MonkeyspitI could not agree with you more, the shipping costs can simply be ludicrous some times. when the zippo hand warmers were offered the product cost 20.00$ if i remember correctly and shipping was around 40.00$ plus paying conversion it would have cost more then 70.00$
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here is a comment I posted showing the math associated with this claim.
please keep in mind that this is not a large item, only two small metal cases slightly larger then the palm of your hand
If this is typical i'm afraid I wont be using massdrop much longer which is a shame because I really do like the excitement of waiting for a package, just not when the shipping costs more then minimum wage