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eloisant on Nov 2, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: “Free” shipping is not actually free

Basically the last mile is by far the most expensive.

It's cheaper to get a truck full of stuff to your shop than having trucks all over the country's cities going from door to door to deliver stuff to individual customers.

HeyLaughingBoy on Nov 2, 2016 [–]

And this is exactly why Walmart can offer free shipping with in-store pickup on heavy items like snowblowers.

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