> DHL [in Germany] charges Amazon ~2 euros, while the end user price is between 5 and 6 euros. Up to a certain point [1], that's actually reasonable. Amazon dr

> DHL [in Germany] charges Amazon ~2 euros, while the end user price is between 5 and 6 euros. Up to a certain point [1], that's actually reasonable. Amazon drops off entire truckloads at a time, whereas end users hand packages over individually at shops that have to pay staff and rent. So the cost of just accepting parcel is going to be higher for packages sent by end users. Side note: If I were DHL, I'd be giving Amazon a discount for packages that are addressed to a Packstation, since that cuts down on the other big cost center, the cost of delivering parcel on the last mile. [1] I'm not arguing that this is the difference between 2 and 5-6 euros, but it's certainly a large part of it.