quote Originally posted by fierogt28: IMO, they should of never of given the 10% discount. Maybe if they knew the customer very well from previous sales. Not just an 80$ order once in a blue moon. I've bought over 5000$ from them in the last 3 years and maybe more since 1999. They have good parts and prices. But think, some people just wanna buy new parts for nothing because their fiero (personally too them) isn't worth much. Well for those folks...buy another car. I find the prices resonable. Yes, some re-produced parts aren't the best of quality. (like the dew wipes, and felt pads) Some have mentioned that their anything they sell is a rip-off. I seen alot of people just don't wanna pay for anything. I got a message for those people..."try maintaining a C6 Corvette", what will be the answer?? Probably, none will ever be able to buy one. There are alot more expensive cars out there to maintain than the fiero. The fiero is just the "tip of the iceberg". Even some (actually seen from past threads) will donate money like 50-100$ to someone they don't even know, and complain that some fiero parts listed in the mall are too pricey. C'mon, you can dish out 100$, but you can't spend 60$ for your own car. That's rediculos. I support The Fiero Store 100% for their dedication and interest in the fiero. If they weren't around, how many fiero owners wouldn't be fiero owners today without them?? Makes you think... Yes, maybe not all their parts aren't "top-notch",(and I agree) but at least the effort is there.

Agreed............somewhat. Problem is, I don't just give up my hard earned cash 'cus someone has the part I need. Not when that someone is not the ONLY supplier in town/internet. You gotta earn my money/business. Maybe its just me.......

The Fiero community deserves the 10% or more!!!!!!!. It off sets the quality of some of the parts they sell! Can you tell I am not a happy camper? Yes I buy from them. Yes their prices are INFLATED. Yes I have received some great parts. Yes I have received some bad parts from them.

quote Originally posted by twofatguys: . It's called "shipping and handling". you are not just paying for the costs to ship the item, you are paying for the box, the tape, and the person to put the part in the package, and get it mailed. I would only charge actual shipping on an item as a business if I was able to send everything in the flat rate boxes, and I only sold one item. When you purchase anything from a store, any store, you pay for the item to be shipped to that store. It's called business. Brad

To add to that, the exact cost to ship something usually isn't known until the item's packed and postage is being printed. I deal with shipping auto parts all day long - sometimes actual shipping costs are less than what the buyer was charged, and the company makes a few extra bucks. Sometimes actual shipping costs are more than the customer is charged, and the company eats the difference. It tends to wash out at the end of the month, and they're probably not making any significant amount of money off of shipping.

quote Originally posted by twofatguys: . It's called "shipping and handling". you are not just paying for the costs to ship the item, you are paying for the box, the tape, and the person to put the part in the package, and get it mailed. I would only charge actual shipping on an item as a business if I was able to send everything in the flat rate boxes, and I only sold one item. When you purchase anything from a store, any store, you pay for the item to be shipped to that store. It's called business. Brad

quote Originally posted by 8-P: To add to that, the exact cost to ship something usually isn't known until the item's packed and postage is being printed. I deal with shipping auto parts all day long - sometimes actual shipping costs are less than what the buyer was charged, and the company makes a few extra bucks. Sometimes actual shipping costs are more than the customer is charged, and the company eats the difference. It tends to wash out at the end of the month, and they're probably not making any significant amount of money off of shipping.

I was waiting for someone to defend "shipping and handling". First off, they DO rip you off with the shipping as I said before. Second, you pay your employee based on the profit you make from mark-up and sales.....not shipping. I don't have a guy standing around waiting to ship items. He is paid hourly to run my warehouse. Shipping is part of his job description so when I here the term "charge for handling", I don't buy it at all. He is a general employee of the company. If he wasn't in the warehouse shipping, he would be in another department and I would be paying him the same amount of money. If I need to ship an item and he is out in the field, I ship it for him. I don't charge extra because I am now doing it. My sales staff makes the money to pay the employees of the company....not my warehouse.