xfyrfiter said:Just to clarify, I attempted to order a non restricted item (shooting mat) last year by phone, and the lady on the other end did not give me ANY options and the freight was more than the price of the mat.
Well, looks like from hence forward I no longer have to jump from site to site to find the "best deal". It's Midway and Brownells and if they don't have it... then I guess I'll just have to wait for them to get it.
I have always been willing to spend slightly more to support a better business.
I often shop at Midway or Brownells first.
thump_rrr wrote:
Not true. They do not accept orders from international retail customers, but they will accept international orders from dealer only who have sent MidwayUSA their business license for resale.
Which I think is very prudent business practice of them.
In the automotive world Jegs has a $10.00 or so handling fee.Apparently, I am the only one not in on the love fest. I was going to buy one thing from them once, it cost $7.00. And because it was only $7.00. they charged me a "special handling fee" that was nearly half the price of the item being ordered. If you order anything less then $25, you pay a "Special Handling fee" and I found this to be unacceptable, especially for something so inexpensive and that weighed less than an ounce.
Ironically, they state that the reason for this is that "Midway USA attempts to keep costs as low as possible to give you great pricing. Since we will accept any size order, there is a fee..."
Oh, really?! To save me money, you are going to nearly double the cost of my purchase? Clearly whoever came up with that idea used to be high up in the government.
I was easily able to order my cheap, light-weight thingy elsewhere without being assessed a ludicrous fee.