Different shipping per item (not based on weight)

[stevelucky]

Most of my items have free shipping in the US and a $2.99 flat rate outside the US. I'm adding some new items that will have a $4.95 shipping cost in the US and an $8.95 cost outside the US. I've got my 2 zones setup, but I can't figure out how to make certain items have the old pricing structure, while others will have the new, higher rate.

Any thoughts?

[stevelucky]

I should probably mention that those rates are per order, not per item. So if somebody orders 3 items that are all part of the new pricing structure, they'll only pay a total of $4.95 US and $8.95 international, not that amount for each item.

[Ajeh]

How are you marking the Products that are Free Shipping Products vs Products that have a charge?

What determines the difference between a Product with $2.99 and a Product with $4.95?

What happens if both a Product that should be $4.95 is in the cart with a Product that should be $2.99?

[stevelucky]

Products that have free shipping are only free in the US. Outside the US they are $2.99.

To simplify:

There are 2 levels of products (these products will be scattered throughout the store, not in their own categories), we'll call them Level 1 and Level 2. Level 1 products are free shipping in the US and $2.99 outside, regardless of the number of items. If a customer outside the US orders eight level 1 items, they still will only pay $2.99. Level 2 items are $4.95 in the US and $8.95 outside, once again, regardless of the number of items ordered. I'd like the final shipping price to be the highest price available. If a person outside the US orders a Level 1 item AND a Level 2 item, their final shipping will be $8.95. It shouldn't combine with the shipping from the Level 1 item. Does that make sense?

[Ajeh]

So you have Products that are:

Level 1 Products:
Free Shipping US Only

Non-US Flat Rate $2.99 - regardless of quantity


Level 2 Products:
US Flat Rate $4.95 - regardless of quantity

Non-US Flat Rate $8.95 - regardless of quantity


If Level 1 and 2 Products are in the same order:
US Flat Rate $4.95 - regardless of the quantity

Non-US Flat Rate $8.95 - regardless of the quantity



You could use the Product Weight and set it to:
Level 1 Products: 2.99
Level 2 Products: 8.95


Now, based on these values, you can count how many of each type of Product is in the cart ...

Based on the totals for each Product Level, you can then calculate the shipping to charge based on the shipping address being US or Non-US ...

Example, to check for how many Products are in the cart with a weight of 2.99 and 8.99 would be:

global cart;
$chk_level_1 = $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('products_weight', '2.99');
$chk_level_2 = $_SESSION['cart']->in_cart_check('products_weight', '8.95');