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You'll notice that in Germany, online shops tend to have the shipping costs listed or at least linked right next to the price on the product page. Because ther
by tgsovlerkhgsel 4y ago
You'll notice that in Germany, online shops tend to have the shipping costs listed or at least linked right next to the price on the product page.
Because there is a law for that.
- irrational 4y agoHow do they know the shipping price before they have the person’s address? Surely it costs more to ship to Australia than to Austria.
- julianlam 4y agoYou wouldn't know, but you could ask in advance and show a prompt otherwise.
- gsich 4y agoGeolocation based on IP.
- jaclaz 4y agoI guess it depends on countries, usually IP geolocation here (Italy) for landlines can be off by hundreds of kms.
- throwaway14356 4y agothe easiest (not the best) way is to display the highest cost then lowering it on checkout. but a german store shipping to germans could just list the in-germany shipping cost. It would be correct for all germans.
- listenallyall 4y agoGerman shipping companies charge the same for everybody in the country, no matter the distance?
- seszett 4y agoYes and that is true for most countries.
- listenallyall 4y agoThat's insanely inefficient
- tgsovlerkhgsel 4y agoIt's close enough. I'd expect last mile delivery to be the biggest cost driver anyways.
- seszett 4y agoThe stated goal is often to help the more remote parts, even if it costs more to ship to a small town in Brittany than to Paris.
- listenallyall 4y agoYes, we all understand the goal for the national post. USPS charges the same for a first-class letter no matter what and has some flat-rate options based on size. But even they discriminate based on location on most packages. And we're talking about private sellers who are incented to minimize costs, using private shipping companies.
- seszett 4y agoIt might be different in the US but in most places I know, the national carrier is cheapest and the private ones like FedEx or TNT are used for special requirements, like faster shipping or special dimensions. There are a few cheap private shipping companies but they are also flat rate.
- tgsovlerkhgsel 4y agoSome only ship within the country, listing the shipping cost directly. Others link to their page listing the shipping costs, which could be e.g. having costs for each country with a "free if over XX EUR" note.
- nine_k 4y agoMany commerce sites estimate your location by IP address, and give a shipping cost and time estimate right out. They of course allow you to enter your real address and get a more precise figure. I find it useful.