Out of curiosity, how much is your time worth? How many long distance toll calls are you willing to make to save the cost of shipping? How much time are you willing to invest in searching the web looking for dealers who ship free? Perhaps that first one provided, who charges a nominal fee for shipping is in fact the best deal.

Don't disagree with your suggestions, but when you spend $10 to save $5 have you saved?

FWIW,
Dave