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It also depends on how large and and heavy it is. Our products are on the heavy side (metal or wood) and are usually long (32") so we get hit pretty hard with shipping and now will subsidize the cost.

I would rather have shipping included, but if the reward level is small compared to shipping cost you have to charge an additional amount, otherwise its not going to make any sense.

I'm learning that I have to agree. Trying to make a product for a decent cost to get it exposed and then include shipping is probably the better way to go even if it bumps the price up. Hopefully backers can figure out that the shipping cost is included when they take into consideration the cost to develop the product itself. For instance, a small wallet costs basically nothing to ship, so no problem. But when you have two eight inch globes like we do on our product, the shipping gets crazy. International shipping for us will always be additional.

People are pretty savvy overall, but, nonetheless, some simple tricks seem to work when studied with large enough samples of customers. $19.95 is better than $20.00 -- the word FREE has an implact. So seeing FREE SHIPPING I think has a little value. It can get tough with the margins to keep it simple when there are domestic and international customers, so that needs to be taken into account.

In my campaign (below) I have added international shipping and the domestic is built in. But... beyond a certain price point, shipping is free for everyone.

Nice campaign. I like the way you addressed Mexico and Canada as they are less expensive than the rest of the world. So, I'm assuming that shipping is included when it says add an additional amount for outside US? Good job. Good luck with your campaign.

@coolinvent

Nice project and congrats on hitting your funding goal!

If you don't mind me asking, how much do you estimate your shipping costs to be in the lower 48? Have you decided on who will be shipping?

Thanks!

-Matthew

It's free shipping to the lower 48 so we're out of pocket on that for $50. We only have a small number of backers so looks like it will probably be USPS. Do you have any other shippers you use for good rates?

@coolinvent

I haven't done any extensive research yet on shipping in quantity, yet. I just a quick google search gave me this:

http://mywifequitherjob.com/what-is-the-cheapest-shipping-option-usps-fedex-or-ups/

I'm sure with some digging around and some negotiating you should be able to get a good deal though

Thanks, I'll check it out. USPS is the best for small packages, but once your product is larger, it gets between all the other big guys.

Just thought I would post this link as it's relevant to this thread.

http://mashable.com/2013/06/18/kickstarter-too-successful/