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July 29, 2009so i ordered something from beautychoice.com about a week ago, and i checked the status of it recently and it says "full drop ship." does anyone know what this means? and will it take longer for me to receive my package because of it?
Drop shipping is a supply chain management technique in which the retailer does not keep goods in stock, but instead transfers customer orders and shipment details to either the manufacturer or a wholesaler, who then ships the goods directly to the customer. As in all retail businesses, the retailers make their profit on the difference between the wholesale and retail price.
so in simple terms, beautychoice.com has somebody else that it buys from, so they sent your order to them. so yes it may take a few extra days. just depends.
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I think it means the item you ordered was not in stock at the retailer and they will order it from their wholesaler who will send it directly to you.
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Drop shipping is when the seller doesn’t really own the product. They pay another company (think warehouse) that holds the product and that warehouse ships the item to you.
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Drop shipping is a supply chain management technique in which the retailer does not keep goods in stock, but instead transfers customer orders and shipment details to either the manufacturer or a wholesaler, who then ships the goods directly to the customer. As in all retail businesses, the retailers make their profit on the difference between the wholesale and retail price.
so in simple terms, beautychoice.com has somebody else that it buys from, so they sent your order to them. so yes it may take a few extra days. just depends.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drop_shipping
Drop shipping is a supply chain management technique in which the retailer does not keep goods in stock, but instead transfers customer orders and shipment details to either the manufacturer or a wholesaler, who then ships the goods directly to the customer. As in all retail businesses, the retailers make their profit on the difference between the wholesale and retail price.
Other benefits of drop shipping include:
* Eliminates duplication of effort as only one warehouse will pick, pack and ship the product thereby reducing costs in the supply chain.
* Reduces total inventory management and shipping costs which can be passed on to the customer by the retailer.
Yes, you must wait longer to recieve your good, if the manufacturer is far away from your country.
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wikipeia