Thursday, January 26, 2012

Origami

Figuring out shipping has been a nightmare. We just can't get over how expensive it is!

I'm really thinking of just getting in the car, and tossing these suits on people's doorsteps, like a newspaper.

No wait, lets check out USPS. Well, if we can squeeze this suit into a 5" box (that can roughly hold 3 DVDs and not a breath more) we could offer a flat rate shipping of $5.35 anywhere in the US.
You know, that's reasonable.

We are now practicing origami (that's gone horribly wrong) on a boys large bathing suit.  We can't fit the suit in the box. God forbid, someone buys more than one.

OK, let's look at the next size box. Definitely roomier - could accommodate 3 or 4 suits. Things are certainly looking up. Holy Cow, its $11 to ship this anywhere in the country!

And I just remembered we already integrated our shopping cart with USPS - shipping labels and everything. If I have to edit that html code one more time, someone is getting a call.
Most likely my mother.

We're going back to the origami.






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