I like that idea or having the period be every 3 or so days, or have it reset at midnight every Mon & Thurs (or any other combo of days twice a week), etc... I am guessing as they see their sales slip they will change it.

Something else I'm not a fan of is the limit they have placed on items. When they started charging shipping, they said it would benefit us if we bought multiples. Now they limit it to 2-3 each on most items, but will allow you to make 2 purchases of the same item, but you have to pay shipping twice.

Interesting idea. I think it could prove costly to TF given the sometimes lengthy delay between your placing the order and their shipping it. The obvious scenario is something like thisL

1) I place order 000123.
2) I am charged $6 for shipping, having no outstanding orders
3) shipping dept. gets order 000123 and begins processing it.
4) I place order 000159.
5) Having one outstanding order, I'm charged $4 for shipping.
6) shipping department ships your order.
7) shipping dept. gets order 000159.

Oops. You were charged for combined shipping, but TF didn't combine it. They lose money.

The alternative is that at some point before step 6, shipping department checks your account and sees order 000159 pending, so they stop everything to combine your order. In this case, you're charged the correct amount, but it results in a delay before shipping every single order. That would quickly result in a logjam in shipping, and even lengthier ship times.

ya know..since we're talking about shipping...I really wish they would do the discounted shipping for orders within a 24 hour period..not by the date..I know I ordered two items on one day and then ordered a third item a few minutes after midnight and had to pay the $6.00 shipping instead of free..but..they combined all three orders into one box and shipped it all today! I just paid 16.00 to ship my stuff in one box

YES I agree.. that bugs me...

I also think that if you are going to ship Multiple MB together or AMB.. Seperate them some how.. garbage bag, walmart bag.. something. Heck we can all send you a bunch of plastic bags from the grocery store LOL. I have a crap load sitting around my house LOL.

But yes 24 hour period. Not midnight... that would be awesome.

Oh and about them losing money on the shipping idea the OP posted.. it would encourage the shippers to HURRY UP and get our orders out kwim?

that would be nice... lol

How exactly does Thing Fling shipping work? My last Fling took over a month to get here. My new Fling will be a month in a few days. And this will be my LAST one too because I don't agree with a company that charges your credit card for a product and takes over a month to ship it out. That and they even charge for shipping and still don't ship it quickly!

So what do you mean about rolling over shipping after the 24th exactly?

He means that if you order again within 24h of your last order, you'd get the shipping discount.
By the way...
If they don't ship in a month, you have a right to cancel, otherwise TF could get in trouble with the FTC.

FTC'S MAIL OR TELEPHONE ORDER MERCHANDISE RULE

The Rule requires that when you advertise merchandise, you must have a reasonable basis for stating or implying that you can ship within a certain time. If you make no shipment statement, you must have a reasonable basis for believing that you can ship within 30 days. That is why direct marketers sometimes call this the "30-day Rule."

If, after taking the customer’s order, you learn that you cannot ship within the time you stated or within 30 days, you must seek the customer’s consent to the delayed shipment. If you cannot obtain the customer’s consent to the delay -- either because it is not a situation in which you are permitted to treat the customer’s silence as consent and the customer has not expressly consented to the delay, or because the customer has expressly refused to consent -- you must, without being asked, promptly refund all the money the customer paid you for the unshipped merchandise.

Merchants who violate the Rule can be sued by the FTC for injunctive relief, monetary civil penalties of up to $11,000 per violation (any time during the five years preceding the filing of the complaint), and consumer redress (any time during the three years preceding the filing of the complaint). When the mails are involved, the Postal Service also has authority to take action for problems such as non-delivery. State law enforcement agencies can take action for violating state consumer protection laws.

Apart from this, your failure to ship on time, or your failure to notify your customers promptly about delays and to obtain their consent to the delays, or your failure to make full and prompt refunds when your customers do not consent to delayed shipment, can adversely affect your business by discouraging repeat purchases. Accordingly, most businesses regard compliance with the Rule as simply good business practice.