That is a really dumb question. Of course shipping costs are a hot button, no matter what I am ordering. On eBay, the ‘free shipping’ or the ‘actual cost’ shipping items get priority consideration and that’s usually something personal or occasionally business.
With business orders, shipping can be expected, but I know business people in many fields whose eyes light up when they see the shipping costs are not over the moon. Or who plan to make their orders on a “free shipping” day if they can.
According to an article in Groov-E-News, the parent company, Engrave-A-Crete has found a way to work within new size and weight guidelines sent down the pipe by our shipping hero, UPS. At issue is the size of the engraving templates. By simply re-planning where the pieces are cut, the sizes can be dramatically reduced while the template still goes together at the engraving site. Beautiful designs on concrete can still happen within budget because someone was paying attention so that the customer wouldn’t have to pay a premium for a product sized to irritate the brown-clad heros.
That’s just good business thinking all the way around. Give the guy who figured that out a Klondike bar!
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