Why does Hawaii shipping have to be more?

[lavagirl669]

Okay....maybe it's the price of living in Paradise....but come on.....

I order something online...even Newegg....
and shipping just for a couple sticks of RAM comes to over $30 to 40 bucks!

Yeah I know it has to travel by air....but so what?
Look at the continental US....they ship stuff by air there too....what's the difference that
it has to go over water?

It sucks.....

 

[imported_brandan]

ground shipping is done by tractor and trailer.

 

[NutBucket]

Originally posted by: brandan
ground shipping is done by tractor and trailer.

Or a boat

 

[imported_brandan]

(this is not possible to hawaii)

 

[ShotgunSteven]

They do the same thing to us up here in Alaska. Supposedly a law was passed so that Alaska is officially part of the "continental United States," but we still get screwed with Fed Ex and UPS, as they simply say they only deliver here with 2 Day Air and Next Day Air.

 

[shimsham]

Originally posted by: lavagirl669
Okay....maybe it's the price of living in Paradise....but come on.....

I order something online...even Newegg....
and shipping just for a couple sticks of RAM comes to over $30 to 40 bucks!

Yeah I know it has to travel by air....but so what?
Look at the continental US....they ship stuff by air there too....what's the difference that
it has to go over water?

It sucks.....

30 for shipping:Q

might be better to just buy at a local place. probably the same price with that kind of shipping.

 

[lavagirl669]

Originally posted by: ShotgunSteve
They do the same thing to us up here in Alaska. Supposedly a law was passed so that Alaska is officially part of the "continental United States," but we still get screwed with Fed Ex and UPS, as they simply say they only deliver here with 2 Day Air and Next Day Air.

yeah..it sucks....

we can only get 2nd day or next day air.

$30 bucks for RAM?
god

 

[lavagirl669]

Originally posted by: shimsham

Originally posted by: lavagirl669
Okay....maybe it's the price of living in Paradise....but come on.....

I order something online...even Newegg....
and shipping just for a couple sticks of RAM comes to over $30 to 40 bucks!

Yeah I know it has to travel by air....but so what?
Look at the continental US....they ship stuff by air there too....what's the difference that
it has to go over water?

It sucks.....

30 for shipping:Q

might be better to just buy at a local place. probably the same price with that kind of shipping.

The island I live on only has Office Max....thus....NO local place.....nuff said there.....

 

[imported_brandan]

'$30 bucks for RAM?
god'

so you comlpain about $30 shipping and handling while you ask for suggestions on what car to get for FREE from your 'rich friend'?

 

You live in hawaii.. complaining about shipping..


yea..

 

[lavagirl669]

Originally posted by: SampSon
You live in hawaii.. complaining about shipping..


yea..

Like I said....I guess it's the price we pay for Paradise, but it still doesn't seem fair

 

[lavagirl669]

Originally posted by: brandan
'$30 bucks for RAM?
god'

so you comlpain about $30 shipping and handling while you ask for suggestions on what car to get for FREE from your 'rich friend'?

Maybe I need to rephrase that for YOU

I didn't ask for suggestions on what car...but rather what YOU would do?.....
geez....I didn't say I was going to do anything about it....
cut me some slack

 

[imported_brandan]

'Maybe I need to rephrase that for YOU

I didn't ask for suggestins on what car...but rather what YOU would do?.....
geez....I didn't say I was going to do anything about it....
cut me some slack'

oh, ok. change my sentence to reflect the 'suggestions' statement and reread it. then reply.

 

[lavagirl669]

Ok...it's just that....it doesn't seem fair that Hawaii and Alaska get socked for
shipping.

But again....the price of Paradise.....*sigh*

and you should see the prices of GAS here!
and food and everything else....so we really pay the price all the way around.

Maybe that makes my RAM worth more too? lol

*edit*
I just thought maybe someone here could shed some light on WHY the shipping was
more, when the flight distance is basically the same as a cross Continental US route
for example.

 

[imported_brandan]

'Ok...it's just that....it doesn't seem fair that Hawaii and Alaska get socked for
shipping.'

it seems pretty fair to me. they require special shipping attentions by DEFAULT. alaska has a choice of boat, air, or ground through canada. these are not cheap options. hawaii has the choice of boat or air. these are not cheap options.

'But again....the price of Paradise.....*sigh*'

it's not the price of paradise, it's the price for convincing yourself that where you live actually means something.

'and you should see the prices of GAS here!'

you can walk from one end of any island to the other in less than an hour.

'and food and everything else....so we really pay the price all the way around.'

yeah, i guess it's everybody else's fault that you don't join us here on the mainland.

'Maybe that makes my RAM worth more too? lol'

no, it makes your ram obsolete by the time it arrives.

 

Originally posted by: lavagirl669

Originally posted by: SampSon
You live in hawaii.. complaining about shipping..


yea..

Like I said....I guess it's the price we pay for Paradise, but it still doesn't seem fair

The expenses to move freight to Hawaii is definatly more. I don't see how it's not "fair".

You are a remote location.

 

[tk149]

Move to Taiwan. I expect shipping costs for memory sticks there is non-existent.

 

[lavagirl669]

Originally posted by: brandan
'Ok...it's just that....it doesn't seem fair that Hawaii and Alaska get socked for
shipping.'

it seems pretty fair to me. they require special shipping attentions by DEFAULT. alaska has a choice of boat, air, or ground through canada. these are not cheap options. hawaii has the choice of boat or air. these are not cheap options.

'But again....the price of Paradise.....*sigh*'

it's not the price of paradise, it's the price for convincing yourself that where you live actually means something.

'and you should see the prices of GAS here!'

you can walk from one end of any island to the other in less than an hour.

'and food and everything else....so we really pay the price all the way around.'

yeah, i guess it's everybody else's fault that you don't join us here on the mainland.

'Maybe that makes my RAM worth more too? lol'

no, it makes your ram obsolete by the time it arrives.

Haha on the RAM....I guess that would be true.....
nah...I lived on the mainland for most of my life....but family called here so
never went back
originally a Cali girl

 

[lavagirl669]

Originally posted by: SampSon

Originally posted by: lavagirl669

Originally posted by: SampSon
You live in hawaii.. complaining about shipping..


yea..

Like I said....I guess it's the price we pay for Paradise, but it still doesn't seem fair

The expenses to move freight to Hawaii is definatly more. I don't see how it's not "fair".

You are a remote location.

Remote, but still part of the US....but I get your point

 

[gsaldivar]

Maybe because you live in the middle of the fvcking ocean??? lol

 

[lavagirl669]

Originally posted by: gsaldivar
Maybe because you live in the middle of the fvcking ocean??? lol

doesn't matter if it's in the middle of the ocean....distance wise if using
air freight which is UPS and Fedex.....it would be the same as say CA to NY or something like
that

 

[Shockwave]

Hawaii =! Paradise

Please quite throwing this false fact in our face
"Price of living in Paradise...Price of living in Paradise....Price of living in Paradise"

 

[lavagirl669]

Originally posted by: Shockwave
Hawaii =! Paradise

Please quite throwing this false fact in our face
"Price of living in Paradise...Price of living in Paradise....Price of living in Paradise"

price of living in the middle of the fvcking ocean then....*rephrase*
hehe

 

[gsaldivar]

Originally posted by: lavagirl669

Originally posted by: gsaldivar
Maybe because you live in the middle of the fvcking ocean??? lol

doesn't matter if it's in the middle of the ocean....distance wise if using
air freight which is UPS and Fedex.....it would be the same as say CA to NY or something like that

Um... actually, it makes all the difference in the world.

FedEx and UPS utilize a hub-and-spoke system to minimize fuel costs, and provide quick delivery. In terms of shipping, point-to-point systems are costly, and slow. Cost savings are realized by breaking up long "spokes" into several shorter "spokes" separated by "hubs". Thus the "quickest" way between two points isn't necessarily a straight line.

Since it's impossible to reach any additional "hubs" on any Hawaii-bound flight, there is only a single unbroken "spoke" between Hawaii and the mainland.

Dedicated flight "spokes" = $$$

 

[Koing]

Hows the population of your Island or Hawaii in general?

Maybe they just get less packages? So they can charge a 'premium'?

Or they just charge a premium to screw you guys over anyway? Businesses just tend to charge more to some people or for any service anyway.

Koing