As for the Ramen Noodles, I would question the price of $0.51 for a case of 24. Without being able to check out the rest of the listing, I think the $0.51 is the price per individual packet but the case price is $12.24 which is much more in line with the other pricing. Also with Amazon many times for shipping of non-prime items they list a longer period of time and you receive the item much quicker.

As fast as outrageous shipping prices. Check out Ebay where may items sell cheap but the shipping is excessive. This is done by some seller to avoid paying sellers fees to Ebay since you do not pay a fee on shipping. As always a good buyer has to look at the total price (item plus shipping)to compare apples to apples.