IT'S ALL PERSPECTIVE.
Shipping costs are a gauge of how willing you are to get what you need. Think for a minute as if you're the shipping company. Now would you think those rates are excessive? Personally, I just shop all the suppliers and put together the most cost effective orders I can from one or multiple suppliers. Then I wait.
Pay the shipping cost and you could:
*Play with the kids or grandkids.
*Spend quality time with your significant other.
*Fix other things on your truck.
*Work on the house.
*Go to a movie.
*Read a book.
*Visit a national park.
*Avoid getting a traffic ticket.
*Avoid getting into an accident and having to deal with your car insurance and your homeowners insurance who covers your
"personal property" inside your vehicle. Yep, those new parts you just picked up might not be covered by your car insurance!
I recently paid above market value for a COE hood. It was a couple states away but they offered free shipping to the Turlock swap meet last week. The convenience paid for itself. One way or another shipping is going to get you. I offset the above market value purchase price by taking my daughter to the swap meet and having a grand day of it. Then we grabbed the hood and headed home.
IT'S ALL PERSPECTIVE.
