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Just use the highest shipping price in the order?

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Spoondog
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Just use the highest shipping price in the order?

Hello,

Each product in my database has a shipping price entered. Small items are $6.50 shipping but some larger items are $13.00 shipping.

I want to make the total shipping cost equal the "highest" of the individual shipping prices in the order, regardless of quantities.

If someone has an order with multiple small items, the total shipping for the order should be $6.50.
If someone has an order with a small item and a large item, the total shipping should be $13.00.

...and I'm just not sure what custom shipping logic code to use for this. Maybe I'm missing something obvious... Any help greatly appreciated!

Wed Mar 25, 09 7:55 pm

scottcrew
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Sounds like a strange way of calculating your shipping...
What happens if they order 12 of a large item????
You need to think through your shipping in the event of large amounts of small items or large items being sold... You might think it won't ever happen, but trust me, it may very well do that one day.

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Thu Mar 26, 09 7:52 am

Spoondog
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Basically it's a sports store - small items that can go in the standard post will be $3.00 shipping. Standard courier up to shoebox size is $6.50. Larger items e.g. cricket pads would be $13.00.

The way I figure it, there is no good way of estimating how much their shipping will be when they order multiple items e.g. if someone orders a can of four tennis balls, it will cost them $6.50 - if they order four cans of tennis balls, it will still only cost them $6.50. On the other hand, if they order one pair of shoes it will be $6.50 - if they order two pairs, it will be $13.00... there are so many possible combinations.

... so my thinking is just bite the bullet and calculate for the most common case (they are buying one or two items). Then, if their order does happen to be one of the larger ones, they get an email that explains the extra shipping they must pay (all our orders are by internet banking or cheque in the post). I guess it would help if I could detect multiple items in the order, and display a bold message "Note: Because your order has multiple items, there is a possibility that extra shipping may be required to cover the courier cost. We will notify you if this is the case".

Thu Mar 26, 09 12:38 pm

Spoondog
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Actually this may be a slightly better idea...

Because weight isn't really an issue with most things we sell, I was thinking I could just use the SBW system to kind of "hack" it - Basically give them a weight that translates to the "volume" of the item.

e.g. Use a weight of "10" to represent the volume of a shoe box. Then:

A can of tennis balls takes up approximately 1/5 of the volume of a shoebox, so give it a weight of 2.
A pair of shoes... is a shoebox, so give it a weight of 10.
A pocket knife maybe 1/50 of the volume of a shoebox, so give it a weight of 0.2.

Then, in the shipping logic, something like:

if total weight < 0.5 then shipping cost = $3.00
if total weight 0.6-10 then shipping cost = $6.50
if total weight > 10 then shipping cost = $13.00

What do you think?

Thu Mar 26, 09 1:19 pm

scottcrew
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That would probably be a better scenario...

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Thu Mar 26, 09 1:45 pm

Spoondog
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Thanks for the replies. I'll try the second option Smile

Thu Mar 26, 09 2:10 pm

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