Classic Industries Shipping

The other part to remember about shipping is that most companies have to pay a staff to pull and pack inventory for shipping so they add that cost onto whatever the shipping company charges them.

The cost of an employee to spend even just 10 minutes to pull a decal from inventory, put it into an envelope, print and attach the shipping label, and then place it in the pick-up area equals about $3 for a minimum wage worker when you figure all employment costs to the business. Add in the fact that they have to carry that employee even when there is a lull in orders and you can understand why they want to maintain a $5 minimum shipping charge...even for just a decal in an envelope.