Its all a gimmick of the companies to soak the consumer a few extra dollars for nothing. A lot of on line stores will entice you to purchase from them over regular retail stores with the idea you save money. What they do is while the base product price is lower, theythen add additional fees to the shipping and handling so they are able to make up the difference in the sale.

I always wondered why there had to be a handling charge when after all.. are they not in the business to sell products? So buy my product they ask, and I will also charge you for the box, and the fact I pay someone to pack that box, and fill out the shipping label... What's wrong with that idea? We the consumer pay for all of that. Often times retail stores are still the least expensive place to shop. They might not look like that upfront, but after all the tolls are tallied, they come out ahead, if you have a problem they are right there to handle it, and your business allows them to lower or stabilize their prices.