It's a logistical problem with no good answer for small businesses.
It's even worse if you're someone like me that does a lot of independent sales, but pricing something for $5 with free shipping in the US translates to under 75 cents.
18 cents if the package is over 4oz. If it's over 8oz, I stand to lose money by selling an item for profit.
I don't mean to come off as a jerk if it reads like that, rather illustrating why it's a problem that has no good solution other than to make larger purchases at once to offset the cost of shipping from smaller entities at once rather than a single, low priced item - can't compete with big box retailers or Amazon on the shipping stuff.
