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Re:I Sell Onions on the Internet by barneygumble742 on Tuesday April 23, 2019 @02:09PM (#19731226)
> UPS makes the most on the entire transaction (as we roll in shipping costs on all our orders)

And this is what every company finds out eventually. Shipping is key and out of your control. Thus, Amazon starting its own fleet of air carriers.

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Re:I Sell Onions on the Internet by omarchowdhury on Tuesday April 23, 2019 @02:44PM (#19731533)
> And this is what every company finds out eventually.

I wouldn't say every company. Just the ones shipping products that are relatively heavy.

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Re:I Sell Onions on the Internet by nathancahill on Tuesday April 23, 2019 @09:23PM (#19734758)
Not even. Tried to start a small (friends and extended family) coffee roasting business. Most of the margin shipping a 12oz bag of coffee after all other costs is eaten by flat rate USPS shipping. Only made economic sense at a much greater scale, or for orders > 5lb.
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