Pardon me for a brief rant. Someone please help me follow the logic of Cackle Hatchery (I've never ordered from them, only emailed a query).
Me: I'm looking for 6 Welsh Harlequin Ducklings, ideally sexed. The only source I'm finding for WH ducklings is a hatchery, so I'm doing due diligence and asking questions.
Cackle: They have a per-duckling price comparable to other hatcheries. They also have a 3-duckling small order special for $63.
The query: There's quite a disparity between the cost per duck for 3 ducklings versus single ducks. I'm wondering if it is possible to place an order for 6 ducklings and what the shipping cost would be.
The response: We only sell minimum orders of 15 ducklings unless you purchase the small order special. If you order the minimum of 15 chicks, then we could add the 6 straight run ducks.
The logic: So, the only way I can get 6 ducklings sexed is if I place an order of 15, for a grand total of 21. That gives me the first 15 for a total of $60.75, with the final 6 coming in at $25.20 for a grand total of 21 ducklings for $85.95. Or I can get three for $63 (free shipping! lol), or 6 for $126. But they don't sex chicks unless I buy the small order special, so that first shipment of 21 would likely get me the gender ratio I want simply because I've purchased enough ducklings for all my neighbors and me.
Anyone but me feeling like this is unnecessarily confusing and/or illogical?
(And I do understand the need for special shipping/handling on smaller orders. It's just... weird math.)
Me: I'm looking for 6 Welsh Harlequin Ducklings, ideally sexed. The only source I'm finding for WH ducklings is a hatchery, so I'm doing due diligence and asking questions.
Cackle: They have a per-duckling price comparable to other hatcheries. They also have a 3-duckling small order special for $63.
The query: There's quite a disparity between the cost per duck for 3 ducklings versus single ducks. I'm wondering if it is possible to place an order for 6 ducklings and what the shipping cost would be.
The response: We only sell minimum orders of 15 ducklings unless you purchase the small order special. If you order the minimum of 15 chicks, then we could add the 6 straight run ducks.
The logic: So, the only way I can get 6 ducklings sexed is if I place an order of 15, for a grand total of 21. That gives me the first 15 for a total of $60.75, with the final 6 coming in at $25.20 for a grand total of 21 ducklings for $85.95. Or I can get three for $63 (free shipping! lol), or 6 for $126. But they don't sex chicks unless I buy the small order special, so that first shipment of 21 would likely get me the gender ratio I want simply because I've purchased enough ducklings for all my neighbors and me.
Anyone but me feeling like this is unnecessarily confusing and/or illogical?
(And I do understand the need for special shipping/handling on smaller orders. It's just... weird math.)