. I feel bad for you both. We don't have sales tax in Delaware. Don't feel bad...we don't have state income tax in FL. :) That's a new one to me. I thought all states had income taxes. ID: 967719 ·

hiamps Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 23 May 99 Posts: 4292 Credit: 72,971,319 RAC: 0	Message 967721 - Posted: 2 Feb 2010, 16:57:04 UTC - in response to Message 967719. might be nice unless you live in fl.dam 7% tax 7%, Sounds nice and low, Here in California It goes between about 8.25% and 9.75% at most. I feel bad for you both. We don't have sales tax in Delaware. Don't feel bad...we don't have state income tax in FL. :) That's a new one to me. I thought all states had income taxes. Nope, Washington State has sales tax instead of Income Tax. Ours is 9.5%...I wish I could offer free shipping but 55 lb cases of wax would bankrupt me in a hurry. Official Abuser of Boinc Buttons... And no good credit hound! ID: 967721 ·

HAL9000 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 11 Sep 99 Posts: 6534 Credit: 196,805,888 RAC: 57	Message 967722 - Posted: 2 Feb 2010, 17:00:05 UTC Seems there are 7 states that don't do income tax. SETI@home classic workunits: 93,865 CPU time: 863,447 hours Join the [url=http://tinyurl.com/8y46zvu]BP6/VP6 User Group[ ID: 967722 ·

1mp0Â£173 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 8423 Credit: 356,897 RAC: 0	Message 967730 - Posted: 2 Feb 2010, 17:25:59 UTC - in response to Message 967721. Nope, Washington State has sales tax instead of Income Tax. Ours is 9.5%...I wish I could offer free shipping but 55 lb cases of wax would bankrupt me in a hurry. I don't know how much wax would fit in a large USPS flat-rate box, but have you considered casting blocks to exactly fit? ID: 967730 ·

hiamps Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 23 May 99 Posts: 4292 Credit: 72,971,319 RAC: 0	Message 967732 - Posted: 2 Feb 2010, 23:13:23 UTC - in response to Message 967730. Nope, Washington State has sales tax instead of Income Tax. Ours is 9.5%...I wish I could offer free shipping but 55 lb cases of wax would bankrupt me in a hurry. I don't know how much wax would fit in a large USPS flat-rate box, but have you considered casting blocks to exactly fit? Too Funny, we can put 55 lbs in 4 large flat rate and do....We ship lots to Hawaii and alaska that way. Official Abuser of Boinc Buttons... And no good credit hound! ID: 967732 ·

HAL9000 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 11 Sep 99 Posts: 6534 Credit: 196,805,888 RAC: 57	Message 967746 - Posted: 3 Feb 2010, 1:44:44 UTC - in response to Message 967732. Nope, Washington State has sales tax instead of Income Tax. Ours is 9.5%...I wish I could offer free shipping but 55 lb cases of wax would bankrupt me in a hurry. I don't know how much wax would fit in a large USPS flat-rate box, but have you considered casting blocks to exactly fit? Too Funny, we can put 55 lbs in 4 large flat rate and do....We ship lots to Hawaii and alaska that way. /me waits to come & visit a max computer museum. If you built it, they will come. SETI@home classic workunits: 93,865 CPU time: 863,447 hours Join the [url=http://tinyurl.com/8y46zvu]BP6/VP6 User Group[ ID: 967746 ·

HAL9000 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 11 Sep 99 Posts: 6534 Credit: 196,805,888 RAC: 57	Message 967830 - Posted: 3 Feb 2010, 12:49:59 UTC - in response to Message 967755. Nope, Washington State has sales tax instead of Income Tax. Ours is 9.5%...I wish I could offer free shipping but 55 lb cases of wax would bankrupt me in a hurry. I don't know how much wax would fit in a large USPS flat-rate box, but have you considered casting blocks to exactly fit? Too Funny, we can put 55 lbs in 4 large flat rate and do....We ship lots to Hawaii and Alaska that way. /me waits to come & visit a max computer museum. If you built it, they will come. Can We put a Toyota car computer in that Museum? ;) To some It seems to act like proverbial Cylons(kill all humans), Some people have had their cars towed to the dealer and then left them there as they were too afraid to drive a Toyota ever again. Now We need some Toyota jokes to replace the old Ford Jokes as It seems Ford is now seen as reliable and Toyota is not, weird. I am sure glad that I own a FORD. :) As to shipping I paid $7.87 for an Asus P7P55D Pro motherboard(Open Box) from Newegg that I'd ordered on Monday and received on Tuesday. I love overnight "ground" shipping :D I normally get that when I order from amazon as one of their shipping centers in located near me. SETI@home classic workunits: 93,865 CPU time: 863,447 hours Join the [url=http://tinyurl.com/8y46zvu]BP6/VP6 User Group[ ID: 967830 ·

hiamps Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 23 May 99 Posts: 4292 Credit: 72,971,319 RAC: 0	Message 967853 - Posted: 3 Feb 2010, 16:07:48 UTC - in response to Message 967830. Nope, Washington State has sales tax instead of Income Tax. Ours is 9.5%...I wish I could offer free shipping but 55 lb cases of wax would bankrupt me in a hurry. I don't know how much wax would fit in a large USPS flat-rate box, but have you considered casting blocks to exactly fit? Too Funny, we can put 55 lbs in 4 large flat rate and do....We ship lots to Hawaii and Alaska that way. /me waits to come & visit a max computer museum. If you built it, they will come. Can We put a Toyota car computer in that Museum? ;) To some It seems to act like proverbial Cylons(kill all humans), Some people have had their cars towed to the dealer and then left them there as they were too afraid to drive a Toyota ever again. Now We need some Toyota jokes to replace the old Ford Jokes as It seems Ford is now seen as reliable and Toyota is not, weird. I am sure glad that I own a FORD. :) As to shipping I paid $7.87 for an Asus P7P55D Pro motherboard(Open Box) from Newegg that I'd ordered on Monday and received on Tuesday. I love overnight "ground" shipping :D I normally get that when I order from amazon as one of their shipping centers in located near me. FedEx and UPS both normally ship "Overnight ground" if you are in same state. So never choose the more expensive option if the shipper is in state. Official Abuser of Boinc Buttons... And no good credit hound! ID: 967853 ·

ccappel Send message Joined: 27 Jan 00 Posts: 362 Credit: 1,516,412 RAC: 0	Message 967855 - Posted: 3 Feb 2010, 16:18:54 UTC - in response to Message 967701. So live in FL & order everything off the internet..... sounds like a plan to me! Yep, Amazon is my friend. No tax and free shipping on most orders over $25. "Life is a tragedy for those who feel, and a comedy for those who think." "I never get into an argument that I cannot win." ID: 967855 ·

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