What are Messick's Smoking

[RandyT]

Some companies just use shipping charges to make money. My Kohler engine and part distributor charges start at $28 and goes up depending on weight. And that is just shipping from St. Louis to South Central IL.

 

[jyoutz]

I bought a chain guard for my Landpride rotary cutter last year. The Messicks quote was $342 including shipping. The Coleman’s quote was $286 including shipping. No I would never order oil or other fluids to be shipped.

 

[Hay Dude]

Yes, shipping IS an opportunity to “stack” profits by the seller.

 

[workinonit]

Hmmm I don’t know about that.
1,000 miles is a lot further to ship.

I just keep circling back to why anyone would buy 5 gallon pails of oil from 2,000 miles away, when they could buy them from 2 hours away.

Common sense tells me it’s cheaper to ship it 2 hours than 2,000 miles. Much cheaper.

You can't employ common sense when you are shipping something. Companies like Emerson, who I work for and Messicks that ship solely with FedEx or UPS get flat rate shipping and deep discounts. Our shipping rates inside the US don't have as much to do with where the shipment is going as it does with how big is it and how much does it weigh.

 

[Hay Dude]

You can't employ common sense when you are shipping something. Companies like Emerson, who I work for and Messicks that ship solely with FedEx or UPS get flat rate shipping and deep discounts. Our shipping rates inside the US don't have as much to do with where the shipment is going as it does with how big is it and how much does it weigh.

An 5G pails of oil are both heavy and hazardous.
Closer is cheaper for us end users.

I can understand why it’d be different for you on a corp level, but like none of us here are playing in that arena.


Look, this is getting kind of tedious. I mean who doesn’t think a 5G pail of oil is more costly to ship 2,000 miles than 1,000 miles? or only 2 hours away?

If I’m buying a heavy object that costs the same 2 hours away as 2,000 miles away, everyone knows the shipping is cheaper 2 hours away.

I swear, some of you guys are poster children for “paralysis by over analysis”. smh

 

[ultrarunner]

Needed to replace a indicator lamp on the Cummins Generator at the hospital… I had used my spares.

Cummins had the $5 lamp now at $20 but ok… shipping was going to be $40 on top of that…

I said give me 4 indicator lamps at $20 each plus $40 shipping.

The kicker was each lamp was at a different location so the shipping was four times $40 for a 1 oz part.

I cancelled and found on Amazon for $7 ea. plus $8 shipping… I bought 10

 

[part-time-Farmer-NC]

I look for a good price on a product I want. When I get down to the final tally (any taxes and shipping) if it doesn't make sense I simply don't pull the trigger and go looking elsewhere. If I can't find it elsewhere I just may pony up the denarius for it. But... I sure don't wanna.

Luckily that is why capitalism is so great, someone else out there says... Hmm I bet we can offer that cheaper and still make money. It's when the market is cornered and no other game around.

Amazon has been a game changer for ordering "stuff", especially for prime members.

 

[RandyT]

Had to have a V-twin Briggs shipped out of the New York warehouse last fall due to my normal Iowa warehouse didn't have it in stock. And instead of waiting for a backorder paid the alternate warehouse shipping. So that 25hp Briggs cost me $284 in freight, which I had to pass onto the customer.

 

[tacticalturnip]

Just seeing this thread, wow, that is a steep charge!

 

[JenniferKubotaM62]

Same thing, here. If Messicks were more competitive I would order there. They are the first place I always check then go over to Amazon or Ebay (my favorite) to look. Many times the price and shipping are much lower. Half the cost. Some items can be knockoffs or OEM you have to look. Some knockoffs can be as good as OEM.

Amazon didn't have the 5 gallon pails, and I prefer to support local companies, not Jeff Bozos, Amazon is taking the lazy way out, I prefer my money go to support a small community, not send a bunch of bimbos into low earth orbit.