Shipping Costs

Page 1 of 1

You cannot start a new topic
You cannot reply to this topic

Shipping Costs

#1 skyluminaire

Newbie

Group: Members
Posts: 7
Joined: 21-August 09

Posted 09 September 2009 - 07:44 AM

What are some retailers other than Amazon.com that do not regularly charge shipping fees?

#2 zmarks

Newbie

Group: Members
Posts: 2
Joined: 18-October 09

Posted 18 October 2009 - 11:19 PM

What's your meaning?

#3 lexon

Advanced Member

Group: Members
Posts: 154
Joined: 28-March 09
Location:Home

Posted 19 October 2009 - 09:55 AM

skyluminaire, on 09 September 2009 - 07:44 AM, said:

What are some retailers other than Amazon.com that do not regularly charge shipping fees?

Many times it will depend on what is on sale. It is definitely hit and miss. When searching for a particular item, keep a record of the shipping charges of different companies, if any. Make your own list. Sounds obvious to me.
As an example, I found a Acer wireless laptop for $325, free shipping. I then purchased a identical 160 gb hard drive for the laptop for $49.00, free shipping. I installed a Linux OS on it.
I search the 'Net a lot so I normally do not have to be led by the hand.

lex

-1

#4 coastie65

Moderator

Group: Moderators
Posts: 19,672
Joined: 02-April 07
Location:Henrico, Va.

Posted 19 October 2009 - 04:42 PM

skyluminaire, on 09 September 2009 - 07:44 AM, said:

What are some retailers other than Amazon.com that do not regularly charge shipping fees?

That's interesting. I do a lot of shopping at Amazon and have never gotten free shipping. On the other hand, I get free shipping more often than not at NewEgg.com. You have to look around for the free shipping. Sometimes, higher priced items will have free shipping as well.

Coolermaster HAF 912 Case....ASUS P8Z68-VPro MOBO.....Intel Core i7 2600k Sandy Bridge ( 4.4 Ghz ).... Gelid Tranquillo cooler.... Samsung 830 256 GB SSD.... Primary HDD- WD 1TB Caviar Black SATA III /6.0 .... SECONDARY HDD - WD 1TB Caviar Black SATA II / 3.0....8Gb GSkill Ripjaws Series X 1600 Mhz Memory....Corsair AX850w PSU....EVGA GTX 680 Super Clocked Signature 2 Gb GDDR5 Video Card....Samsung CD/DVD RW, DL, DVD-Ram, w/ Lightscribe Optical Drive....Samsung SyncMaster 2243BWX 22" Monitor..... Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit OS

http://novabench.com/image/266589.png

______________________________________________________________

Gateway FX6800-01e----Intel Core i7 960 ( 3.2 GHz)---- Seagate Barracuda 750 Gb SATA II / 3.0 Hdd---- 6 Gb Crucial 1066 Mhz memory, running in Tri Channel conf-----Corsair TX650w PSU----- EVGA Nvidia GTX 560Ti 1gb GDDR5 Vram ----DVD +/- RW / CD ,RAM/DL Optical drive w/ Label Flash-----Gateway TBGM-01 Motherboard.... Vista Home Premium 64 bit OS w/ SP2; Samsung Synch Master 2243BWX 22" Monitor.

#5 SnyperTodd

Moderator

Group: Moderators
Posts: 2,133
Joined: 06-February 09
Location:Northern IL

Posted 19 October 2009 - 05:57 PM

coastie65, on 19 October 2009 - 04:42 PM, said:

Amazon had a free shipping option (Super Saver), but it was not worth it. My wife & I used it twice, and both times they held the item for two weeks before they even shipped it. Then the shipping took a few days on top of that. When we paid for shipping, the items went out within a day. I think their goal was to inconvenience you to the point that you didn't want to choose the free shipping option. All it did was help to push me permanently away from Amazon. Their atrocious security and horrible customer "service" finished pushing me away permanently.

"Obstacles are things you see when you take your eyes off the goal." -Alan Kulwicki, 1954-1993

#6 lexon

Advanced Member

Group: Members
Posts: 154
Joined: 28-March 09
Location:Home

Posted 20 October 2009 - 05:24 AM

I have had quite a few free shipping orders from amazon. Takes a few days longer but I am not a complaining type. Some items do not qualify for free shipping. They do not come from amazon, the company just uses amazon for ordering advertising.
Again, do some home work and gather data on shipping.

lex

This post has been edited by lexon: 20 October 2009 - 05:24 AM

#7 coastie65

Moderator

Group: Moderators
Posts: 19,672
Joined: 02-April 07
Location:Henrico, Va.

Posted 20 October 2009 - 05:52 PM

SnyperTodd, on 19 October 2009 - 05:57 PM, said:

coastie65, on 19 October 2009 - 04:42 PM, said:

Hey Snyper, I forgot about that. Yeah I used it initially and you are right, it took forever to get it out othe warehouse. I have using that 3 day thing for so long, I forgot about the "Super Saver" option.

#8 serena83

Newbie

Group: Members
Posts: 4
Joined: 10-December 09
Location:hongkong

Posted 14 December 2009 - 08:18 PM

skyluminaire, on 09 September 2009 - 07:44 AM, said:

What are some retailers other than Amazon.com that do not regularly charge shipping fees?

Regularly shipping fees, enmmm, :rolleyes:

but no minimum order size, recently, online shopping i have two experiences with the same item on uxsight.com and Amazon.com.
Amazon.com add the shipping fee $6.58, the total amount$16.57, the uxsight.com with the regular shipping fee: first item $5.49, any additional item $2.39, the total amount $14.18, different companies have different policy with the shipping fee, :blink:

however, for us, who can supply the low price but the high quality, welcome!

This post has been edited by smax013: 16 December 2009 - 06:47 PM
Reason for edit: Removed link

Hopefully everyone stays Safe and Warm this Winter,Merry Christmas to pc world member.

#9 Rommel

Expert

Group: Members
Posts: 2,175
Joined: 22-March 09

Posted 30 March 2010 - 07:18 AM

skyluminaire, on 09 September 2009 - 07:44 AM, said:

What are some retailers other than Amazon.com that do not regularly charge shipping fees?

For computer parts.

www.zipzoomfly.com

They always have many components with free shipping.

Rommel

#10 coastie65

Moderator

Group: Moderators
Posts: 19,672
Joined: 02-April 07
Location:Henrico, Va.

Posted 30 March 2010 - 04:17 PM

Hey Rommel, I use either NewEgg or TigerDirect. Sometimes I get FREE shipping and sometimes not. Posted Image

#11 Rommel

Expert

Group: Members
Posts: 2,175
Joined: 22-March 09

Posted 30 March 2010 - 04:45 PM

coastie65, on 30 March 2010 - 04:17 PM, said:

Hey Rommel, I use either NewEgg or TigerDirect. Sometimes I get FREE shipping and sometimes not. Posted Image

Hello coastie.

It has been awhile since I purchased anything from tiger.
I find them on average higher priced than newegg and zipzoom.

Rommel

#12 coastie65

Moderator

Group: Moderators
Posts: 19,672
Joined: 02-April 07
Location:Henrico, Va.

Posted 30 March 2010 - 05:37 PM

Rommel, on 30 March 2010 - 04:45 PM, said:

coastie65, on 30 March 2010 - 04:17 PM, said:

Hey Rommel, I use either NewEgg or TigerDirect. Sometimes I get FREE shipping and sometimes not. Posted Image

Hello coastie.

It has been awhile since I purchased anything from tiger.
I find them on average higher priced than newegg and zipzoom.

Rommel

I got this Gateway from TigerDirect. Actually, TigerDirect, CompUSA, and Circuit City ( yep, they are still around online ) are all under the same roof and work out of the same warehouse ( owned by the same parent company, SystemMax ). They do tend to be a shade higher or about equal, but the delivery is better with NewEgg.

#13 compnovo

Expert

Group: Members
Posts: 2,828
Joined: 18-October 09
Location:Pacific Northwest

Posted 20 April 2010 - 02:06 PM

mmm, never mind...

This post has been edited by compnovo: 20 April 2010 - 02:07 PM

Desktop: Core i5 3570K w/Corsair H80 cooler - 250GB Samsung 840 SSD (boot) - 1TB Seagate Hybrid HDD (storage) - Galaxy GTX660 GC - 8GB G.Skill 1333 RAM - Antec 620W PSU - Antec Sonata III 500 case - Win8 Pro 64-bit w/WMC
Media Center: Core i3 3220 - 128GB Plextor SSD (boot) - 1TB Samsung HDD (storage) - Radeon 4350 - 8GB G.Skill 1333 RAM - Biostar ECO HD61V kit - Win7 HP 64-bit
Surface RT - Lumia 900

#14 coastie65

Moderator

Group: Moderators
Posts: 19,672
Joined: 02-April 07
Location:Henrico, Va.

Posted 20 April 2010 - 02:48 PM

compnovo, on 20 April 2010 - 02:06 PM, said:

mmm, never mind...

Change of mind or lost your train of thought? Posted Image

#15 compnovo

Expert

Group: Members
Posts: 2,828
Joined: 18-October 09
Location:Pacific Northwest

Posted 23 April 2010 - 12:54 PM

coastie65, on 20 April 2010 - 02:48 PM, said:

compnovo, on 20 April 2010 - 02:06 PM, said:

mmm, never mind...

Change of mind or lost your train of thought? Posted Image

Sometimes the forum pages don't load completely (don't know why) and I responded to one of your posts thinking it was the last. After I added my reply I saw how late to the party I was, and this was the least embarrassing way out...

...that's my story and I'm sticking to it.
:lol:

#16 compnovo

Expert

Group: Members
Posts: 2,828
Joined: 18-October 09
Location:Pacific Northwest

Posted 23 April 2010 - 12:55 PM

coastie65, on 20 April 2010 - 02:48 PM, said:

compnovo, on 20 April 2010 - 02:06 PM, said:

mmm, never mind...

Change of mind or lost your train of thought? Posted Image

Not to mention having way too much fun in the sixties.

#17 coastie65

Moderator

Group: Moderators
Posts: 19,672
Joined: 02-April 07
Location:Henrico, Va.

Posted 23 April 2010 - 04:43 PM

compnovo, on 23 April 2010 - 12:55 PM, said:

coastie65, on 20 April 2010 - 02:48 PM, said:

compnovo, on 20 April 2010 - 02:06 PM, said:

mmm, never mind...

Change of mind or lost your train of thought? Posted Image

Not to mention having way too much fun in the sixties.

How well I remember. Spent the last half of the 60's in the Service.

#18 van1561371883

Newbie

Group: New Member
Posts: 6
Joined: 21-November 12

Posted 23 November 2012 - 01:25 AM

w1314, on 23 November 2012 - 01:07 AM, said:

shipping fees depends on the place where goods sent from and to,and always not accurateiy reflect shipping cost.For example someone in UK buy a battery for Samsung A9191 in amazon US its shipping cost to be very high like$8.99.however i sent the battery for him from the warehouse in UK cost $2.99 So i get $6 in shipping,and the customers get the battery faster.But the condition is you should have warehouse in UK,however maintain a warehouse is expensive,only big company have many warehouses.Sum up have more warehouses makes you more money. :lol:

[entry='']http://www.amazon.co...duct/B009OBG596[/entry]

I want to buy a spare battery ,but i don't know how about the price and quality in amazon.My cellphone battery used about 1 year,only 1 day standby now it is.I can't read and browse web,it makes me so inconvenient.