Shipping Calculator

Exactly what is a Shipping Calculator?  It is an ingenious little program you can find on the Internet. Very simply, it figures the weight of the item you have just purchased along with the personnel's salary for getting it and boxing it up, plus the distance it needs to travel from where it is manufactured or sold to your door, and then adds in the time in which you specify its delivery. 

If you purchase anything over the Internet, you will see that at the bottom of the invoice, usually after subtotal and before the total, an amount for the shipping and handling will be added.  Sometimes it is taxed, sometimes not. This cost is automatically figured in.  Now you know how the number is derived.  It is through a subprogram they call the Shipping Calculator. It is built into the ordering online program the company uses on their website along with the capability to accept credit cards, etc.. 

Every major delivery company also has public access to one on their website.  That way, you can figure out if a cyberspace company is tacking on too much extra and ripping you off.  Just remember that Express Shipping is going to cost you  more than standard seven to fourteen day shipping.  When you use a Shipping Calculator, it will automatically figure in the costs and show you the difference between gettting it when the company regularly promises it, or getting it to your door quicker via a special shipping service.