[Shotimes] RockAuto Shipping is Ridiculous!

[Paul Nimz]

Personally if I were to need cables I would just buy bulk cable and make my
own.  www.delcity.net is a good place to find things.

I just ordered a voltage regulator from Rock Auto.  For the $7.00 shipping it
is worth it at $3 a gallon for gas.  Wonder when this is going up too.  FPN is
$8 per shipment too.  Not bad and you don't have to deal with the dealer.

Paul


  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Alan Fanning
  To: SHOtimes
  Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 9:06 AM
  Subject: Re: [Shotimes] RockAuto Shipping is Ridiculous!


  I agree completely, Noah. However, I think Paul is also correct (see
below).
  After learning that I need to enter my zip code in the appropriate cell in
  the "shopping basket", I now see how the total shipping rate changes as you
  add each entry.  The shipping cost of the three battery cables is only
about
  $7, so the remaining $18 was presumably apportioned across the other parts
  (plugs, distributor cap and rotor, an air filter etc) according to the
  vendor.  Somewhere in the RockAuto info it even says to minimize the number
  of vendors selected to minimize the shipping cost, or something along those
  lines.

  I did successfully cancel my order and am a little wiser now. But I still
  want those new OEM-fit battery cables, so I may have to order them
  separately and buy the rest of the stuff locally. Pretty weird.

      Alan



  > Subject: RE: [Shotimes] RockAuto Shipping is Ridiculous!
  > Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 14:42:42 -0400
  >
  > That's a piss poor way of running an online store then.  Outpost doesn't
do
  > that, Newegg doesn't do that, and Tire Rack doesn't do that.  You have a
  > shipping rate you pay regardless of what warehouse your products are
coming
  > from.  The only thing different warehouse mean is that your parts could
get
  > there days apart.  I'd write them an e-mail and just ask why the shipping
is
  > so high.  Could be a glitch or something and you'll get a small refund.
  >
  > -Noah South III
  >
  > -----Original Message-----
  > From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
  > On Behalf Of Paul Nimz
  > Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 11:19 AM
  > To: `V6 SHOtimes; Alan Fanning
  > Subject: Re: [Shotimes] RockAuto Shipping is Ridiculous!
  >
  > Your shipping was probably so high because the parts will come from
  > different
  > locations in separate boxes.  Not that that helps any....
  >
  > Paul
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