Ship Metal Hardware To Your House For Only $99,999
Wesley ordered some zinc-plated drawer slides from Gliderite.com. The hardware cost $25, and the shipping charge was $99,999. Either this is a database error, or Gliderite sends a Bentley full of spokesmodels to hand-deliver everything they sell.
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These were delivered to the moon, by hand.
I assume they set it up to charge that as a test - almost all credit cards won't accept a charge that high.
Also, it appears it was ten, not a dozen.
Maybe it's just a standard amount set (like 12:00 on a clock when it's reset) and then it changes upon entering your ZIP Code
unless the Zip Code was already entered then you must live on the Moon, How much does it cost to launch the Space Shuttle or a Satellite?
Wesley better check his cart. I think he accidentally added a Hubbel space telescope to it.
For kicks, I went through. I screencapped that sucker, and sure enough, it's still wanting a nice hundred thousand to give me the same item.
@coren:
It's the depleted ultronium core, you see. It's mass is five hundred times as great as lead. Makes it a real pain to ship.
Come on, cut them slack, it's only an estimate!
So what's the problem? As long as they don't ship a small item in a huge box, I don't see anything wrong here.
I'd like this overnighted, please.
That sounds like the same kind of estimation they use to figure out my gas bill.
@Jeff_McAwes0me: Could I borrow your Space Shuttle sometime? Mine costs about $59,900,000 more to launch than yours.
One good thing is you can get "Standard" "Two Day" and "Next Day" shipping for the same price ($99,999.00). Only a fool would pick "Standard".
See, that is what happens if you don't enter your zip code to get an accurate shipping charge.
I'd bet that the database is set up to calculate a shipping charge only if you enter your zip code correctly and it recognizes the code. If it doesn't recognize the code of ir you don't enter one, it's probably designed to output $99,999. Which is sort of silly, but probably better than underestimating shipping and then having to charge more later.
Even if a proper zip is entered. Still shows the crazy shipping costs. It still shows unusual shipping, after updating the zip dataset.
All the information in the drop down. Is set to the same price also. Again, even after updating the dataset.
Is that $25.60 for 10 pair of full extension drawer slides? That's a good deal
The drawer slides are actually hand-delivered by a A-List celebrity of your choice on a Gold-plated Zinc tray!!
@Grodoro: Your Space Shuttle is a bargain compared to NASA at $450 million per mission.
[www.nasa.gov]
Of course a satellite launch on an expendable rocket are less at $50 million and up depending on payload weight and who's launching it.
Regardless $99,999.00 isn't an "astronomic" amount for shipping.
They pull you in with their low prices and then get you with the shipping!
It costs about $10,000 per pound to get the shuttle into space.
Each shuttle costs about $450 million to launch.
It updates once zipcode is entered.
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Well I guess since they couldn't sell on ebay anymore they had to find someplace to run that old scam...