Quoted from flynnibus:Nope - but distributors often use 'free shipping' in their balloon game of where you put the discounts.
So at the risk of offending some people, what is the value added here by distributors ? I understand in olden days you would visit the shop and order and then to pick it up. But these days all it seems a distributor does is put in the order at Stern on your behalf and Stern drop ships it directly to you. Please correct any misconceptions I have here as I admit being mostly clueless about their business model here.