multiple postage discount

[kobra]

it was a small item and it worked out at £3 and only cost me 80p

You will have to determine the costs you require but I will try to outline what needs done for the "table rate" shipping module


Table

1:0.50,5:0.75,10:1.5,15:2.5,20:4.75

Table Method
weight

Handling Fee
Average cost for packaging
£0.25

So to capture shipping for what you stated and I am guessing your costs

Small item 1 ordered and you need £0.75 to ship 1 and it weighs 1 weight unit - - - this includes packaging
From table a weight of 1 will be £0.5 + handling fee of £0.25

small item X 5
From table - 5 units is £0.75 + £0.25 handling fee

For your special item that I take it you have due to how you initially set this up you can give it a weight of say 20 and you want to charge £5.00 to ship it
From table
20 weight units is £4.75 + £0.25 handling fee

You can expand table as you require and alter cost per unit of weight, change product weights to what is required to ship etc

[christianstogether]

ok so hopefully if item 1 which is small
50p postage in total
and for 2 would be 60p
3=70p
and for item 2 bigger things
postage would be
£2.00 in total
and £1 for each extra item
2=£3
3=£4
5=£6

it would read
1:0.10,5:0.50,10:1.0,20:2.0,30:3.0

handling can be done for each item?
or has it got to be the same?
so can i out handling for item 1 @ 40p
and item 2 @ £1

or have i got to put item 2's weight in as 15 so it would work out at £2.90 which is fine

sounds complicated but i suppose once i get used to how it works it'll be easy

what other changes to the admin have i got to make please

[christianstogether]

ok so its worked sort of
apart from when you check out it now gives u 2 options
1 is 'per unit' and that says 'best way' = £2.10

2 is 'table rate' and that says 'best way'=90p
so the table rate is what i want but it seems a funny thing to be called

and how do i get rid of the per unit thing and change the words best way to UK delivery

please

[christianstogether]

its also saying this

WARNING: YOU HAVE DUPLICATE SORT ORDERS WHICH WILL RESULT IN CALCULATION ERRORS
PLEASE CORRECT THESE ISSUES NOW!

[christianstogether]

no it hasn't worked sorry
the postage is 90p no matter what it is or how many

[christianstogether]

i can't figure this out at all
can someone help please

[kobra]

A link to your site

when you check out it now gives u 2 options
1 is 'per unit' and that says 'best way' = £2.10

how do i get rid of the per unit thing and change the words best way to UK delivery

Remove one

Search with the developers tool kit for the text to find the define for it
https://www.zen-cart.com/tutorials/index.php?article=38
https://www.zen-cart.com/tutorials/index.php?article=39

[christianstogether]

www.christianstogether.co.uk/shop

i managed to sort the bestway thing thanks its just the postage issue now

[christianstogether]

i figured out how to remove one so it only gives you the postage option but i still can't figure out how to sort the discount for multiple purchases out

i even used your calculations that you posted and it just came up with everything postage was £1 no matter how many or what
i put the last stuff as weight 10 and tried 15 also but it didn't alter the postage at all

its obviously something simple like i've got a box ticked somewhere
i did wonder if that other changes i made for the dif price postage was to do with it.
but you said in an earlier post leave that as it is

[kobra]

i even used your calculations that you posted and it just came up with everything postage was £1 no matter how many or what

I got this for an order and it incremented as I added items

Shipping £4.70