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Posted By: leon

If they advertise it like your last sentence then you answered your own question. Shipping and insurance are two different things. They certainly could ( and probably should) advertise they ship for the same rate if they do. I would. It's business and a little sneaky but hey....they gotta stay in business. My guess is a few things....1. overhead at a small store is higher per square foot than a "garage" 2. If there is a perceived "service" value to handing a package off when you go grocery shopping then people will do it, relative to the expense/value. 3. Folks who aren't lazy (counts most Americans out) will still go elsewhere (the garages) 4. well, sort of goes back to staying in business....later