Edward Alfert wrote:

> >
> > Glass is expensive to ship. I feel your pain.
> That is definitely true, it may cost $8 S&H for a case of mason jars
> that only cost $9 or $10. Talk about expensive... almost doubles the
> customer's costs.
> Sample shipping only cost for 11 pound package (about 1 case of mason
> jars) to a US residential address: (keep in mind that to get an accurate
> cost you have to consider source zip code and destination zip code)
> Federal Express - FDX Ground - $6.65
> United Parcel Service - UPS Ground - $8.67
> U.S. Postal Service - USP Ground Machine - $6.41
> AirBorne - AirBorne Ground - $6.01
> That is why it only makes sense if you buy more than a few cases at a
> time in order to save on freight costs. Consider the cost when you buy
> 4 cases of mason jars (about 44 pounds):
> Federal Express - FDX Ground - $11.29
> United Parcel Service - UPS Ground - $15.20
> U.S. Postal Service - USP Ground Machine - $9.35
> AirBorne - AirBorne Ground - $10.34
> Now, that is more reasonable. Net cost is about $3 per case. And the
> per case cost keeps going down the more cases you buy at a time.

Edward - thanks for the breakdown. This may be a way for several
individuals to go together and buy in bulk. Most of my neighbors do not
cann, but I betcha if I peeked thru some of our local websites, I could find
somebody to partner with.
Edrena