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Hey everyone, I have a question. I saw online a day before a shop that carried a Seibon CR spoiler; so I went to a shop today to go buy it. I told the shop owner that I would like to purchase it, assuming since I am purchasing it at the shop, I wouldn't have to pay for shipping (Just pay for the item w/ tax). So the shop owner told me the spoiler is available but I would have to pay the shipping cost even if I were pick it up in their shop. Is that a normal thing for automotive shops to charge shipping costs for picking up products they carry even if I am purchasing in person and picking it up myself in their shop?
TL;DR: I wanted to buy a spoiler and pick it up in shop but the owner said I would have to pay shipping cost even if I were to pick it up in shop.
TL;DR: I wanted to buy a spoiler and pick it up in shop but the owner said I would have to pay shipping cost even if I were to pick it up in shop.
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If it's a special order I can see why you would pay shipping. If it's a normal in stock item and its out of order it should not cost you a thing. Always been like that for me at vex and other shops including non automotive.
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I concur, most of these "shops" don't have much inventory.
It helps to run the numbers and work out a price with them.
They will often flex to get your business over no business.
No sense paying more than you have to.
It helps to run the numbers and work out a price with them.
They will often flex to get your business over no business.
No sense paying more than you have to.
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I guess what they can offer is a place to receive your goods so that in case you order a bulky or expensive item, you wouldn't have to have it shipped to your place and risk having it stolen from your front door, perhaps?
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