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To: Rich Investor who wrote (11310)	3/10/1999 10:28:00 PM
From: Denise D	Respond to of 37507

Ok Kris, From the Amazon.com site: amazon.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- Standard Shipping (Surface Mail) 8-10 weeks $4 per shipment plus $1.95 item World Mail 7 to 21 business days $7 per shipment plus $5.95 per item DHL Worldwide Express International 1-4 business days $30 per shipment plus $5.95 per item For example, many items on our site show 24-hour availability. If you select World Mail, your shipping time will be 7 to 21 business days, depending on where you live. This means your total delivery time will be 1 day (availability) + 7 to 21 business days (shipping time). So you can expect to receive this items at your front door 8 to 22 business days after you place your order. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Secondly: If you don't want to pay $20 for shipping, that's your choice and I guess we must live within a certain budget when purchasing items for our personal enjoyment. I will use a book currently on the front page of Amazon.com, "Dealers of Lightning: Xerox Parc and the Dawn of the Computer Age" by Michael A. Hiltzik. amazon.com For this comparison, all prices will be in USD. I used 1.49 as the exchange rate. At Amazon, their advertised price is $15.60, at Chapters it is $38 (US$25.50) for a savings of US$9.90 (I called Chapters around the corner from where I live, they have 10 copies in stock). If I wanted it in 7-10 business days (World Mail, a middle-of-the-road choice of shipping options because if you think I'm going to pick the 8-10 weeks option I'd have to be bleeping crazy), that would cost me $7 plus $5.95 per item to equal $13.95, that's over US$3 more to wait 7-10 business days versus a quick 5-minute run where I can get personalized service. Here, I'll make it easy for you: Amazon price $15.60 + $7.00 + 5.95 = $28.55 (wait 7-21 business days) Chapters price $25.50 (get it immediately) This is for a savings of US$3.05 to get it at Chapters I would like to point out that the Chapters price I used is before using my Chapters card for 10% off. Denise.