Flex watt shipping prices!!

So I was all set to get my flex watt to set up my tub, I was only getting a foot, and was going to go through reptile basics. I'm almost done, and then the total amount is huge, because shipping is 20+ dollars!! :O I know I live in Alaska but I do NOT believe shipping is that much! I've sent stuff out and gotten stuff from other people and companies. Regardless, I'm getting my flex watt off of ebay with the company incubaterwarehouse.com They have videos and everything of how to wire it and it looks easy enough. And shipping is only 5 dollars..

I went to other flex watt sellers like the bean farm and big apple herp and all of their shipping was also over $20!

Why are they over charging for shipping so much, flex watt hardly weighs anything! I could understand for over night, but this is snail mail...

Do you think being in Alaska has anything to do with it. I ordered from reptile basics 2 times and my shipping wasn't that bad

the thing is for that high shipping price you CAN order alot and the shipping never raises. So the other places are more for people buying for a rack system, 10+ foot, whereas the ebay store is for making up a 'bator really quick... i was also pretty po'ed when i first saw this.:rofl:

I believe shipping goes by how far you are from them, and RB has no control over that. I'm in WV, and shipping has always been pretty cheap.

I don't know if being in Alaska has anything to do with it, I know heavier items cost more to get here, but that package would have hardly weighed anything.

When I ship my art work out to people in tubes that are 18" long, it costs less than $10.00 and I've shipped to New York before..

yea something is wrong because really you are only talking about a couple onces.

Yeah that's what I thought, I e-mailed them asking them how much it would cost to get it shipped here last week and they never contacted me back.

Here, this is my cart, I haven't bought anything but I did the estimate shipping and this is what I got...

http://www.reptilebasics.com/cart.php

Shipping goes by distance, dimensions, and weight. Yes the flexwatt isnt any weight at all but the box takes up space on the truck/plane for a very long distance which is why shipping is so much. Your best bet is to order multiple rolls so they fit into the same box and you can have the stuff around to use when needed. Dont get mad at me for saying this but if you dont like the rates some stores charge then dont buy from them. The world doesnt revolve around what you think is fair and venting to members here isnt going to change anything. It really just puts one more useless thread on the boards.

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Originally Posted by AkHerps

So I was all set to get my flex watt to set up my tub, I was only getting a foot, and was going to go through reptile basics. I'm almost done, and then the total amount is huge, because shipping is 20+ dollars!! :O I know I live in Alaska but I do NOT believe shipping is that much! I've sent stuff out and gotten stuff from other people and companies. Regardless, I'm getting my flex watt off of ebay with the company incubaterwarehouse.com They have videos and everything of how to wire it and it looks easy enough. And shipping is only 5 dollars..

I went to other flex watt sellers like the bean farm and big apple herp and all of their shipping was also over $20!

Why are they over charging for shipping so much, flex watt hardly weighs anything! I could understand for over night, but this is snail mail...

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Its because you are using their shopping cart and they figure you as next day air. Heck my cart would do the same. If you need something like that again, e-mail them or me direct and we or they can send it usps mail for cheeper.

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Originally Posted by AkHerps

Yeah that's what I thought, I e-mailed them asking them how much it would cost to get it shipped here last week and they never contacted me back.

Here, this is my cart, I haven't bought anything but I did the estimate shipping and this is what I got...

http://www.reptilebasics.com/cart.php

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i'm sorry to hear they did not e-mail you back. I have sent items to Alaska several times.

I'm not putting a useless thread on the boards. I was asking why this was, and I'm getting answers. There's no need for you to bash me because I was wondering why a very small package would cost so much in shipping.

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Originally Posted by SnakeKB

The world doesnt revolve around what you think is fair and venting to members here isnt going to change anything. It really just puts one more useless thread on the boards.

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actually his venting got the attention of this member, who decided to help him out with this issue.

Her* and again, thank you!

oops Sarah, sorry :)

You're killing me here, Sara* :P

THAT'S IT!!, Sorry Sara I can't get anything right, I should go to bed lol, still tired after being up last night watching clutch #2 being laid, then all the clean/set up.

another thing is request that the retailer send via post office flat rate priority mail. for a medium box, its 10.70 regardless of where you live in the US. :)