Sarah Posted September 20, 2005 Share Posted September 20, 2005 alright, my experience has been that when i order larger quantities of items, it *saves* money, right? well i am looking at the jars i get, a supplier somewhat near me carries them. i bought some from there a couple weeks ago, just 4 cases, none of them were broken everything is great, so i was going to order more. there is a choice for 12 cases, so i add it to the shopping cart, add the lids and go to check out, but first i decide to see exactly how much i am saving by buying this quantity... come to find out it is .10 more per jar to order this quantity than it is to order 4 cases. i did the calculations for each quantity from 4 - 12. around 8 it goes as high as .20 more per jar. i don't get it. i understand shipping goes up too, but this doesn't seem right? they ship ups and it's 8oz jelly jars, the cases aren't that big. so for now i guess i just make several orders of 4 cases LOL. anyone have any insight as to why it would be adding up this way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorrie Posted September 20, 2005 Share Posted September 20, 2005 If I were you I would call and make sure that the shopping cart is calculating right. Some of them don't refigure with the hundred weight. I know that sometime when I go to ordered from my supplier they cart isn't figuring right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roxie Posted September 20, 2005 Share Posted September 20, 2005 Yes, I would call and ask them. That's why a lot of suppliers figure the shipping later because the cart can't take into account discounts....HTH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ShellyRobyn Posted September 20, 2005 Share Posted September 20, 2005 I ordered 4 cases of a particular wax 4 weeks ago. I placed an order for 10 cases of the same wax from the same supplier and and even though the wax was cheaper to order more, shipping had gone up so much that the price was still the same per case as it was when I ordered 4! Just can't seem to win! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire and Ice Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 Ya certainly can't seem to win when they figure in shipping, I know. Locally, my wax has jumped in price three times due to frieght costs my supplier is paying. Even though he's buying more wax than ever before, it's also costing him more than ever before for freight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southernscents Posted September 24, 2005 Share Posted September 24, 2005 I have been told that if you order 200lbs or more UPS gives you a shipping break. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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