One of the great mysteries in shipping is why Amazon, with all of their logistics expertise, often sends small items in big boxes. I wrote a post about this a few years ago. The comments section is particularly enlightening. We have lots of theories, but no answers. This practice is particularly unfair to FBA shippers who have claimed that they end up paying higher rates because Amazon charges them DIM weights on those unnecessarily big boxes. Yesterday I was listening to This Week in Tech… Continue reading
Is This the Reason Amazon Sends Small Items in Large Boxes?
12/28/18