I have looked at sevral different item's on here and i know that the price of gas continues to rise but the S/H rates are just getting BLOWED out of the water. Make sure when looking for an item that you look up that certain item and brouse what all of the sellers have listed. Dont just settle for the first one you see. HELPFULL TIP: contact the seller and ask him or her if they would be willing to ship it the cheapest way. Some will do this for and if so it may save you alot of money in the long run. I had rather wait a day or two longer than to pay double what it costs to ship that certain item. ANOTHER HELPFULL TIP: during the holidays i am sure that seller would be more than willing to do this for you and during this time of the year everyone could stand to save as much as they can. I hope that this may help someone and if so please let me know. Thanks to all and have a great day :)