From Shopping Square Facebook page
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Voucher condition
* No minimum spent
* Only 1 Voucher per order
* Only apply to item value but not postage
* Voucher is valid from 6th Aug 2010 till 12th Aug 2010
* Claim must be lodged between 9pm - 10pm AEST 4th Aug 2010
hmmm….$5 rise in postage costs for the next couple of days I assume….
I was tempted by their MSI Wind U130 Netbook….til I found the postage was $49!!!
presumably delivered wrapped in fine gold leaf.
Even a micro sd card (envelope, address sticker, stamp) is $6….(until they go on 'special', then it goes up to $9.99)
shipping cost kills shoppingsquare
Yes, I agree. Shopping Square shipping cost is truly ridiculous, no doubt about it. I guess there is where they get part of their profit, and it is quite a massive profit, juddging by how much their shipping charge for every item they sell.
Their shipping charge is always the thing that discourage me buying from them…
But before purchasing something online, don't we view the price as a whole (item price + shipping) to decide whether to purchase it or not? It's just like buying on eBay. A $1 item with $20 shipping is still a better bargain compared to another item which costs $17 with $7 shipping.
You're right of course…….I suppose it's to do with perceptions….
We all know that a micro card, for example, does not cost $9.99 to post.
What we don't often know is the wholesale price of a product…..So, (most of the time), we wouldn't really know what profit is being made on an item…..however, we would have a good idea what profit is being made on postage. Using shipping costs as an income stream seems somehow less honest.
The words 'free shipping' 'shipping included', etc, carry a lot of weight, sometimes irrespective of the item cost.
Darn.. missed it..
Strange I missed this post!
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Better than nothing I guess, though I'm still grumpy with them about that whole facebook $20 voucher fiasco last time.