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I don't think I can justify purchasing from Paizo directly much longer.
Three flip maps @ 50% off subtotal $26.98.
Coupon Code from Gold Advantage: -$20.00
Shipping ON 3 light weight FLIP MAPS: $16.52
Tax: $1.77
On a $26.98 order with a $20.00 discount, I'm paying $25.27.
These products from other sources are $42.00 with free shipping.
So it took a 50% off sale to make it even feasible to purchase directly from Paizo. And the Gold Advantage only covered ridiculous shipping that other's don't charge.
All Gold Advantage does for physical products is cover the cost of shipping that is already inflated and known as the highest for any retail business.
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I think there are quite a few things to be justified in being frustrated with Paizo about these last several months, but the prices the shipping companies are charging everyone are not one of them.
I ordered 8 maps, plus a few smaller items Friday. Was given a wide variety of shipping options and I chose the cheapest UPS shipping within the states. I live on opposite end of the country from where this is being shipped from and the shipping was just barely $23.00. There were little difference in this price when I just had 5 items in the cart, because weight and volume is measured in groups.
If you go to UPS's calculator site, plug in the the same info, the shipping is about $3.00 more... which makes since because Paizo more than likely has an account with UPS and gets a discount for their routine business. Paizo are demonstrably passing that savings to their customers. (And don't forget to take into account that Paizo are also paying their employees to pick and pack this stuff to get it ready to ship to you.)
You need to take in consideration when you vent your frustrations onto folks that are not actually the cause of your woes. And you are bemoaning that you paid $25.27 instead of $42.00 at a place like Amazon.com? (Funnier still, if you look at who the primary, 1st result seller of a majority of the maps there, usually the 3rd party selling them is PAIZO!)