Pappy,
I think I know who you are speaking about and I have also discussed this issue with him over the phone.. He was pretty firm in his policy to me and told me that below a certain dollar amount, it was costing him much more than just the $.02 cents, (figure the next lower shipping rate, which was "free") so it would've cost him the entire shipping charge just to give me $.02 and all it was going to cost me was $4.00, so I didn't argue the point too much..
I hear your plight, as I have been there myself...
