Problem with USPS Rate API

[tawebworks]

Relevant site:
www.souvenirsofhiltonhead.com

The USPS calculator is showing Parcel Post rates as higher than Priority Mail. Can anyone help?

[Ajeh]

What are your settings in the Configuration ... Shipping/Packaging ...

What are your settings on the USPS shipping module ...

[tawebworks]

Country of Origin United States
Postal Code 29938
Enter the Maximum Package Weight you will ship 50
Package Tare Small to Medium - added percentage:weight 0:0
Larger packages - added packaging percentage:weight 10:0
Display Number of Boxes and Weight Status 3
Order Free Shipping 0 Weight Status 0
Shipping Estimator Display Settings for Shopping Cart 1
Display Order Comments on Admin Invoice 1
Display Order Comments on Admin Packing Slip 1

[Ajeh]

What settings are you using on the USPS module?

What is the Ship to address?

Do you have the current USPS shipping module and have you followed all of the instructions for the May 2008 update?
http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=97461

[tawebworks]

These are my USPS settings:

United States Postal Service

You will need to have registered a Web Tools account with USPS at their website to use this module.

USPS expects you to use pounds as weight measure for your products.

Enable USPS Shipping
True

Enter the USPS Web Tools User ID
XXXXXXX

Which server to use
production

Handling Fee
3.00

Tax Class
--none--

Tax Basis
Shipping

Shipping Zone
--none--

Sort Order
0

All Packages are Machinable
False

USPS Options
Display weight, Display transit time

Domestic Shipping Methods
EXPRESS, PRIORITY, FIRST CLASS, PARCEL

International Shipping Methods
Global Express, Global Express Non-Doc Rect, Global Express Non-Doc Non-Rect, Express Mail Int, Express Mail Int Flat Rate Env, Priority Mail International, Priority Mail Int Flat Rate Env, Priority Mail Int Flat Rate Box, First-Class Mail Int

Debug Mode
Off

Ship to address:
5441 Topping Place
Charlotte, NC 28209

When I add a calendar to my cart (for example), I get Priority Mail at $7.80 and Parcel Post at $11.25. There is a $3 handling fee built in to these prices.

When I check usps.com, I get $4.80 for Priority and $4.55 for Parcel Post. So, my Priority Mail pricing is correct. But I can't figure out where the $8.25 for Parcel Post ($11.25-$3.00) is coming from.

Further, I have not yet installed the International patch, but would that really have an impact on my domestic shipping rates?

[Ajeh]

And if you change this to True:

All Packages are Machinable
False

[tawebworks]

That was IT!
THANKS!!!

[Ajeh]

Thanks for the update that setting your USPS Shipping to being machinable, the cheaper method of shipping of man vs machine, was the solution for you ...

NOTE: there are rules for this, by USPS ... talk to them about their rules ...