Hawai'i entered the Union back in 1959; we're all agreed on that? Good. Then why is it that so many cursed mail-order operations don't know it? The number of them who charge extra for shipping to Hawai'i is amazing. What's really annoying is that many of them ship via US mail, but they still insist on tacking on an extra fee of some sort.
Yesterday Mom was going to order from some outfit which had "Free Shipping for Orders over $XX" emblazoned all over its catalog if you ordered online. Well, the prospective order was certainly going to be over $XX, so we thought "OK, let's do that." Ha. Find the items, add them to the shopping cart, go to checkout, and voilá! "Free shipping not available for AK or HI," the option page says.
Our local papers used to award "Statehood Recognition Awards" when one of these kinds of things turned up, usually in some tourist's remarks (Do you use American money here?" "Have you ever been to the States?"). I doubt it would do us much good to do that with mail-order companies, but they certainly deserve one.
Posted by Linkmeister at November 21, 2006 01:37 PM | TrackBackIt's always irked me that mail-order outfits make Alaska and Hawaii residents pay for 2nd day air whether they want it or not. Hey, if I'm not in a rush and it's big and bulky, send it priority mail or slow boat if it's cheaper. When shipping on an item costs more than the item itself costs, it really gets ridiculous.
Posted by: Keith at November 21, 2006 04:56 PMSeems that BushCo is having some trouble in your fair "neck of the woods"
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061121/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush
Posted by: cookiejill at November 21, 2006 08:54 PMBut you don't answer the question, Do you use American monies there?
Sorry, but that is too funny. . .
Posted by: DuWayne at November 22, 2006 11:13 AM