Re: Bouchillon Perf, was Max wedge hood scoop

[Leslie Thrasher <redred1@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Earl, You are right.  If you order from Summit Racing the shipping is free
BUT you pay a handling charge simply because they can charge more and raise
the margins, not because they love you and your old Mopar.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Earl H. " <earlh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2007 9:53 AM
Subject: RE: Bouchillon Perf, was Max wedge hood scoop


>
> In today's world of internet marketing, the shipping department is
> a big profit center. I have a friend that has a motorcycle accessory
> web marketing company. Shipping charges account for 50% of his
> profit. Bouchillon probably made 40% on the valve, and 60% on the
> shipping. That is how today's economy works. That is the price we
> pay for having instant access to suppliers all over the world selling
> to narrow vertical markets. Without that profit structure, these suppliers
> could not exist.
>
> Earl
>
>
> I just bought a heater valve from Bouchillon Performance for $26.  I told
> the girl I was tired of getting ripped off for "handling" charges, and she
> assured me it "wouldn't be much, cuz we don't do that to our customers".
> Well, she charged me $14 to ship this light, little $26 part, from South
> Carolina to New York.  I called her back, and she said "How much do you
> think it costs to put that part in a box?"  I kid you not.
>
> Sean
>
>
> ledman_70@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> I was considering buying a Max Wedge scoop from Unlimited Porducts...the
> price was only $80, but they wanted $60 for shipping and handling from
> California to Ohio.
>
>
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as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to
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reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar
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Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- directly to that person.  I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic.  Thanks!

'62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines:
http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html.