Shipping cost!!! Yesterday I began working on a sliding rail for close-up/ macro work, this is for coarse adjustments, I went to get a #29 drill bit and found it missing, where it is?

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

Yesterday I began working on a sliding rail for close-up/ macro work, this is for coarse adjustments, I went to get a #29 drill bit and found it missing, where it is? hell I don't know.
So the search began: No one within 25 miles of me have individual bits, they have sets @ $20 + tax and a 52 mile round trip, Next comes the internet One supplier has them @ $3 each plus $22 shipping , what a deal-no deal!!
Finally found them for $1.03 ( ten or more ) plus shipping $11.45 (min. chg.), I ordered a dozen keeping the cost to $1.97 ea.
I now have a lifetime supply! unless I misplace them

They should arrive before my next birthday

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

I miss Sears hardware departments.........

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

Longshadow wrote:

I miss Sears hardware departments.........

hell that would be an 160 mile r/t and we are getting close to $4.00 per gallon for gas

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Manglesphoto wrote:

hell that would be an 160 mile r/t and we are getting close to $4.00 per gallon for gas

Wow!
I have a Lowe's (5 miles) and Home Depot (1.5 miles) near me.
Shipping is a major bummer for low cost items!

47greyfox Loc: on the edge of the Colorado front range

But, consider with a dozen eventually showing up, each room could have a lost one.

aphelps Loc: Central Ohio

Longshadow wrote:

Wow!
I have a Lowe's (5 miles) and Home Depot (1.5 miles) near me.
Shipping is a major bummer for low cost items!

I just ordered some audio cables from Parts-Express. The lowest flat rate postage was more than the cables. I checked out the cost of comparable cables at Best Buy and found they were more expensive than the delivered cost of the mail order ones. Plus, I would have to drive 15 miles RT with gas at 4.00 a gallon. So there is something to be said for paying the freight!

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

47greyfox wrote:

But, consider with a dozen eventually showing up, each room could have a lost one.

Hell these stay in my shop, I think

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

Longshadow wrote:

Wow!
I have a Lowe's (5 miles) and Home Depot (1.5 miles) near me.
Shipping is a major bummer for low cost items!

But do they have wire gauge drill bits ?
Ace hdw. says they have them @ over $2 ea, plus the 52 mile r/t.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

aphelps wrote:

I just ordered some audio cables from Parts-Express. The lowest flat rate postage was more than the cables. I checked out the cost of comparable cables at Best Buy and found they were more expensive than the delivered cost of the mail order ones. Plus, I would have to drive 15 miles RT with gas at 4.00 a gallon. So there is something to be said for paying the freight!

Yea, I checked into ordering some jams/jellies from a "local" farm market to save me the trouble of driving about 25 miles. Shipping was more than the four jars. Nope. I'll wait until we go on another "outing" there. Don't need them that badly.

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

Longshadow wrote:

Yea, I checked into ordering some jams/jellies from a "local" farm market to save me the trouble of driving about 25 miles. Shipping was more than the four jars. Nope. I'll wait until we go on another "outing" there. Don't need them that badly.

BigDaddy Loc: Pittsburgh, PA

aphelps wrote:

I just ordered some audio cables from Parts-Express. The lowest flat rate postage was more than the cables. I checked out the cost of comparable cables at Best Buy and found they were more expensive than the delivered cost of the mail order ones. Plus, I would have to drive 15 miles RT with gas at 4.00 a gallon. So there is something to be said for paying the freight!

A while ago I needed a cable for my computer. Office Depot had one for like $4. I went there, they were out of stock and had to order it. I needed it now, so I drove to the other side of the mall to Best Buy. They had the exact same cable for like 4-5x as much. I made a fuss but ended up paying big time. Never trust big box stores, including Amazon. They always have good deals, but make up for it when your not looking...

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

BigDaddy wrote:

A while ago I needed a cable for my computer. Office Depot had one for like $4. I went there, they were out of stock and had to order it. I needed it now, so I drove to the other side of the mall to Best Buy. They had the exact same cable for like 4-5x as much. I made a fuss but ended up paying big time. Never trust big box stores, including Amazon. They always have good deals, but make up for it when your not looking...

I am always looking!!!! especially at "Good Deals"

bluezzzzz Loc: Stamping Ground, KY

Manglesphoto wrote:

Yesterday I began working on a sliding rail for cl... (show quote)

What with the pandemic and us living miles from a town, we do a lot of online shopping.

So, for us, Amazon Prime has paid for itself with free shipping and one or two day service. (How do they do that?!!!)

Anyway, YMMV. BTW, I find your posts and discussions of your projects very interesting. Keep them coming!

Marshall

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

Manglesphoto wrote:

Yesterday I began working on a sliding rail for cl... (show quote)

LOL ! ...yes, ACE has them 12 mile round trip for me ....
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Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

bluezzzzz wrote:

What with the pandemic and us living miles from a town, we do a lot of online shopping.

So, for us, Amazon Prime has paid for itself with free shipping and one or two day service. (How do they do that?!!!)

Anyway, YMMV. BTW, I find your posts and discussions of your projects very interesting. Keep them coming!

Marshall

I deal with/through Amazon as little as possible, and really try to buy local, when I do buy on Amazon I look for free shipping.
At $14.99 per month it would cost me more that I normally spend