Originally Posted by
littlemookie
Btw - Why hasn't the Mint figured out that people will order these coins without the expedited UPS shipping. It costs them a fortune no matter how big the discount they get (or their billing their shipping costs to yet another governement agency).
Not sure if you've ever worked on negotiations with UPS but you would be surprised at the level of discounting they offer... to someone like Pitney Bowes (the one shipping) I would tend to believe that, for next day, it's something like 60-80% off sticker. The discounts are FAR less generous for ground or 2nd day.