Virtual item Plus Ship CD option

[Forum5]

I know it's been posted before but I can find it using "Search".

80% of the customers download the virtual item however some people want the CD in hand for later use or backup.

I have the virtual item down pat. Now I want the customer to have the option to ship a CD in addition to the vertual download.

I want shipping charges to occur on the CD only.

[Ajeh]

This is Special Combo shipping ...

First, make the Product and mark it with the Price but NO weight and mark as:
Always Free Shipping: Special, Product/Download Combo Requires a Shipping Address

Then, you can have on your Option Name:
Media Type

Then, make the Option Values
Option Name: Media Type
Option Value: Download only (or whatever wording)
Default Sort Order: 10

Option Name: Media Type:
Option Value: CD and Download Too!
Default Sort Order: 20

Option Name: Media Type
Option Value: Pick your Favorite! (or what ever)
Default Sort Order: 0


Now add the Attributes to the Product

Option Name: Media Type:
Option Value: CD and Download Too!
Price: 1.50 (or whatever extra charge if there is one)
Weight: 1.75 (or whatever weight should be used for snail mail order)
Add the filename and days and max downloads

Option Name: Media Type
Option Value: Download only (or whatever wording)
Price: 0.00 (The charge is in the Product)
Weight: 0.00 (Their is no weight on downloads)
Add the filename and days and max downloads

Option Name: Media Type
Option Value: Pick your Favorite! (or what ever)
Display Only: YES
Default: YES
(this is so that the customer makes a "proper" choice and not just clicks add to cart without looking)

Now you should be able to order the Product either way ...

[Forum5]

I'll give it a try. Thanks.

[Forum5]

This is Special Combo shipping ...

Then, you can have on your Option Name:
Media Type
...........

Now add the Attributes to the Product
Option Name: Media Type:
Option Value: Pick your Favorite! (or what ever)
Display Only: YES
Default: YES
(this is so that the customer makes a "proper" choice and not just clicks add to cart without looking)

Now you should be able to order the Product either way ...

I changed the text to:
Remove this check and select ONLY ONE of the following options

This insures that something will be checked. This is an abstract way of handling the issue of "Check something". I played with variations of this and could not get anything else to work. You are correct one must have this item selected to make sure the buyer has made a conscious choice of the second or third choice.

Now, lets see if I can sell this concept to the owner. Ha!

Thanks for the help.

[Ajeh]

Thanks for the update on the method you used to manage this ...