Shipping & Handling

How can places justify shipping and handling charges that they charge??? I hate the mall. Well, I think I've discussed this before. I LOVE the mall. But I cannot go to the mall because I have no self control. When I go to the mall, I need a chaperone-usually Ray or my mother. As a matter of fact, I needed something from the mall the other day and Ray literally drove up, let me out, and waited for me in the car. LOL. I knew if I wasn't out in 15 minutes, he would send the calvary in after me. Anyway, there is a specific item I need from the mall. I need it for this weekend because we are going away and I want it. I don't need it by this weekend, I WANT IT. So instead of ordering it online, I thought I'd save shipping and handling AND I'd get it in time for the weekend. So I called the store, got size needed put on hold, and asked to make sure it was the same price, knowing that was a dumb question but I just wanted to make sure. Do you believe the SAME ITEM is $5 more in the store than it is online-just so they can get their flippin' money for S & H?????? Total bull crap...