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I thought my car might a CO leak. This little gem was precisely what I needed and it cost less than a cheeseburger.
Thoughtfully, there is a little adhesive patch on the back, so I could stick it on my windshield.
Also the guys at Pilots HQ promptly answered the questions in my email, so extra points for great service.
Great product but $5.00 plus $6.95 shipping is out of the question for a balsa toy glider.
Shipping is calculated by weight of the order & distance from Michigan (our location) to you. The Balsa Wood gliders are fragile, so we ship them in boxes to help protect them from breaking. We cannot control what the carriers (USPS, FedEx, or UPS) charges for shipping labels, but we try our best to keep our prices as low as possible to help offset shipping costs.
