I can nearly guarantee that this will never apply to anyone shipping to Alaska (or Hawaii), as usual. Vendors act as if we're on the moon and that it costs exorbitant amounts of money to ship anything here. (To all twelve customers they have in these states.) I also love when they claim Alaska is not part of the continental US.

AK & HI customers may not know of forwarding services such as Aloha Forwarding (in CO) and ShipToHawaii. They forward packages via USPS Priority Mail, which can be far cheaper than what vendors charge otherwise. Aloha Forwarding ships to your chosen address whereas ShipToHawaii makes you pick up your package at their facility by default (perhaps at all).