Can You Believe?

Not so though Jerry. To UPS a pound is a pound regardless of what container
its in.

Warren

"Jerry Barton (NervisRek)" wrote in message
...
My point was that they could have shipped it in a padded envelope at a
lower
cost to me and them.

"go-bassn" wrote in message
...
Not to burst your bubble here Jer, but the larger box *most likely*
didn't
cost any more to send than a smaller one would have. I believe Cabelas
uses
UPS & they charge by weight, not by size. And a 2# box is only pennies
more
to ship than a1# box. I ship stuff all the time, and $6 is not at all
out
of line for a small box via UPS, in fact it's bottom dollar. Keep in
mind
your package was insured also, not to mention packed by a good old
American
laborer

Bass Pro Shops would do you no better on a single pack of hooks...

So rest at ease, you weren't ripped off by Cabelas.

Warren

"Jerry Barton (NervisRek)" wrote in message
...
Picture this....... I ordered a pack of 5/0 hooks from Cabelas. They
come
25
to a pack, so the pack is 4" long, 3" wide and about a 1/2" thick.
Would
you
believe they charged me $5.95 for shipping, because they packed the
hooks
into a cardboard box that's 12" long, 10" wide, and 4" high. They
could
have
shipped them in a padded envelope for about $.85. I believe the main
reason
for all of this was so that they could send me a paper catalog, and
some
dumb brochure. So that means I paid extra for shipping so that I could
receive their advertisements. What a rip-off !! Needless to say that
was
my
last dealings with Cabelas.

--

Jerry Barton
www.jerrys-world.com

With UPS the first $100 is covered, each add'l $100 is only $.35 per.

Warren

"dvito" wrote in message
...
The shipping and handling cost reflects not just the postage but the cost
of
labor for picking items, packing items, materials, catalog production,
advertising, website expenses, etc...

Therefore, if you want to save money, open up a UPS account and do all of
your orders by phone so the live rep can put your account number on the
package for UPS charges and then all you pay for is handling part.

I agree that some stores rip you off on S&H charges. I ordered a camera
for
$800.00 and they wanted to charge $58.00 for S&H. I gave my number to the
sales rep and it only cost me $17.0 with full insurance.

The UPS account setup is free and only takes a few minutes. It's worth it
if
you do alot of mail orders. If a store refuses to accomodate you then
refuse
to offer your business to them.


Dave V.
"Jerry Barton (NervisRek)" wrote in message
...
My point was that they could have shipped it in a padded envelope at a
lower
cost to me and them.

"go-bassn" wrote in message
...
Not to burst your bubble here Jer, but the larger box *most likely*
didn't
cost any more to send than a smaller one would have. I believe
Cabelas
uses
UPS & they charge by weight, not by size. And a 2# box is only
pennies
more
to ship than a1# box. I ship stuff all the time, and $6 is not at all
out
of line for a small box via UPS, in fact it's bottom dollar. Keep in
mind
your package was insured also, not to mention packed by a good old
American
laborer

Bass Pro Shops would do you no better on a single pack of hooks...

So rest at ease, you weren't ripped off by Cabelas.

Warren

"Jerry Barton (NervisRek)" wrote in message
...
Picture this....... I ordered a pack of 5/0 hooks from Cabelas. They
come
25
to a pack, so the pack is 4" long, 3" wide and about a 1/2" thick.
Would
you
believe they charged me $5.95 for shipping, because they packed the
hooks
into a cardboard box that's 12" long, 10" wide, and 4" high. They
could
have
shipped them in a padded envelope for about $.85. I believe the main
reason
for all of this was so that they could send me a paper catalog, and
some
dumb brochure. So that means I paid extra for shipping so that I
could
receive their advertisements. What a rip-off !! Needless to say that
was
my
last dealings with Cabelas.

--

Jerry Barton
www.jerrys-world.com

With UPS the first $100 is covered, each add'l $100 is only $.35 per.

Warren

"dvito" wrote in message
...
The shipping and handling cost reflects not just the postage but the cost
of
labor for picking items, packing items, materials, catalog production,
advertising, website expenses, etc...

Therefore, if you want to save money, open up a UPS account and do all of
your orders by phone so the live rep can put your account number on the
package for UPS charges and then all you pay for is handling part.

I agree that some stores rip you off on S&H charges. I ordered a camera
for
$800.00 and they wanted to charge $58.00 for S&H. I gave my number to the
sales rep and it only cost me $17.0 with full insurance.

The UPS account setup is free and only takes a few minutes. It's worth it
if
you do alot of mail orders. If a store refuses to accomodate you then
refuse
to offer your business to them.


Dave V.
"Jerry Barton (NervisRek)" wrote in message
...
My point was that they could have shipped it in a padded envelope at a
lower
cost to me and them.

"go-bassn" wrote in message
...
Not to burst your bubble here Jer, but the larger box *most likely*
didn't
cost any more to send than a smaller one would have. I believe
Cabelas
uses
UPS & they charge by weight, not by size. And a 2# box is only
pennies
more
to ship than a1# box. I ship stuff all the time, and $6 is not at all
out
of line for a small box via UPS, in fact it's bottom dollar. Keep in
mind
your package was insured also, not to mention packed by a good old
American
laborer

Bass Pro Shops would do you no better on a single pack of hooks...

So rest at ease, you weren't ripped off by Cabelas.

Warren

"Jerry Barton (NervisRek)" wrote in message
...
Picture this....... I ordered a pack of 5/0 hooks from Cabelas. They
come
25
to a pack, so the pack is 4" long, 3" wide and about a 1/2" thick.
Would
you
believe they charged me $5.95 for shipping, because they packed the
hooks
into a cardboard box that's 12" long, 10" wide, and 4" high. They
could
have
shipped them in a padded envelope for about $.85. I believe the main
reason
for all of this was so that they could send me a paper catalog, and
some
dumb brochure. So that means I paid extra for shipping so that I
could
receive their advertisements. What a rip-off !! Needless to say that
was
my
last dealings with Cabelas.

--

Jerry Barton
www.jerrys-world.com

"dvito" wrote in message
...
The shipping and handling cost reflects not just the postage but the cost
of
labor for picking items, packing items, materials, catalog production,
advertising, website expenses, etc...

Therefore, if you want to save money, open up a UPS account and do all of
your orders by phone so the live rep can put your account number on the
package for UPS charges and then all you pay for is handling part.

I agree that some stores rip you off on S&H charges. I ordered a camera
for
$800.00 and they wanted to charge $58.00 for S&H. I gave my number to the
sales rep and it only cost me $17.0 with full insurance.

The UPS account setup is free and only takes a few minutes. It's worth it
if
you do alot of mail orders. If a store refuses to accomodate you then
refuse
to offer your business to them.


I do the same thing. I got into a UPS account through my business, from a
UPS account person that called and gave me a discount on everything I ship
if I signed up with her. Didn't cost a thing to sign up, as you mentioned,
and now I also try to give my UPS account number when I can for the shipping
folks to "Bill to receiver Acct #" with and it does cut down on cost, no
doubt. I use it all the time for getting stuff shipped to me, probably more
than I do actually shipping anything out myself.


Dave V.
"Jerry Barton (NervisRek)" wrote in message
...
My point was that they could have shipped it in a padded envelope at a
lower
cost to me and them.

"go-bassn" wrote in message
...
Not to burst your bubble here Jer, but the larger box *most likely*
didn't
cost any more to send than a smaller one would have. I believe
Cabelas
uses
UPS & they charge by weight, not by size. And a 2# box is only
pennies
more
to ship than a1# box. I ship stuff all the time, and $6 is not at all
out
of line for a small box via UPS, in fact it's bottom dollar. Keep in
mind
your package was insured also, not to mention packed by a good old
American
laborer

Bass Pro Shops would do you no better on a single pack of hooks...

So rest at ease, you weren't ripped off by Cabelas.

Warren

"Jerry Barton (NervisRek)" wrote in message
...
Picture this....... I ordered a pack of 5/0 hooks from Cabelas. They
come
25
to a pack, so the pack is 4" long, 3" wide and about a 1/2" thick.
Would
you
believe they charged me $5.95 for shipping, because they packed the
hooks
into a cardboard box that's 12" long, 10" wide, and 4" high. They
could
have
shipped them in a padded envelope for about $.85. I believe the main
reason
for all of this was so that they could send me a paper catalog, and
some
dumb brochure. So that means I paid extra for shipping so that I
could
receive their advertisements. What a rip-off !! Needless to say that
was
my
last dealings with Cabelas.

--

Jerry Barton
www.jerrys-world.com

"dvito" wrote in message
...
The shipping and handling cost reflects not just the postage but the cost
of
labor for picking items, packing items, materials, catalog production,
advertising, website expenses, etc...

Therefore, if you want to save money, open up a UPS account and do all of
your orders by phone so the live rep can put your account number on the
package for UPS charges and then all you pay for is handling part.

I agree that some stores rip you off on S&H charges. I ordered a camera
for
$800.00 and they wanted to charge $58.00 for S&H. I gave my number to the
sales rep and it only cost me $17.0 with full insurance.

The UPS account setup is free and only takes a few minutes. It's worth it
if
you do alot of mail orders. If a store refuses to accomodate you then
refuse
to offer your business to them.


I do the same thing. I got into a UPS account through my business, from a
UPS account person that called and gave me a discount on everything I ship
if I signed up with her. Didn't cost a thing to sign up, as you mentioned,
and now I also try to give my UPS account number when I can for the shipping
folks to "Bill to receiver Acct #" with and it does cut down on cost, no
doubt. I use it all the time for getting stuff shipped to me, probably more
than I do actually shipping anything out myself.


Dave V.
"Jerry Barton (NervisRek)" wrote in message
...
My point was that they could have shipped it in a padded envelope at a
lower
cost to me and them.

"go-bassn" wrote in message
...
Not to burst your bubble here Jer, but the larger box *most likely*
didn't
cost any more to send than a smaller one would have. I believe
Cabelas
uses
UPS & they charge by weight, not by size. And a 2# box is only
pennies
more
to ship than a1# box. I ship stuff all the time, and $6 is not at all
out
of line for a small box via UPS, in fact it's bottom dollar. Keep in
mind
your package was insured also, not to mention packed by a good old
American
laborer

Bass Pro Shops would do you no better on a single pack of hooks...

So rest at ease, you weren't ripped off by Cabelas.

Warren

"Jerry Barton (NervisRek)" wrote in message
...
Picture this....... I ordered a pack of 5/0 hooks from Cabelas. They
come
25
to a pack, so the pack is 4" long, 3" wide and about a 1/2" thick.
Would
you
believe they charged me $5.95 for shipping, because they packed the
hooks
into a cardboard box that's 12" long, 10" wide, and 4" high. They
could
have
shipped them in a padded envelope for about $.85. I believe the main
reason
for all of this was so that they could send me a paper catalog, and
some
dumb brochure. So that means I paid extra for shipping so that I
could
receive their advertisements. What a rip-off !! Needless to say that
was
my
last dealings with Cabelas.

--

Jerry Barton
www.jerrys-world.com

What's so funny????????????????


"Jerry Barton \(NervisRek\)" wrote in message ...
ROFLMAO !!!!!

"Kevin Hare" wrote in message
om...
Well then, you should have plenty of 5/0 hooks for us both at the
NWC???????

Heavy



"Jerry Barton \(NervisRek\)" wrote in message
...
Picture this....... I ordered a pack of 5/0 hooks from Cabelas. They
come 25
to a pack, so the pack is 4" long, 3" wide and about a 1/2" thick. Would
you
believe they charged me $5.95 for shipping, because they packed the
hooks
into a cardboard box that's 12" long, 10" wide, and 4" high. They could
have
shipped them in a padded envelope for about $.85. I believe the main
reason
for all of this was so that they could send me a paper catalog, and some
dumb brochure. So that means I paid extra for shipping so that I could
receive their advertisements. What a rip-off !! Needless to say that was
my
last dealings with Cabelas.

What's so funny????????????????


"Jerry Barton \(NervisRek\)" wrote in message ...
ROFLMAO !!!!!

"Kevin Hare" wrote in message
om...
Well then, you should have plenty of 5/0 hooks for us both at the
NWC???????

Heavy



"Jerry Barton \(NervisRek\)" wrote in message
...
Picture this....... I ordered a pack of 5/0 hooks from Cabelas. They
come 25
to a pack, so the pack is 4" long, 3" wide and about a 1/2" thick. Would
you
believe they charged me $5.95 for shipping, because they packed the
hooks
into a cardboard box that's 12" long, 10" wide, and 4" high. They could
have
shipped them in a padded envelope for about $.85. I believe the main
reason
for all of this was so that they could send me a paper catalog, and some
dumb brochure. So that means I paid extra for shipping so that I could
receive their advertisements. What a rip-off !! Needless to say that was
my
last dealings with Cabelas.

What's so funny????????????????


"Jerry Barton \(NervisRek\)" wrote in message ...
ROFLMAO !!!!!

"Kevin Hare" wrote in message
om...
Well then, you should have plenty of 5/0 hooks for us both at the
NWC???????

Heavy



"Jerry Barton \(NervisRek\)" wrote in message
...
Picture this....... I ordered a pack of 5/0 hooks from Cabelas. They
come 25
to a pack, so the pack is 4" long, 3" wide and about a 1/2" thick. Would
you
believe they charged me $5.95 for shipping, because they packed the
hooks
into a cardboard box that's 12" long, 10" wide, and 4" high. They could
have
shipped them in a padded envelope for about $.85. I believe the main
reason
for all of this was so that they could send me a paper catalog, and some
dumb brochure. So that means I paid extra for shipping so that I could
receive their advertisements. What a rip-off !! Needless to say that was
my
last dealings with Cabelas.

The point is shipping is standardized. 5.95 is the least shipping for any
item

"Jerry Barton (NervisRek)" wrote in message
...
My point was that they could have shipped it in a padded envelope at a
lower
cost to me and them.

"go-bassn" wrote in message
...
Not to burst your bubble here Jer, but the larger box *most likely*
didn't
cost any more to send than a smaller one would have. I believe Cabelas
uses
UPS & they charge by weight, not by size. And a 2# box is only pennies
more
to ship than a1# box. I ship stuff all the time, and $6 is not at all
out
of line for a small box via UPS, in fact it's bottom dollar. Keep in
mind
your package was insured also, not to mention packed by a good old
American
laborer

Bass Pro Shops would do you no better on a single pack of hooks...

So rest at ease, you weren't ripped off by Cabelas.

Warren

"Jerry Barton (NervisRek)" wrote in message
...
Picture this....... I ordered a pack of 5/0 hooks from Cabelas. They
come
25
to a pack, so the pack is 4" long, 3" wide and about a 1/2" thick.
Would
you
believe they charged me $5.95 for shipping, because they packed the
hooks
into a cardboard box that's 12" long, 10" wide, and 4" high. They
could
have
shipped them in a padded envelope for about $.85. I believe the main
reason
for all of this was so that they could send me a paper catalog, and
some
dumb brochure. So that means I paid extra for shipping so that I could
receive their advertisements. What a rip-off !! Needless to say that
was
my
last dealings with Cabelas.

--

Jerry Barton
www.jerrys-world.com

The point is shipping is standardized. 5.95 is the least shipping for any
item

"Jerry Barton (NervisRek)" wrote in message
...
My point was that they could have shipped it in a padded envelope at a
lower
cost to me and them.

"go-bassn" wrote in message
...
Not to burst your bubble here Jer, but the larger box *most likely*
didn't
cost any more to send than a smaller one would have. I believe Cabelas
uses
UPS & they charge by weight, not by size. And a 2# box is only pennies
more
to ship than a1# box. I ship stuff all the time, and $6 is not at all
out
of line for a small box via UPS, in fact it's bottom dollar. Keep in
mind
your package was insured also, not to mention packed by a good old
American
laborer

Bass Pro Shops would do you no better on a single pack of hooks...

So rest at ease, you weren't ripped off by Cabelas.

Warren

"Jerry Barton (NervisRek)" wrote in message
...
Picture this....... I ordered a pack of 5/0 hooks from Cabelas. They
come
25
to a pack, so the pack is 4" long, 3" wide and about a 1/2" thick.
Would
you
believe they charged me $5.95 for shipping, because they packed the
hooks
into a cardboard box that's 12" long, 10" wide, and 4" high. They
could
have
shipped them in a padded envelope for about $.85. I believe the main
reason
for all of this was so that they could send me a paper catalog, and
some
dumb brochure. So that means I paid extra for shipping so that I could
receive their advertisements. What a rip-off !! Needless to say that
was
my
last dealings with Cabelas.

--

Jerry Barton
www.jerrys-world.com