The other is a drop-ship website where products may come from various locations and arrive at your door with a shipping service like FedEx or UPS. Both may charge a fee for these services in addition to shipping and handling costs.

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Alright manufacturers, we're totally down with throwing in a bit of draft-N love or even a free FM radio, but seriously, why not activate the goods (without some controversial fee) before shipping these things out?

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Amazon ( AMZN) Prime, the ship-all-you-want-for-one-annual-fee deal, and various other free shipping offers, have both boosted sales and saddled the online retailer with rising costs in recent quarters, producing a loss in the third quarter.

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REDCard holders also get free standard shipping on purchases made on Target.com. without a fee.

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