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From: "helen" <>
Subject: Re: [INPCRP] cost of Mastico
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2003 10:19:37 -0500
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The lady at Hilgartner said it takes 15 minutes for someone there to ship it
out, so they have to pay for his time. GET REAL!! They are charging $8.00,
so he makes $32.00 an hour to package stuff? I want his job! I know
things are higher on the East coast, but this is ridiculous! Then she
implied that they were being nice giving us the hardner for free!!

Helen
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephens, Larry V" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 10:01 AM
Subject: RE: [INPCRP] cost of Mastico


> The "handling" part is what always gets me. Shipping is shipping: in my
wife's business even a small package by UPS is going to be around $5.00 or
more (she finds first class mail cheaper in most cases) but we don't charge
any handling fees. In my mind handling fees are just a way to increase the
cost of the product - in most cases. I might see a handling fee if you're
shipping very fragile items, if, for some reason, you had to use multiple
packages, etc. But S&H on, say, a CD is a laugh. They use a padded envelope
and pop it in the mail. Mastico? Throw it in a box. I might buy it if they
wanted to charge $.50 handling for the cost of the box, but I'll bet it's a
lot more than that.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [mailto:]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 9:49 AM
> To:
> Subject: Re: [INPCRP] cost of Mastico
>
>
> In a message dated 6/10/03 10:31:04 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> writes:
>
>
> > Am I so far behind the times that almost $8.00 handling is outrageous
to
> > me?
> >
> > Helen
> >
>
> Helen,
> I just paid the same thing. I have the Names and numbers of 2 other
Jobbers
> given me by the Manufacturer that I am going to call and get a comparison.
I
> was kind of Shocked at the jump in Shipping and handling that amounts to
almost
> 1/2 the cost of the product.
>
>
> Jack E. Briles Sr.
> Floyd Co. PCRP Coordinator
> PO Box 444
> New Albany, In. 47151-0444
>
>
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