Shipping costs...it's the shipping costs from China.
I hope companies understand that the USA is leaving the Postal Union on 10/17/2019
Following the Trump letter to the Postal Union on 10/17/2018 giving a 1 year notice
That means that China will no longer have "developing nation" status for low cost postage to USA.
Yes, very important. The U.S. has been subsidizing shipping from China for decades.
It is cheaper to ship from China to the U.S.A. than within the U.S.A.
I was not aware of that. How good of a deal do they get? Is that part of the war of words between Bezos and Trump? I do know that shipping is back ended on products marketed through Amazon. Meaning “free shipping” just means the third party seller ate the shipping costs on their product.
.I hope companies understand that the USA is leaving the Postal Union on 10/17/2019
Following the Trump letter to the Postal Union on 10/17/2018 giving a 1 year notice
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That’s freaking huge.