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Re:Startup Aims to Give Everyone the Mighty Shipping Power o... by Someone1234 on Wednesday September 03, 2014 @01:19PM (#8264118)
> With that said, they only charge a $5 fee for this service, which seems unsustainable.

Yeah. I don't understand how that even pays the carrier (+fuel). Let alone the packaging and the actual shipping to the end user.

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Re:Startup Aims to Give Everyone the Mighty Shipping Power o... by avalaunch on Wednesday September 03, 2014 @01:21PM (#8264145)
They don't just charge 5 dollars. They also charge the cheapest retail shipping rate to the consumer. Meanwhile they pay a bulk discounted rate. They pocket the difference.
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Re:Startup Aims to Give Everyone the Mighty Shipping Power o... by kevingibbon on Wednesday September 03, 2014 @01:40PM (#8264247)
yep.
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