Free Shipping + Free Gift + Trade Secrets @ Firehouse Flavors

It's Amazon Prime Day
and the perfect time to learn the secret of eCommerce's "Free" and "Flat Rate" shipping
It's not really free. You know that, right?
Shipping costs us all, in one way or another. So how are you paying for it?
Scroll down for our FREE shipping + FREE gift offer!

Customers

  • The price of the products you're buying may be inflated to partially (or fully) cover the cost of shipping & handling.
  • You may be charged a membership fee or a small flat rate for shipping to cover the remaining cost of shipping.
    • Examples:
      • Amazon Prime costs $10.99/month for membership and shipping is free for many items sold on Amazon.
      • We charge a flat $5 flat rate shipping charge per order for orders $25+

Sellers

  • Add up all your actual shipping costs:
    • Shipping charges from USPS, UPS, FedEx, etc.
    • Boxes, envalopes, packing peanuts, bubble wrap, tape, shipping labels, packing slips, etc.
    • Labor to print, pull, pack, and ship orders
    • Third-party shipping app costs
  • Figure out how you want to collect those costs from your customers:
    • Charge your customers the actual cost of shipping OR
    • Inflate product prices AND
    • Charge a reduced shipping rate or a membership fee
  • Hope your customers are willing to pay the prices you've decided on and that you'll collect enough money to cover your expences.
 The Bottom Line for Firehouse Flavors
Amount we charge for shipping & handling for orders $25+ Average amount it actually costs us to ship an order:
$5.00 $13.73
Average cost to ship an order which the customer chose "$5 Shipping..." from the last 12 months.
 
We're not Amazon, but we have deals, too!
Today only, we can match Amazon Prime's FREE SHIPPING (on orders over $25) and give you something they can't: a FREE GIFT! Enter coupon code PRIMEDAY during checkout and we'll take $5 off your shipping charge (making the "$5 Shipping..." method free) and send you a free pouch of our Wine Slush Mix (make it with wine, booze, or juice) as a cool summer treat.
Offer expires midnight tonight 7/11/17. Not valid with any other offer. Coupon code must be entered at time of checkout to receive discount and free gift; order revisions will not be made. E-mail us with any questions before placing your order.