When The Cost Of Shipping Weighs Us Down

I often find that people don't realize many of the behind-the-scenes considerations of this business, and I suppose it only makes sense -- I mean, do we generally know or understand how to successfully operate our neighbor's business? Ummmm, nope, can't say that I do.

One of the things in my own business that I often struggle with is the idea of selling over-sized items. Not only do I have the challenge of allocating and managing storage space, sometimes the biggest elephant in the room is shipping. Well, actually the cost of shipping. And I realize that, from a buyer's perspective, once you factor everything in and look at the bottom line,