My mind reeled. The small item I needed weighs less than half an ounce, but the shipping cost was... well, it didn't seem justified. I didn't really have a choice because this was the only place that sold this item, I couldn't get it locally, and, well, there you are.
When UPS delivered a fairly large box to my doorstep I was mystified. What on earth had I ordered that needed a 12 by 9 by 5 inch container?
Inside was like one of those surprise toy hoozies you used to be able to get -- keep unwrapping until you get to the prize inside. The cardboard box enclosed some of that inflated plastic baggie padding, which surrounded a wad of bubble-wrap, which surrounded a plastic envelope containing the one-and-a-half-inch by one-inch by three-eighths inch item I had ordered.
I was reminded of this when I read a comment from someone at work, who had this experience:
I ordered a download copy of [some software] a while back. I downloaded the file, no biggie [but] the next day I got [an] 8x8x8 box full of bubble packing to protect a THANK YOU note for my order. Nothing else in the box.
So he didn't have to directly pay shipping, but d'ya think the product price might be reduced a smidge if they just go to e-mail?
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