Sentence examples for steep shipping from inspiring English sources

Because the business will not face the steep shipping and inventory costs of Amazon's core retail business, it is likely to generate significantly higher margins, Amazon said.

At Honda's plant in Guangzhou, in southeastern China, 90percentt of the steel for the new Accord sedans and Odyssey minivans must be imported from Japan despite steep shipping costs.

[Section A.] Online Shoppers Get a Late Break In years past, procrastinating holiday shoppers who ordered from online retailers would have faced steep shipping charges for last-minute purchases.

The 1920 act imposes steep shipping costs on the U.S. territory and was waived for 10 days so the island could import aid at a lower cost.

Such cruise operators as Crystal, Norwegian, Windstar and Silversea are offering passengers on-ship Internet cafes and e-mail service—without the steep ship-to-shore phone charges.

Rather than write off the inventory, Acer will probably sell it all at a steep discount, shipping from warehouses on the Continent and China over the next few months.

Because Shippo aggregates the volume of goods being shipped from multiple vendors, it can get steep discounts on shipping.

What's more, the steep and narrow ship's ladder that led to the sleeping loft was downright treacherous.

The southern coast is very steep and dangerous to shipping; San Antonio de Ureca, located along this stretch, is among the most isolated settlements on the island.

There is a minimum "delivery" surcharge of $4.95, which seems steep considering the only "shipping" being done is the transmission of an e-mail.

Users pay a yearly membership fee of $79 and get steep discounts and free shipping on all of their purchases.