something thats been scratching my brain

[Serpentine99]

Probably the one of the most obvious questions ive ever asked, but im not good at math word problems so i need some help with this. When an ad says $60 plus shipping does that mean $60+shipping or shipping+snake=$60. lets not make this a long thread either im embarrased enough as it is.

[tikichick]

It means the snake is $60, then you add whatever the shipping is directly to you. So if the shipping turned out to be $20, then it's $60 + $20 = $80 total.

[Serpentine99]

oh good thank you so much, i was like having arugements with myself about what that meant.

[tikichick]

Lol, no problem

[zooplan]

Dont mind to ask these things here!
I´ve heard this question several times before, but about prices that won´t pay an animal transort!
Shipping animals is quiet expensive in Germany , 35€ for one parcel.

[drache]

here it's about $45.- for overnight

[Serpentine99]

yeah i can get 2x as many snakes goin to shows than trying to ship snakes that i cant even see what they are. To me seeing somethin in front of you in the flesh is beleiving.

[drache]

true
however
the quality of many species at our local expo is often not worth the $45.- savings
in fact - the rescue animals are in better shape than many
sometimes it's worth the shipping cost to buy from a reputable breeder

[Serpentine99]

Well of course if you were getting a snake shipped from a well known dependable breeder the extra money would be no sweat and there would be no worries of a DOA or wrong snake. But there are alot more Unknown companies out there then known. At least for me.

[drache]

it's true
and in PA you're got better expos to go to
the only reason I wish I had a car . . .