durwood
100+ Head-Fier
Is there a reason why when you buy 2 products from a store and you want to buy faster shipping ( DHl, UPS and the like) why is it more expensive than paying for only one? Is the cost based on the weight on the package and not the size? For example if DHL costs 20 usd extra and you buy two products but they ship in the same package shouldnt the shipping fee be 20 usd? Generally it seems to be around 30 usd.
I can only speak of my experience with UPS, they will charge the greater amount based either on weight or dimensional weight. I usually find they charge me dimensional weight, so I try to ship things in a box just big enough to provide proper protection. Other companies that ship tons get massive discounts so they don't care about box size as much. UPS then charges casual shippers to make up the gross in-efficiencies of these larger volume shippers (i.e. Amazon).