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[PaulH96636 at aol.com]

Actually, the shipping cost is quite reasonable considering the weight of  
the manual, and it
is going by USPS.
 
Compare what some mail order companies charge for shipping a $10 item such  
as a 
discount flash memory USB drive which could be sent USPS in a padded  
envelope for 
maybe $1-2.00, but no, they ship only by UPS which charges $9.95 but that  of 
course is
mainly for *tracking*, totally unnecessary for a low cost item, but it will  
likely also be sent
in a box large enough to hold two loaves of bread (for a thumb  drive!!!!).
 
Whelp, the rumor got started that USPS lost packages, and the rumor grew  and 
grew so
as to get people edgy enough to use UPS and *tracking* so there was money  to 
be made
in shipping; enter Fedex, which also makes money shipping stuff, enough so,  
that DHL
from Germany, iirc, has also jumped on the gravy train.  So much for  
infectious rumors,
indeed.  Anyone who wants to can pay the price.
 
-ph