[ic] understanding shipping->custom

Sun Dec 16 04:26:00 2001

The custom shipping screne is totally self explanitory. If can't do what you
want... Becuase is it based on cart totals... Either total number of items,
total weight, or order sub-total... Also it assigns shipping methods to
counties...

However you could define the weight of each item to be either 2 or 5...

Then define the shipping to be based on weight...

Then for the shipping definition use the total weight x 1 to = the shipping your
cost.

John

Quoting chad townsend <chad@hq.mycity.com>:

> 
> it's actually more complicated than that, but if someone could explain
> to me how to use the custom
> shipping located in the admin gui under shipping - i'm sure i'll be set.
> 
> thanks,
> 
> ./chad&
> 
> chad townsend wrote:
> > 
> > it's one of those situations where the 'product' is free and the
> shipping is only 2.00 for each
> > product shipped.  i know i'm probably making this harder than it is
> but the below formula pretty
> > much sums it up.  i'm sure i'll bang my head against a wall when i see
> how simple this is.
> > 
> > > ct>>  2.00 x # of items ordered from product group #1 anywhere in
> the usa
> > > ct>>+ 5.00 x # of items ordered from product group #2 anywhere in
> the usa
> > > ct>>------
> > > ct>>$nn.nn = total shipping cost
> > 
> > i can't just add 2.00 to the cost of the product, since the cost is
> free - i was just trying to use
> > the provided shipping tool to accomplish this - and from fooling with
> it, it seems i could easily
> > accomplish this with the custom method, but i'm not quite sure how it
> works.
> > 
> > ./chad&
> > 
> > Jim Balcom wrote:
> > >
> > > On Sat, 15 Dec 2001, chad townsend wrote:
> > >
> > > ct>>i'm running interchange-4.8.2 on linux using the foundation
> template.  can someone please point me
> > > ct>>in the right direction on how to use the custom shipping located
> in the admin gui.  here's how my
> > > ct>>custom formula would look:
> > > ct>>
> > > ct>>  2.00 x # of items ordered from product group #1
> > > ct>>+ 5.00 x # of items ordered from product group #2
> > > ct>>------
> > > ct>>$nn.nn = total shipping cost
> > > ct>>
> > >
> > > Please humor me for a moment.
> > >
> > > Zone-based shipping is one of the strong points of IC. It works
> right out of
> > > the box, you only need to change a couple of things here and there -
> like
> > > the originating zip code and getting a new zone table for your area.
> Making
> > > it work with the 'out-of-the-box' data and configuration is simple.
> > >
> > > FedEx, UPS and Priority Mail all charge by the weight of the package
> times
> > > the distance that it has to go. Your cost to ship is going to vary
> on each
> > > order.
> > >
> > > I recognize that there might be some unique situations where zone
> based
> > > shipping is not practical, but I've not heard of them. Would you
> please
> > > explain the situation to me?
> > >
> > > Once I learn your particular goals, I may be able to suggest some
> easier
> > > ways to meet your needs.
> > >
> > > And, from what I am reading up above, just increase the prices in
> group 1 by
> > > $2.00 and the price for each item in group 2 by $5.00 and brag about
> giving
> > > them free shipping!
> > >
> > > But, being an old man I get confoozled easily.
> > >
> > > -= Jim =-
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