$7.75 shipping for a $1.50 Rev3 Bumper Sticker

[macdude88]

What's up with the insanely high shipping? I would understand the shipping price if it were something that actually is heavy & requires some packaging, but for a bumper sticker, why is the shipping price so high?

When I first saw the Rev3 store, I was tempted to get the Rev3 logo sticker, a Diggnation one, and a Systm. I figured the cost of shipping for 3 bumper stickers wouldn't go over $2. Heck, all 3 of them would weigh less than a pound! After I filled out my address and everything, First Class shipping ended up being around $9. I took off the Systm & Diggnation stickers and the shipping price only dropped to $7.75. While I love Rev3 and would love to slap one of those stickers on my car, at almost $10 a sticker, I can't see to justify such a purchase.

For the record, I live in Virginia, so it's not as if the package has to travel halfway around the world.

[comhcinc]

i sure that is a bug of some kind but i don't think the forum is the place to report it. try writing Revision3-Store@support.sparkart.com

[scoobydiesel]

whoa that is pretty steep, they should fix that soon. no reason for it to be so high for stickers.

[comhcinc]

no reason it should be over a dollar or so for stickers, but this really isn't the place.

[xibalba]

It is the Revision3 support area and the store is theirs seems like it might be the right area for site/store questions.

[masherscf]

I wonder what the shipping option are. That much for over-night shipping of something even as light as a bumper-sticker is pretty reasonable. Of course, Revision3 has to pay some one to store, pick and pack the sticker that cost is usually included in the shipping and handling.

[xibalba]

Shipping cost weren't that high when they first opened it is $9.28 (Overnight $26.20, 2nd Day $23.70)bucks for a shirt. When I ordered it was only 3 something.

Stickers prices are $7.75, 2nd Day $23.70, Overnight $26.20

[ariastar]

Sounds like there is a minimum for shipping that wasn't adjusted for just stickers. $1.50 is reasonable, $7.50 is not. Have you tried contacting Rev3 directly to see what they say?

[masherscf]

They should just send you a sticker in exchange for a self-addressed stamped envelope. They hand these things about at live events like they're toilet paper.

[murphy1d]

They should just send you a sticker in exchange for a self-adressed stamped envelope. They hand these things about at live events like their toilet paper.

Cmon....Who really hands out toilet paper at live events? eww...(yes that's a grammar joke :D)

[speed]

It is the Revision3 support area and the store is theirs seems like it might be the right area for site/store questions.

Store's run by another company though (they have the contact link there). Those people would probably be the best people to call.

[masherscf]

Cmon....Who really hands out toilet paper at live events? eww...(yes that's a grammar joke :D)

Oops, that was a funny typo. :)

[xibalba]

Store's run by another company though (they have the contact link there). Those people would probably be the best people to call.

Yea but Ron and Prager probably some say in it. Shipping prices seemed to increase right around Christmas.

Wouldn't put it past the company running the store increasing the prices to try a pocket a little extra cash. :D

[ariastar]

They should just send you a sticker in exchange for a self-addressed stamped envelope. They hand these things about at live events like they're toilet paper.

Did they not used to do this? Or am I remembering wrong?

[speed]

Yea but Ron and Prager probably some say in it. Shipping prices seemed to increase right around Christmas.

Wouldn't put it past the company running the store increasing the prices to try a pocket a little extra cash. :D

Also possible that the shipping company upped their fees (I know a lot of places do that)

[ariastar]

Also possible that the shipping company upped their fees (I know a lot of places do that)

Up the fee 50 cents, not all the way up to $7.50 though. Raise it too much and people won't buy. A smaller profit with lower shipping is better than no profit at all because shipping is too high.

[speed]

Up the fee 50 cents, not all the way up to $7.50 though. Raise it too much and people won't buy. A smaller profit with lower shipping is better than no profit at all because shipping is too high.

True. Prob a glitch more than anything, but it has happened where the shipping company ups their S&H to extreme amounts during Christmas time.

[takkyu]

True. Prob a glitch more than anything, but it has happened where the shipping company ups their S&H to extreme amounts during Christmas time.

no kidding.. my fiance tried to order me a new diggnation shirt because my old one is falling apart. one shipping option to canada, usps express and $29.. the shirt is only $19. needless to say, she didn't order the shirt, and I told her not to either at that kind of price. I thought threadless had expensive shipping =/

[alaskalonewolf]

I really need to start up my own shipping company.

[xibalba]

As expensive as shipping is people seem to be ordering the stickers. If ya look at the # in stock on the item page it is slowly going down.

People either aren't paying attention to the shipping cost (if so I see tons more complaints) or people have money to blow.

[david]

.... I'm investigating the shipping charges for items to see what the deal is. Thanks for the concerns.

David Prager

[alaskalonewolf]

Dude... Sweet. The dude is finally on it. They do listen dude. :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnLweMNQoiE

[lazyb]

I really want a TRS sticker if they do ever get some for the store i don't think I would be able to pay 7 bucks for shipping thats just too much.

[ariastar]

As expensive as shipping is people seem to be ordering the stickers. If ya look at the # in stock on the item page it is slowly going down.

People either aren't paying attention to the shipping cost (if so I see tons more complaints) or people have money to blow.

Sold with other items, perhaps, so that the shipping is less per item? I don't think they charge S&H on each and every individual item. What is it, $X for shipping for purchased up to $Y total? Adding in a sticker may not bump to the next level, so kind of free to ship.

[ariastar]

.... I'm investigating the shipping charges for items to see what the deal is. Thanks for the concerns.

David Prager

Noob. That's entertaining. I'm surprised you don't have a custom title declaring you to be Teh Pragernator.

[xibalba]

Sold with other items, perhaps, so that the shipping is less per item? I don't think they charge S&H on each and every individual item. What is it, $X for shipping for purchased up to $Y total? Adding in a sticker may not bump to the next level, so kind of free to ship.

Yea it chooses the shipping rate that's the highest so it would take the shirts which is near 10 bucks then adds like a .50 cents to a dollar for each additional item

[takkyu]

Yea it chooses the shipping rate that's the highest so it would take the shirts which is near 10 bucks then adds like a .50 cents to a dollar for each additional item

lucky americans... the store wants to charge canadians 30 bucks to ship a shirt.

[ariastar]

lucky americans... the store wants to charge canadians 30 bucks to ship a shirt.

How much would it be to ship a shirt using the regular post office WITHOUT adding any handling charges? I've shipped things to Canada (a couple dresses), and it was pretty pricey, and I don't charge handling. $30 may be reasonable if the actual charge is $25 or something, but not if it's, say, $10.

[takkyu]

How much would it be to ship a shirt using the regular post office WITHOUT adding any handling charges? I've shipped things to Canada (a couple dresses), and it was pretty pricey, and I don't charge handling. $30 may be reasonable if the actual charge is $25 or something, but not if it's, say, $10.

shipping from threadless and jinx is around 10-15

[heyseuss]

How much would it be to ship a shirt using the regular post office WITHOUT adding any handling charges? I've shipped things to Canada (a couple dresses), and it was pretty pricey, and I don't charge handling. $30 may be reasonable if the actual charge is $25 or something, but not if it's, say, $10.

The price of the item has no relevance unless you are insuring it. The only 2 relevant variables should be the weight and the speed at which the buyer wants it delivered.

[esophagus]

The price of the item has no relevance unless you are insuring it. The only 2 relevant variables should be the weight and the speed at which the buyer wants it delivered.It's relevant to the buyer, which I believe was her point. I will pay $30 shipping on a $100 item. I will not pay it on a $30 item. I don't care how much either weighs.

[heyseuss]

It's relevant to the buyer, which I believe was her point. I will pay $30 shipping on a $100 item. I will not pay it on a $30 item. I don't care how much either weighs.

That ain't up to you though. Shipping price is dictated by the weight, and weight only, which is dictated by USPS. Your decision to not pay $30 on a $30 item, is personal, and has nothing to do wth the merchandiser or shipper. In the case of what this thread is about, one of the two involved (shipper or merchandiser), is creating an unreasonable differential in what is normal (right), and what is unusal, (wrong). $30 shipping is perfectly reasonable on a $30 item, if the item weighs alot. (well, whether it is or not, the shipping price isn't under your control, and your average customer knows that, hence, the complaints revolving around this particular set of instances). There's no decent reason for a rev3 t-shirt's shipping to cost any more than $5, other than the choice made by the customer to have it shipped express. (not including international)

I sold items ranging from $10 hats, to $350 jackets, never having a problem from customers over shipping costs. Probably because I charged the shipping costs that USPS dictated.

I never considered manufacturing profit out of my customers, from shipping.

[speed]

The price of the item has no relevance unless you are insuring it. The only 2 relevant variables should be the weight and the speed at which the buyer wants it delivered.

It does to the end user. This is why many companies will take a slight hit on shipping to offer lower rates, since you can't expect a person to double their order for shipping.

[seshan]

Well damn these stickers must be made out of Uranium or something

http://img.skitch.com/20090127-pmyfnwk2qfaykwqtkkph365eki.png

72 cents would get them to me.

Maybe i will just buy like 150 of each sticker in the store then sell them to my fellow Canadians $2.50 shipped. :p

[bulentm]

Shipping is now $5.80. Is that supposed to be a significant change? :/

[nuckingfuts]

i have the same complain!

but if it were sent by 2 hot chicks i wouldnt mind paying 10bux for shipping.

[lexcyn]

Well damn these stickers must be made out of Uranium or something

http://img.skitch.com/20090127-pmyfnwk2qfaykwqtkkph365eki.png

72 cents would get them to me.

Maybe i will just buy like 150 of each sticker in the store then sell them to my fellow Canadians $2.50 shipped. :p

And that is exactly why I won't order from the Rev3 store. I mean, I've had fairly large size USPS boxes shipped to me for $11 with insurance and a tracking number from other places, so I don't see how they can charge $30 for shipping stickers - especially since they could throw them in a regular post envelope for less than $1.

[decepticon]

Honestly, the Rev3 store is a joke. Nothing against Rev3 I love their shows, great company and I realize they can't set shipping prices for USPS, BUT, I have no idea why they don't offer more than one method for shipping besides a crazy Express mail option. I'd gladly wait 6 months for my order if I could get it for a reasonable cost. There have been many items I'd love to get from the store, but nothing on this earth could make me pay double my order total or more to have them shipped, and there is no reason anyone should have that as the only option. There's a reason I often pick the super saver shipping method on Amazon, if it's an item I don't need ASAP, I could care less how long it takes to get to me.

Just to re-iterate, love Rev3, but it's laughable they don't offer realistic shipping options other than just one Express method, which I realize costs that much to ship items with.

[heyseuss]

The fact that this thread still has areson to keep going, is sad and pathetic. It's not because of my blind love for rev3, which I don't have, or that I expect more from this company, it's because I expect more from any company I pereive to be bigger than my ocmpany 7 years ago, WHICH WAS SHIPPING MERCHANDISE ALL OVER THE WORLD AT HALF THESE COSTS, and making money doing it. I as a 3 man show, including designers and shippers and printers, and I still beat the shit out of this pathetic rev3 example. Get it together Jim, I'm a dumb punk kid who could show you how to do this properly, what does that say about all your staff and current position ?

[seshan]

Well this is BS, do they even care about their store? It still cost $30 to ship 1 sticker to Canada. I guess they are never going to fix it.

[ariastar]

Dammit, people, listen. The post office isn't cheap. If you look at the example image above, the person chose INTERNATIONAL EXPRESS shipping. Even if this was express within the US, it still starts at an arm and a leg, even if all that's being sent is a single strand of hair off some random person's head. And when it comes to international shipping at all, then not only does the US side of the post office get paid, but so does the postal service of whatever the receiving country is, as well as every postal service along the way. It's unreasonable to expect the receiving country's post office to deliver for free just because the originating country got paid

The post office doesn't care of something cost 25 cents or $100. They have their minimum pricing, and there's nothing anyone can do about it. I spent $10 today to ship a tiny little girls' dress that was mostly tulle. It sucks. It's not cheap to use the post office, but I'm not going to begrudge a company charging a couple bucks over shipping to cover the salary of the person who has to go fetch that item, package it with the receipt and whatever, and get it to the post office. Even a few minutes per step adds up. If they charged no handling, the cost per item would have to go up. They're not charging $15 over shipping. They're being reasonable.

I hate shipping costs as much as the next person, but place your anger at the post office. If the post office didn't charge so damned much and were actually reliable, then more people would use them instead of resorting to private shippers.

If you don't want to pay $7.50 for one bumper sticker, then don't. Wait until you have a larger order to place and the additional cost to ship will be minimal.

[gadgetguy]

Well, I went onto the Rev3 store today to find that I would be charged over $32 for one bumper sticker, just because I live in the UK. I purchased a few tshirts yesterday from another American site and was charged $10.

What is it with the astronomical delivery charges?

[scarz]

This just can't be correct, look at the amount of time for delivery: 2-9 days. Newegg.com charges $6 for guaranteed 3 day delivery and $3 (sometimes less depending on the product) for 4-7 days. Now, that is UPS pricing and not USPS but still, you would think the USPS would be more reasonable, right?

According to their website, the USPS shipping rates for First Class mail for items under 1 ounce include:

$0.44 - Letter
$0.88 - Large Envelope
$1.22 - Packages

You can't tell me that it costs $6 to ship a sticker that I'll receive in about a week. That's so unconscionable.

[takkyu]

Dammit, people, listen. The post office isn't cheap. If you look at the example image above, the person chose INTERNATIONAL EXPRESS shipping. Even if this was express within the US, it still starts at an arm and a leg, even if all that's being sent is a single strand of hair off some random person's head. And when it comes to international shipping at all, then not only does the US side of the post office get paid, but so does the postal service of whatever the receiving country is, as well as every postal service along the way. It's unreasonable to expect the receiving country's post office to deliver for free just because the originating country got paid

The post office doesn't care of something cost 25 cents or $100. They have their minimum pricing, and there's nothing anyone can do about it. I spent $10 today to ship a tiny little girls' dress that was mostly tulle. It sucks. It's not cheap to use the post office, but I'm not going to begrudge a company charging a couple bucks over shipping to cover the salary of the person who has to go fetch that item, package it with the receipt and whatever, and get it to the post office. Even a few minutes per step adds up. If they charged no handling, the cost per item would have to go up. They're not charging $15 over shipping. They're being reasonable.

I hate shipping costs as much as the next person, but place your anger at the post office. If the post office didn't charge so damned much and were actually reliable, then more people would use them instead of resorting to private shippers.

If you don't want to pay $7.50 for one bumper sticker, then don't. Wait until you have a larger order to place and the additional cost to ship will be minimal.

Sorry, say what you will but I just don't buy it. How can someone like TeeFury charge $5 international shipping to Canada for a tshirt, yet Digg Store charges $50? There is ZERO Justification.

[seshan]

Dammit, people, listen. The post office isn't cheap. If you look at the example image above, the person chose INTERNATIONAL EXPRESS shipping. Even if this was express within the US, it still starts at an arm and a leg, even if all that's being sent is a single strand of hair off some random person's head. And when it comes to international shipping at all, then not only does the US side of the post office get paid, but so does the postal service of whatever the receiving country is, as well as every postal service along the way. It's unreasonable to expect the receiving country's post office to deliver for free just because the originating country got paid

The post office doesn't care of something cost 25 cents or $100. They have their minimum pricing, and there's nothing anyone can do about it. I spent $10 today to ship a tiny little girls' dress that was mostly tulle. It sucks. It's not cheap to use the post office, but I'm not going to begrudge a company charging a couple bucks over shipping to cover the salary of the person who has to go fetch that item, package it with the receipt and whatever, and get it to the post office. Even a few minutes per step adds up. If they charged no handling, the cost per item would have to go up. They're not charging $15 over shipping. They're being reasonable.

I hate shipping costs as much as the next person, but place your anger at the post office. If the post office didn't charge so damned much and were actually reliable, then more people would use them instead of resorting to private shippers.

If you don't want to pay $7.50 for one bumper sticker, then don't. Wait until you have a larger order to place and the additional cost to ship will be minimal.

Your augment is completely pointless. I had no choice in shipping options. Hak5 sends out their sticker packs for a couple of dollars for shipping. It does not cost $30 to sends stickers to Canada, I have bought bigger and heavier stuff from the US and it still does not cost $30. Hell, you can get stuff shipped from China for less then $5. Shirt.woot.com ships their shirts for $5 to Canada.

[ariastar]

I repeat, the person's screen cap showed EXPRESS SHIPPING.

Here: http://www.usps.com/ Look it up. Express Mail to Canada, for a 1oz envelope, starts at $25.95. Rev3 has no control over this part. Bitch about the post office charging that much. Regular ol' first class mail to Canada for 1oz is $1.03. Too bad YOU CHOSE EXPRESS MAIL.

Are you guys really so stupid that you don't understand that there is a cost difference between shipping something first class (which is cheapest) and express (which is most expensive)? You can mail a 5lb-box to Canada using regular first class mail than you can mail an empty envelope using express mail. Don't believe me? Go look at USPS's website.

Rev3 is NOT going to charge you just a couple bucks to ship a sticker if they're paying $25.95 because it's being shipped express. That would be stupid of them.

[seshan]

I repeat, the person's screen cap showed EXPRESS SHIPPING.

Here: http://www.usps.com/ Look it up. Express Mail to Canada, for a 1oz envelope, starts at $25.95. Rev3 has no control over this part. Bitch about the post office charging that much. Regular ol' first class mail to Canada for 1oz is $1.03. Too bad YOU CHOSE EXPRESS MAIL.

Are you guys really so stupid that you don't understand that there is a cost difference between shipping something first class (which is cheapest) and express (which is most expensive)? You can mail a 5lb-box to Canada using regular first class mail than you can mail an empty envelope using express mail. Don't believe me? Go look at USPS's website.

Rev3 is NOT going to charge you just a couple bucks to ship a sticker if they're paying $25.95 because it's being shipped express. That would be stupid of them.


Are you talking about my screen cap? If so, did you not read what I said I REPEAT I HAD NO CHOICE IN SHIPPING OPTIONS IT ONLY GAVE ME EXPRESS. Maybe they should offer cheaper shipping because as you said it cost $1.03 for 1oz for first class, so a couple stickers should be no more then $3

*edit*
Anyways, it seems like they have added first class shipping now for Canada. I'll see if I still feel like buying any.