McMaster-Carr - Shipping reasonable?

[UncLeJunkLe]

Looks like you have to pay then they charge shipping when it ships without you knowing what it'll be.

Is shipping reasonable? I mean, if I order a pack of 100 small screws for $10 will they hit me with a $10 shipping charge?

 

[englishmick]

Checked my old emails. The last order I made there was 3 bags of screws totaling $14. Shipping was $6, seemed fair enough to me. Someone has to pull the items from the warehouse and stick them in an envelope and enter it on the system whether it's a $5 bag or a $100 bag. Odd way of doing though.

 

[73neb]

My last order with them was a couple weeks ago. Items were about $70, shipping was $17.

 

[UncLeJunkLe]

Thanks, y'all. I think I may pull the trigger but will get some more screws of other sizes in the order.

Not happy with fasttech screws because the heads are considerably narrower and that makes it harder to trap coil legs under even on kayfun 5 mini style leg entrapment designs as it leaves a lot of space.

My old USA source for screws (Mr. Metric) is no longer in business. They used to ship first class and a bag of screws would be about $4 to ship. Oringsandmore.com is also very reasonable with free shipping after $15 order, but they don't sell screws lol

I figured McMaster would be more.

 

[Str8vision]

I've been retired for over a decade but back-in-the-day McMaster Carr was one of my primary (and preferred) industrial suppliers. Shipping costs were always based on the size and weight of item(s) being shipped, not the cheapest nor the most expensive, about average.

 

[CloudyFutures]

I have noticed this same tactic used on vaping websites. I think it is EjuiceConnect.com that does not offer free shipping no matter how much you spend.

 

[UncLeJunkLe]

This is not a "tactic" in the case of McMaster-Carr. They are an industrial/commercial supplier whose customers typically do not concern themselves with actual shipping costs as it is a deductible business expense anyhow. They sell consumers or hobbyists but that's not their target market.

I merely asked my question so I know what to expect, not because I thought they were shady... because I know thy are not.