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Subject:Re: Rock auto = smoking rock on shipping prices
From:Dave Mcneely
Date:Thu, 21 Feb 2013 09:20:42 -0600

---- neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> This something I noticed re: the Diesel Vanagon Bosal exhaust
> isolators. I'd mentioned this on the DV list.
>
> "..... 2 or more and shipping goes from 1st class @ $2.44 to $15.29 ground."
>
> So AFAIK, not only does the cost change but so does the method. Then
> again, I only added things to my cart, get the shipping cost but
> didn't actually buy the parts. The actual cost might change once you
> actually pay for the item ??
>
> But reading the replies, I can kind of see how shipping would differ
> from part to part, but for two of these parts (they're not big), going
> from 1 to 2 increases the shipping cost pretty dramatically.  IMO.

So, the reasonable thing to do in this case, if this is the part you want and you consider the bottom line price including shipping for one to be reasonable, would be to place two orders for one each.  mcneely
>
> Neil.
>
> On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 4:01 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Last week, someone mentioned that Rock Auto had a good price on diesel
> > muffler mounts. They did. Shipping for one was a couple of bucks. Shipping
> > for two was $12.00. I ordered one, and wrote it off as an anomaly.
>
>
>
>
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> Neil n
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David McNeely