“when companies ship to APO addresses in Europe, the order is shipped to New York, after which the Department of Defense picks up the tab to get the package to an APO address.”
In that case Wal-Mart just lost a customer.
As an online retailer, honestly, $10 for a $120 order sounds about right. UPS just raised their rates (again) and a medium sized USPS box costs $10 to ship. Medium sized is probably a 3 pound (average) box that is about 12 x 9 x 6. There is no raping and pillaging going on here. I don’t love Walmart, but as a small retailer the $10 shipping charge may or may not cover all costs to the original destination.
If they are doing this, its wrong. However, here in New York, our local WalMart is giving $1,000 gift cards to families who have deployed family members. I am right down the road from West Point, they are giving out alot of gift cards....