Re: Would your collection be bigger if shipping costs were lower?
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granitestate
I found some awesome prices on some beautiful BPs, but when you factor in shipping costs there goes my budget.
Factoring shipping into your budget beforehand would be helpful.
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granitestate
Ask yourself, does $50 or so make a difference when planning to spend $$$? It does.
It does not for me.
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granitestate
Do you think your collection would be bigger if shipping prices were lets say half the cost that they are now?
Not at all.
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granitestate
How much does shipping cost affect your purchases?
Not at all.
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granitestate
When breeders include shipping cost in the total cost of the animal does that influence your purchase?
Not at all, as stated, shipping costs are included in "shipped" prices.
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Do high shipping costs deter you from making less expensive purchases? ( ie $25 - $300 of course this varies with opinion on what less expensive means )
I would have no problem paying $50 shipping for a $25 animal if it is the animal I want.
All in all, I am more than happy to pay shipping costs on my purchases. Being able to buy the animals I really want rather than make exceptions and buy locally make the shipping costs all the more worth it to me. As stated, shipping overnight isn't cheap, and there are a lot more costs to shipping than just sending the actual package.
Re: Would your collection be bigger if shipping costs were lower?
Shipping prices really don't matter much to me. I spend anywhere from $35-80 on a box shipped next day air and it is always budgeted into my spending. Also all of the breeders I deal with require a signature for delivery. I prefer breeders who ship UPS over fedex, I have had a couple bad experiences with fedex, a box being left on a neighbor's porch and a few times their tracker is inaccurate. Tracker said the box was waiting to leave Tennessee when it was in my hands in California.
