Ecommerce in Canada is DOA

The point

We covered $72.54 of the shipping cost for you today.

Support small business, because it's supporting you back!

The story

I wanted to share with you what shipping actually costs a small business.

These are the cost snapshots of four of the packages shipping out today.

When a small business charges you $9.50 for shipping, they aren't charging you full price.

I pay a portion of every package that gets sent out. If I charged actual shipping costs, H.E.A. wouldn't get any online orders.

These are one of the hidden costs of being a small business.

This package was through Canada post and out of province. See that $0.04 I saved for being a small business?!

Canada Post, Shipping in Ontario to Ontario

This package was sent using an app that calculated the cheapest rate. Ontario to Ontario

This package was sent using an app that calculated the cheapest rate. Ontario to Ontario

Total shipping costs today:

$91.04 (and only one of these orders was outside of Ontario)

Total shipping collected from the customers:

$18.50 (One order shipped free, and because our prices are higher on Etsy, the flat rate is lower there)

We covered $72.54 of the shipping cost for you today.

Support small business, because it's supporting you back!