A Bold Rip-Off

     I have an old Sharp Carousel microwave.  It is an old machine and has never given me any trouble.  However, it now needs a small part.  There is a square silvery piece known as a wave guide cover on the inside of the box.  The sparks and fire produced when it failed were really quite spactacular.  My popcorn had that nicely burned quality I like. 

     I found a replacement part on the internet fairly quickly.  They only wanted approximately $2.45 for the item.  No problem!  I just whipped out the debit card and clicked on the check-out button.  As I went through the check out process, I found they had a shipping and handling charge of $8.95. 

     What a rip-off!  Those jerks were going to get over three times the cost of the replacement part for shipping and handling.  All they needed to do was put the part between two pieces of cardboard, stuff it in an envelope (preferably a padded one), slap a couple of stamps on it, and drop it in the mail.  It should take less than a dollar's worth (at retail) for material and stamps.  I'd give them another dollar for the effort. 
  
     So, my total final cost should be somewhere around $4.50 to 5.00.  Who do these thieves think they are?  What a Rip-Off!