OT shipping charges, oh good grief!

I've looked high and low. I can not find a Max Factor sponge for applying
makeup anywhere here in the Swamp. It's not like I was expecting to find
them at the feedstore or post office but the drugstore and Wally don't have
them either. I really, really need one.
So. I tried online.
They want $ 6.99 to ship a little bitty weightless sponge.
In a Pig's Eye.
With Black Friday Madness upon us we need to be vigilant to watch
for killer padded shipping costs. Do you suspect they think we're as dumb
as we look? Polly

Shocking! OTOH, having posted such info here, you might be inundated
with a surprising number of sponges in envelopes :-)
Roberta in D

On Tue, 23 Nov 2010 22:25:09 -0600, "Polly Esther"
wrote:

I've looked high and low. I can not find a Max Factor sponge for applying
makeup anywhere here in the Swamp. It's not like I was expecting to find
them at the feedstore or post office but the drugstore and Wally don't have
them either. I really, really need one.
So. I tried online.
They want $ 6.99 to ship a little bitty weightless sponge.
In a Pig's Eye.
With Black Friday Madness upon us we need to be vigilant to watch
for killer padded shipping costs. Do you suspect they think we're as dumb
as we look? Polly

Easy now. I enjoyed my first cup of coffee and shopped around. Found what
appears to be a better sponge with even higher shipping costs. Being
logical is no fun at all. Polly

"Roberta"
Shocking! OTOH, having posted such info here, you might be inundated
with a surprising number of sponges in envelopes :-)
Roberta in D

On Tue, 23 Nov 2010 22:25:09 -0600, "Polly Esther"
wrote:

I've looked high and low. I can not find a Max Factor sponge for applying
makeup anywhere here in the Swamp. It's not like I was expecting to find
them at the feedstore or post office but the drugstore and Wally don't
have
them either. I really, really need one.
So. I tried online.
They want $ 6.99 to ship a little bitty weightless sponge.
In a Pig's Eye.
With Black Friday Madness upon us we need to be vigilant to watch
for killer padded shipping costs. Do you suspect they think we're as dumb
as we look? Polly

Some months back, I wanted to order a sort of unique book mark. It came in
a set of 6 & I think they cost about $5. They easily would fit into a
letter size envelope, but the shipping charges were about $9! So, I called
the company & they told me that was their standard shipping charge. When I
explained that it was so small & would probably only need 1 or at most 2
postage stamps, they agreed & sent it to me & didn't even charge for the
stamps. Just depends on if you're dealing with a reasonable person who is
also a thinking person

Pauline
Northern California

I know, I know, I've been out of touch for months. Probably since about
June, when we acquired Maggie the lunatic puppy. Life is not the same as it
once was & she is getting on my DH's last nerve! (His idea to get the
puppy)

"Polly Esther" wrote in message
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I've looked high and low. I can not find a Max Factor sponge for applying
makeup anywhere here in the Swamp. It's not like I was expecting to find
them at the feedstore or post office but the drugstore and Wally don't
have them either. I really, really need one.
So. I tried online.
They want $ 6.99 to ship a little bitty weightless sponge.
In a Pig's Eye.
With Black Friday Madness upon us we need to be vigilant to watch
for killer padded shipping costs. Do you suspect they think we're as dumb
as we look? Polly