Bro your not kidding it’s absolutely insane I ordered nocks and pin bushings tiny light little things 22$ shipping and I only live 6 hours from them

 

I get it and agree. you are preaching to the choir. You could not drive there for 22 dollars. Shipping has been out of control since Covid

 

Business envelops thicker than 1/4" can't be machine processed (i.e., stamps), hence the more expensive shipping costs. The cheapest small, flat rate box is $11.90 at the PO. Blame the USPS, not Lancaster.

 

Then explain how I, some guy, can use Pirate Ship to ship a similar item at half the cost of Lancaster, a huge retailer.

 

We were just talking about this in another post. I was looking to order a target from Lancaster and this was the shipping cost…

 

Groceries, fuel, shipping, finance rates etc.. everything is ridiculously high.

 

THANK BIDEN!

 

A company like Lancaster receives special rates from mailing servicers as well, so it should be even less.

That delivery charge for the target is egregious. Large package or not for that price I want it walked across the country by hand and presented to me via trumpets and red carpet. I've shipped hundreds of pounds of meat from Alaska to Wyoming for that same price.

 

And of course we shouldn't pay the poor employee who has to pull the item from the shelves, box it up, thrw a label on it, and organize it for the several different curriers a place like Lancaster actually uses... We are all happy to get pay raises until the other guy also gets a liveable wage and our prices go up.

 

It is not just the shipping costs that seem high. Lancaster is close to being a monopoly and hence can charge high prices for everything. For the past couple of years, I have been ordering most of my archery equipment from Alternative. Shipping costs are about the same but with a delay of one or two days. Alternative has some really good quality and inexpensive items. I have been very impressed with Skylon arrows for example. In addition they even beat Lancaster prices for US made equipment. A hundred Easton G nocks is $52 from Alternative and $66 from Lancaster.

 

And that's the problem, you/we created the monopoly. We all have got used to Internet pricing and all the local archery shops are gone, just like all other local shops.
Walk in ships will come back, but this will just be delayed while you continue to pay high postage. 100% the business is profiteering from the postage though.
Luckily in the UK I still have clickers archery. Great prices and service and you just walk in. If you want it delivered its a fiver.

 

Its just a way of juicing some extra profit at the end. They mark up their shipping costs like they mark up everything else. Some businesses who aren't trying to claw every possible dime out of their customers don't do this.

 

Shipping rates are through the roof!

 

I stopped buying from Lancaster archery because of there shipping rates

 

And of course we shouldn't pay the poor employee who has to pull the item from the shelves, box it up, thrw a label on it, and organize it for the several different curriers a place like Lancaster actually uses... We are all happy to get pay raises until the other guy also gets a liveable wage and our prices go up.

yes - we already do, that's part of the product price.

if you went into the store you'd pay them to get it off the shelf, and box it up, and ring it up (instead of putting a shipping label on it). you pay for that in the item price.

they can't double dip and say that's part of the shipping costs as well.

Gotta say though, I'm in the UK and I have a trip planned to america at the end of the year and I looked at lancaster's prices out of curiosity to see if the exchange rate would let me bag a bargain. they seemed to have quite a limited range of stuff on their website for an american company that i'd have expected to have access to everything since most bow stuff is US made. then the prices weren't even that great, to be honest. (but maybe that's the exchange rate at play)

As others have pointed out - even american ebay listers can get things to me cheaper than if I were to walk into lancaster. they are even able to undercut some of the UK stores.

no idea how they do it, but ebay might be my new archery supplier if this trend continues.

 

if you went into the store you'd pay them to get it off the shelf, and box it up, and ring it up (instead of putting a shipping label on it). you pay for that in the item price.

they can't double dip and say that's part of the shipping costs as well.

Actually, in the store you just go home with the product as packaged, or they might give you a bag to put in multiple small items.

When shipping, you need to buy boxes, packing material, labels, printers for those labels, setup and maintain a contract with one or more shipping companies, and pay one or more employees to focus on just finding and pulling products from the warehouse, and get them presorted ready for boxing and shipping.

 

And what is silly, is the fact that 3rd party shipping (which uses common services) is cheaper by far.... When we ship bows we use Pirate Ship all day every day, and have started to use it for smaller items as well. So can they ship for less, yes they can. Their shipping rates (not just Lancaster) are insane. For me to ship APO (To a military base in Europe) I would still pay less than what is charged here in CONUS!!!

 

I write up a list of things I need and when it gets to the amount of free shipping I put it in. I agree with you some shipping costs are too high, so I just look for a way around it, wherever, however. God Bless. Bob

 

And of course we shouldn't pay the poor employee who has to pull the item from the shelves, box it up, thrw a label on it, and organize it for the several different curriers a place like Lancaster actually uses... We are all happy to get pay raises until the other guy also gets a liveable wage and our prices go up.

How about this, get out and EARN a livable wage. Do something to better yourself so you’re WORTH a higher wage. Develop a skill that commands a higher pay. But no, working hard and earning things for yourself isn’t the “in” thing right now is it?

Stop with this liveable wage for all garbage. The facts of life are such that you are not worth $20, $25, $35/hr or whatever you think a liveable wage is if all you know how to do is basic, mindless, no skill labor. It’s as idiotic an idea as men are women if they say they are.

You know why things are super expensive and you all who complain about liveable wages for all can now no longer afford a single thing outside your rent and groceries? Cause the guy flipping your burgers for you is making $25/hr, the guy ringing up your grocery bill is making $20/hr, and the guy at Lancaster mindlessly putting your nocks in an envelope is making $25/hr.

Congrats, you and people like you have helped push wages so high that the people making your subs at Jimmy John’s can’t afford to buy and eat the subs they’re making at Jimmy John’s despite being paid “liveable wages” yall pushed for. Just like that guy at Lancaster putting your nocks in an envelope can’t actually afford to buy things from Lancaster himself now.

Listening to and reading what Lefties write is like watching that Dumb and Dumber movie where they pay for their food at the drive up window, then speed off to “rip off” the restaurant while laughing and high fiving each other because they “sure got those guys”.

 

How about this, get out and EARN a livable wage. Do something to better yourself so you’re WORTH a higher wage. Develop a skill that commands a higher pay. But no, working hard and earning things for yourself isn’t the “in” thing right now is it?

Stop with this liveable wage for all garbage. The facts of life are such that you are not worth $20, $25, $35/hr or whatever you think a liveable wage is if all you know how to do is basic, mindless, no skill labor. It’s as idiotic an idea as men are women if they say they are.

You know why things are super expensive and you all who complain about liveable wages for all can now no longer afford a single thing outside your rent and groceries? Cause the guy flipping your burgers for you is making $25/hr, the guy ringing up your grocery bill is making $20/hr, and the guy at Lancaster mindlessly putting your nocks in an envelope is making $25/hr.

Congrats, you and people like you have helped push wages so high that the people making your subs at Jimmy John’s can’t afford to buy and eat the subs they’re making at Jimmy John’s despite being paid “liveable wages” yall pushed for. Just like that guy at Lancaster putting your nocks in an envelope can’t actually afford to buy things from Lancaster himself now.

Listening to and reading what Lefties write is like watching that Dumb and Dumber movie where they pay for their food at the drive up window, then speed off to “rip off” the restaurant while laughing and high fiving each other because they “sure got those guys”.

like my dad always said, s@#$ always rolls downhill, when prices go up or people pay go up, we the consumer are going to be handed the bill

 

Shop somewhere else.....easy decision.

 

Shipping costs are equally high every where

 

I had to stop using Lancaster in the end because the shipping was killing me. I mailed a riser from Ontario Canada to a guy in CA, it was $38 Canadian, about $30 US at the time. I went to buy a riser from LAS, $92 US shipping, that’s $120 Cdn, just insane. I got the same riser from Alt for $46 US shipping.

 

Pretty sad just proves different companies are gouging shipping g costs making a profit on it which is not legal

 

People we can control this... Stop ordering from Lancaster!!! They will be forced to address their shipping prices... Power to the People ✊🏻

 

Im with you but people have no backbone anymore and refuse to
Sacrifice or go without they’ll keep ordering

 

Things were bad before he got in to not defending Biden just saying our country had been on the inflation train since 9/11

 

stop paying these high prices, then things might change. some people on ebay are charging over 100 bucks to ship a bow, i simply will not pay that. let it sit there i dont need it that bad. i bought all my aerchery stuff years ago when things were still pretty cheap,and most shipping was low or free. i have everything i need now and thank god, because im not paying these stupid prices

 

Oh I did the same thing I refuse to pay these prices all I buy are arrows bow prices are insane average working family man cannot afford them

 

lets be honest,we all think we are worth more money then we really get, from a denist to a joe blow dropping off pizzas. thats just most people. but what happens when you pay some dishwasher in a restaurant 20 bucks an hr, the prices on the menu go up is what happens

 

All I will see fellas is I am an American vet and this is not what served for today’s America makes me sick and it can kiss my azz

 

truth is, i really feel sorry for young people trying to get a start today, they are really up against a brick wall

 

100% most people under 30 in America still live at home they don’t have a choice the American dream is dead

 

im sorry to have to say this, the problem with this country now is simple GREED

 

Facts !!! And hold on it’s going to get worse some point here you’ll either be rich or homeless no middle grounds

 

i see it around here, a house just sold down the street a week later i see 6 cars parked out front, about 3 familys living there all helping paying the bills. i guess that what it takes now

 

If it makes you feel better - it's not an America problem. it's a developed world problem.

same **** is happening all over canada, australia, europe.

Honestly - go to any website discussing those countries, and if you didn't know they were talking about a different country you'd think they were talking about yours.

same problems, different accent.

 

Ya it’s sad