OK. So I have a conundrum. Up until this point, our Zen Cart installation was based on table rate as the only option. The table rates were all skewed way too low, and required a loss on our part for shipping costs. I have remedied that by enabling the USPS shipping module and charging exact rates for packages based on weight and zones from the USPS webtools connection. Seems to work fine.
Now throw the Flat Rate Box in the mix. How would one manage to determine whether it's best to ship out flat rate or not using zen cart?
Here's an example. We ship out cloth diapers. A 12 pack of them basically fills a flat rate box (with very little room left), which saves the customer, since assuming we're shipping to Delaware from Florida, it would cost the customer 9.80 using the USPS rates, or 8.10 using the flat rate box. However, there are some items that may not fit in the flat rate box at all (seeing as how diapers can be light but full of "stuffing").
Any one have any suggestions as to how to handle this, without soaking the customer (in other words, we want to charge shipping without a handling fee, and to go the best way)
I have looked into UPS, but we don't have a strict rate quote from them yet based on our business volume. The standard rates may end up more expensive from them.
Thanks for any replies and help is appreciated.
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