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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2011 9:36:09 GMT -5
$19 to ship a few flat, paper, almost weightless doilies?
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Post by marvholly on Mar 2, 2011 9:44:07 GMT -5
Try the dollar store or a resturaunt supply store if you have either in a reasonable commute.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2011 10:18:17 GMT -5
That's when Amazon Prime pays for itself!
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Post by Tiny on Mar 2, 2011 10:31:56 GMT -5
Do a google search for your paper doilies - Amazon is sooooo twenty minutes ago. There are plenty of other cheaper places on line to buy stuff. Back in the beginning Amazon was a "safe" place to shop - it was a known quantity if you will in a see of mom and pop "unsecure" places to shop. It was hard to tell the legitimate sites from the fraudulent or just plain unsafe shops. That isn't necessarily so anymore. I stopped shopping Amazon exclusively long ago... and I started shopping Amazon back in '98 when every one was still afriad to shop on line.
Another place to find the paper doilies would a "Party Shop" or "Paper City" - there are stores that sell nothing but party stuff - (thing wedding shower, baby shower, graduations, communions, b-day,etc) plates, table clothes, plastic ware in every shade of the rainbow. Theme decorations, tchokes for gift bags, ballons, stem ware, baking pans, if you need it for a party you can buy it in a "Party Store".
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2011 10:34:01 GMT -5
Look it up Archie if you don't believe me. Amazon 12 inch paper doilies going to California. They were on sale for $1.32. I wanted 4 packes and the shipping was $19. I beleive you, I just wouldn't pay it. |
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Post by kimber45 on Mar 2, 2011 12:52:24 GMT -5
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Post by ❤ mollymouser ❤ on Mar 2, 2011 13:47:01 GMT -5
I am a big fan of Amazon, but I do watch for shipping "overcharging" like that from individual vendors. If a place has unreasonable shipping charges, I don't shop there.
Big Lots also has doilies, by the way. And so does Walmart and KMart.
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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on Mar 3, 2011 11:16:36 GMT -5
LOL.....
Earlier this week, I bought 2 pair of shoelaces on line (laces I couldn't find locally). The laces cost $5 and I'm paying $6 for shipping. However, it's still cheaper than the gas it'd cost for me to run all over town to look for something that isn't available.
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Post by 973beachbum on Mar 3, 2011 11:23:30 GMT -5
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Post by Artemis Windsong on Mar 3, 2011 14:40:25 GMT -5
The person selling the product makes their money on shipping and handling. We've had stuff ship from the Far East faster and cheaper than a lot of U.S. places.
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Post by jitterbug on Mar 4, 2011 18:29:11 GMT -5
Try here: www.countrykitchensa.com/catalog/product.aspx?productId=955It's a cake decorating store in Fort Wayne, Indiana. I used to own a retail store that sold cake decorating supplies and purchased from their warehouse ALL THE TIME. This pack of doilies is $2.65 and I would bet they'd be willing to put it in a bubble wrap envelope and ship it regular US Mail. |
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Post by jitterbug on Mar 5, 2011 8:20:13 GMT -5
You're welcome. I don't know what type of business you are starting, but if it has anything to do with baking/cake decorating and you get your vendor's license and start buying in larger quantities - check out their warehouse option. You'd pay a lot less - but many times you'd have to buy 6 of something instead of 1.
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