Common sense? Not at Midway
Ok, got it figured out and Recluse is absolutely right. I should have simply grabbed my ankles and with a smile. I just got off the phone with Midway and they explained that the following order would be shipped in two large flat rate boxes. I asked why, it would fit in one medium box? Midways answer . . . The people in shipping pack an order exactly as the computer tells them to and the computer says that this order needs two large boxes. I asked if the people in shipping use any common sense at all and when an order will fit in one medium box they don't do it? No, they do what the computer says and that is why the shipping charge is $47.50, two large boxes.
Here is the exact order (a cut & paste from the Midway site) that requires two large flat rate boxes.
RCBS Shellholder #40 (475 Linebaugh, 480 Ruger) Product #: 157111 Available $7.09
RCBS Shellholder #39 (38 Colt Super) Product #: 179269 Available $7.09
Hornady Gas Checks 284 Caliber, 7mm Box of 1000 Product #: 296317 Available $27.99 $55.98
Wheeler Engineering Scope Ring Alignment Tool 1" Product #: 599514 Available $19.99
RCBS Shellholder #38 (7mm Remington Short Action Ultra Magnum (RSAUM) 300 Remington Ultra Magnum, 455 Webley) Product #: 716664 Available $7.09
GoldenRod GunSaver Dehumidifier 110v Black Product #: 762730 Available $19.99 $39.98
RCBS Shellholder #44 (338 Marlin Express, 500 S&W Magnum) Product #: 817490 Available $7.09
Yep, it must be me alright.
Rick