UPS Weight issue for dvd's

[semaxd]

My problem is that we only ship dvd's, and only use UPS.

The DVD's we ship are 3.2 OZ. each, so it take 5 dvd's to equal 1 pound. Is there a way for me to set up my Zen-cart with the UPS module so that it will calculate the weight.
At this point the module only see 1 LBS increments, so for example, if someone orders 5 dvd's the module charges it at 5 pounds instead of one pound.
I get that UPS has a 1 pound min but is there a formula or something I can use to get this closer to the correct pricing and weight?

I'm in
Zen Cart 1.3.8a Patch: 1::
with SuperOrders 2.0 and UPS Worldship 9.0 Export modules

thanks in advance,
jim

[Ajeh]

3.2 x 5 = 16 oz

However, Zen Cart is using the products_weight in pounds ...

You need to enter the 3.2 oz in relation to pounds ...

3.2 oz = .2 pounds

.2 pounds * 5 = 1 pound

See if using .2 rather than 3.2 works better for you ...

[semaxd]

ok Linda,

i tried to do that and it doesn't seem to see the decimal point.
the price is the same for 3 or .3 - 2 or .2

also the ground price I get in ZC is $10.51 and the price for the same address on our ups word ship is $6.90 both at 1 LBS
is there something im missing or need to update?

[Ajeh]

If you enter the Product Weight as .2 and add 1 to the cart ... how much weight do you see in the checkout_shipping for the shipping methods?

[Ajeh]

Also check your settings in the Configuration ... Shipping/Packaging ... and see what you have set for:
Maximum Weight (default is 50)
Tare Rate (default is 0:3 which is add 3lbs) set to 0:0 for adding no additional weight ...

[semaxd]

Also check your settings in the Configuration ... Shipping/Packaging ... and see what you have set for:
Maximum Weight (default is 50)
Tare Rate (default is 0:3 which is add 3lbs) set to 0:0 for adding no additional weight ...

this was good i set it from another post of yours :)

[semaxd]

If you enter the Product Weight as .2 and add 1 to the cart ... how much weight do you see in the checkout_shipping for the shipping methods?

ya totally lost me on this.. were am i looking for the checkout_shipping if we are talking about in the cart, it doesn't show any weight

[Ajeh]

Sorry, depending on your settings it may or may not show the order weight on the checkout_shipping ... you appear to have this turned off ...

[semaxd]

were do i turn it on at :)

[Ajeh]

Most likely you turned it off in the Configuration ... Shipping/Packaging ...

Display Number of Boxes and Weight Status
Display Shipping Weight and Number of Boxes?

0= off
1= Boxes Only
2= Weight Only
3= Both Boxes and Weight

Personally I like it off too ... but it does help to see the value when testing ...