2 Shipping Methods at the same time

[timhersh]

Yes, I do know about the master category id, is it ok if it is #3

I will treat the shipping of the other items the same as the candles, flat rate per item.

The thing I am lost on is how to work the flowers in, since the shipping on those will be defined by a zone instead of per item. does this answer your ??

thank you

[Ajeh]

The idea is to make a check on the Item count of the other Products that are NOT Flowers ...

You could check the counts on the Items in the Shopping Cart with something similar to:
global $cart;
$chk_candles_deluxe = $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('master_categories_id','5');
$chk_candles_large = $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('master_categories_id','6');
$chk_candles_standard = $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('master_categories_id','7');

$chk_flowers = $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('master_categories_id','2');

etc. etc. etc.

From those numbers you can do several kinds of calculations ...

Depending on how you do the shipping on the Flowers, the shipping cost can be adjusted based on the counts for the various Categories ...

If all of the Categories will have their own shipping cost based on the Item Count, then those can be factored in to the calculations ...

You really need more information on what you are doing with the Flowers and then look at the individual Categories of Products to see how you want their cost to be managed ...

It comes down to writing the correct calculations based on the content of the shopping cart and how each kind of Product should be treated ...

[timhersh]

Ah, thanks.

That looks complicated.

So there isn't an easy way to make zen cart add two types of shipping together than?

Ideally I would need the flowers to be shipped and priced via the zone method and would need everything else to be priced at $5 per item for shipping.

What php file would I be editing?

thanks

[Ajeh]

If using the Zone Rate zones shipping module, then you would customize the:
/includes/modules/shipping/zones.php

You calculate the rates for the other products in the cart and then add it to the $shipping_cost ...

[timhersh]

Alright, I have the logic figured out now.

I am going to use a module I found in the forum. Zipcode Rates. It allows me to specify the rates based on a zip code.

If is the customers zipcode is one of the possible 20 that the client gave me there shipping fee will be a flat rate....Reason is because all the shipping rate really covers is the gas for the delivery driver (depending on the zip code, ex $5 for one $9 for another (client wont' drive more than 20 miles). In this case we can deliver anything for the flat amount.....it doesn't matter if they get 10 candles and a bouquet of flowers because the delivery driver can bring it with him.

So----that is figured out.

I will setup a per unit shipping module and set it at $5 per item. BUT then I need to be able to count the number of flowers and if there is 1 or more I need to add $15 to the shipping rate. (flowers is a flat $15, no matter how many they get). It would be great if I could specify that amount under or next to the other shipping total, just to break it down to the client (not necessary though).


If I could accomplish this I think it would work....only downside is that everyone in the state that the original zip codes are in will have two shipping options (one of them could be way to cheap).

does this sound correct?

thank you

[timhersh]

Help Please, just need to figure out how to do the above?

thank you