sergeantstogie
Member
I just got off the phone (from Afghanistan) with Morebeer and they informed me they do not offer their free shipping program for APO (my home is also at an APO in Germany) addresses.
Their shipping estimate came to about $80 plus the cost for basically one 5 gallon all grain batch ingredients with some extra since recipes call for example 1/4 pound but the item is sold in pound increments.
The salesman told me the reason shipping is so much more expensive since it has to go to another country. This is simply not true, but of course the salesman did not care.
http://www.stripes.com/news/some-retailers-inflate-costs-to-ship-to-apo-addresses-1.97267
This article quotes a postmaster for an APO who states these costs are inflated simply to take advantage of service members and that the USPS fee is to get a package to New York and from that point all shipping and handling costs are provided to service members free by the Department of Defense.
This is not just the one store. I have tried placing the exact same ingredient order at three other online homebrew suppliers and each time the shipping rate was ridiculously high.
We do what we do because we feel right doing it. We do not necessarily deserve anything special for what we do. However, we sure as hell do not deserve to be gouged while we are serving our country. We deserve what every other American is entitled to.
If you agree with this, please shoot a quick email to your favorite online homebrew retailer and tell them what you think.
If you don't I will try and calm down and see things from your side.
Their shipping estimate came to about $80 plus the cost for basically one 5 gallon all grain batch ingredients with some extra since recipes call for example 1/4 pound but the item is sold in pound increments.
The salesman told me the reason shipping is so much more expensive since it has to go to another country. This is simply not true, but of course the salesman did not care.
http://www.stripes.com/news/some-retailers-inflate-costs-to-ship-to-apo-addresses-1.97267
This article quotes a postmaster for an APO who states these costs are inflated simply to take advantage of service members and that the USPS fee is to get a package to New York and from that point all shipping and handling costs are provided to service members free by the Department of Defense.
This is not just the one store. I have tried placing the exact same ingredient order at three other online homebrew suppliers and each time the shipping rate was ridiculously high.
We do what we do because we feel right doing it. We do not necessarily deserve anything special for what we do. However, we sure as hell do not deserve to be gouged while we are serving our country. We deserve what every other American is entitled to.
If you agree with this, please shoot a quick email to your favorite online homebrew retailer and tell them what you think.
If you don't I will try and calm down and see things from your side.