justrightcandles Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 The wholesale customer pays for shipping right? do you charge after you package and weigh everything? or use some set price? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapmom25 Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 you have to set your own policy, but for me personally ~ yes ~ my wholesale customers pay shipping. We require all new accounts to provide a UPS account number, and when their order is ready we bill the shipping 3rd Party to that account. That way ALL charges (rural surcharges, residential delivery address, change of address ~ can't be home, needs to ship to work, etc.) are charged to them and I don't have to go back and figure if I over/under charged anyone.I have known other businesses to charge by percentage ~ i.e. shipping on wholesale orders is 15% or 20% of total cost. Nothing wrong with charging their card twice ~ once for the product and again for the shipping, but keep in mind you'll pay an extra transaction fee for doing it that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justrightcandles Posted December 13, 2007 Author Share Posted December 13, 2007 Thats a good idea. i did not even think of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 It depends on where you set your prices. If you have a decent sized wholesale order and they are already getting the less-than-retail price (wholesale), the shipping can eat away your profits, if you set the bar too low. If you're comfortable with figuring out your shipping costs to make sure YOU don't get stiffed, it is something that could be figured into your prices and you could use the "free" shipping as a selling point. I personally don't do that (the buyer pays shipping). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trish Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 My wholesale accounts pay for shipping and most of them are on a net 30 days with me, so I just invoice them all at once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavenScentU Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 Yes all merchants pay for their own shipping. You would be out of business if you paid for the shipping out of your own pocket. I would get with the store and find out what their policies are and which is the preferred shipping method is and go from their. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clonefan80 Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 Only if you want to make a profit.....lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LynnS Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 I have paid for it but with my wholesale being so low(like eating up my profit) I am going to have to charge some for shipping. It has so far been for a party and friends and relatives but I will be lenient. Only once did it take 2 boxes but the other orders I shipped in PO flat rate.She is just getting started and I think I will do the 30 day invoice thing once she sells more. She is working with a company now to buy from her.LynnS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountrysideFlair Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 Nowadays with the cost of shipping... it is almost a guarantee that the customer pays the shipping. But for large local orders, we always offer to deliver ourselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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