We have been in the mail order business for over 50 years and charge only the actual shipping charges. We always get feed back that it could have been shipped some other way at a lower price. Some people will pay more for the shipping than they did for the items they purchased just to have them in their hands a few days early. Others don't care how long it takes to get the items. The post office is going to price them self right out of business in the future. We may just end up with private shippers.