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kboy101222@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

I mean, that makes sense to me at least. Drywall lifts aren’t difficult machines, they’re basically a lifting mechanism on a steel frame.

However, they are heavy and big mother fuckers, and therefore cost a ton to ship. Shipping is damned expensive, even without price fixing and gouging.

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Sam_Bass@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
True but $240+ just seems excessive if the tool itself is priced 1/3 of that

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- kboy101222@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  It depends on a lot of things. Weight, truck availability, packaging size, whatever deal the manufacturer has with the shipping company, warehouse location, etc.
  
  Supply chain management is an absolute unsolvable beast. I used to help out a local warehouse business, and the amount of work that went solely into optimizing their shipping costs was staggering
  
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  - CobblerScholar@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    Astonishing what happens when people are paid what they’re worth
    
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  - Sam_Bass@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    I know but amazon has a policy for non prime users that items over $35 qualify for free shipping. After dropping that deal I looked at some on a couple big box homimprov stores and they have some that are double the amazon item price but ship free so a net savings of around $100 on the deal
    
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