WTF, Lulu?
by Rob - December 8th, 2008.Filed under: Uncategorized.
So, y’all know how much I love Planet of the Apes. And this guy has just self-published a book outlining his take on the timeline of the movies and TV shows as a trade paperback through Lulu.com, and I figured, okay, what the heck, I’d buy a copy; price is $29.95, plus shipping.
When I went to check out, Lulu ever so thoughtfully took me straight to “enter your credit card” information; I had to click on a thingy to see what shipping charges I was going to be assessed. Holy crap! Lulu had defaulted to “standard shipping” to Canada, which is US$74.26. That’s nuts for one trade paperback.
Now, yes, I could have chosen other options. Here are the choices Lulu offers:
* Ground: US$16.43
* Economy: US$29.44 (with a note that “Lulu does not recommend this shipping method”)
* Standard: US$74.26
* Express: US$84.50
* Super Fast – Ships Next Day Overnight Delivery: US$99.26
* Super Mega Fast – Ships Today Overnight Delivery: US$134.50
I canceled my order; oh, perhaps if they’d defaulted to ground (overpriced but not obscene), maybe I’d have gone through with it. But this is just freakin’ ridiculous.
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