USPS Shipping Module by MarcoB - RateV4, IntlRateV2 - Support Thread

[RixStix]

By some chance, do you have a 25 pound limit on your max package size that you will ship

Configuration=>Shipping/Packaging=>Enter the max package weight that you will ship: 25

That might be affecting the USPS calculations which is separate from the USPS module?

[ideasgirl]

By some chance, do you have a 25 pound limit on your max package size that you will ship

BINGO! But I changed it to 70 and now doesn't calculate anything. I tried 30 as well but continues giving same result. So how I'm supposed to make all the changes there to make it work (it was working perfectly with Marco's module).

Linda, I will if necessary now that I noticed this issue is because of the max package was the issue. The problem of showing the total weight continues being a problem even I have it unchecked on the configuration. I strongly believe this is a db issue (but I'm not programmer)

[RixStix]

I know that Linda is the USPS guru but

Which filtering option of Marco's module were you using? Weight or Volume?

We were using the volume filtering extensively and it was sometimes tricky when using the 6th - 11th digits to the right of the decimal. We abandoned the Marco version for the J5 version last Sunday and had to make a few changes to our product weights and also the weight limits on the packages in an attempt to find a balance that we could live with and we're still tweaking things.

[ideasgirl]

I know that Linda is the USPS guru but

Which filtering option of Marco's module were you using? Weight or Volume?

We were using the volume filtering extensively and it was sometimes tricky when using the 6th - 11th digits to the right of the decimal. We abandoned the Marco version for the J5 version last Sunday and had to make a few changes to our product weights and also the weight limits on the packages in an attempt to find a balance that we could live with and we're still tweaking things.

If my mind doesn't trick me I was using weight. But I use it in a "dummy" weight because I will be using usually F/R box for all the shipping. Just for an example:
-All the solitaires and earrings are going to be free shipping but not the rest of the jewelry, so I use 1Lb. for all jewelry and the ones with free shipping, I mark them free shipping. I put a limit of 5# for the small box because they will fit in a small box and anyways anything more than $99 will be free shipping.
-So next 6# I have wallets, perfumes, which will fit without problem up to 3 in a medium box, so there's the max of 18#.
-Then I mark sandals and messenger bags as 10# because they will fit in a medium box but only 1, so any 2 of those will go to next level.
-Finally we have the large box for the bags and wedges. To those items I give a 20# to each.

Thanks for helping.

[RixStix]

Try these weights in your USPS settings

Small FlatRate 0 - 5 pounds
Med FlatRate 0 - 19 pounds
LG FlatRate 0- 30 pounds

and see if it helps.

If someone purchases a wallet and/or perfumes, the SmFR should be removed from the choices
If someone purchase a 1 messenger bags, the small should be removed from choices.
If someone purchases 2 messenger bags, the small and med should be removed from the choices.
If someone purchases wedge, small and med should be removed from choices.

You are using logic similar to what we have been using for volume filtering. We can get 5 widgets into a SmFR, 7 widgets into a LG video and 9 or more widgets into a Med FR, so our volume for the widgets was 13 cubic inches which is set into digits 6-11 of the weight field.

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[ideasgirl]

Thanks for all the help RixStix...

Here are the result of my test based on your settings. At least we are getting somewhere...

If I do your settings they come as you say UNTIL I do 2 items of same product (very unlikely to happen but it had already). If I put in the cart 1 messenger bag and 2 sandals, I get:

United States Postal Service (Priority Mail™ Medium Flat Rate Box $24.70
United States Postal Service (Priority Mail™ Large Flat Rate Box $33.70
United States Postal Service (Priority Mail™ $36.30

So of course people will choose $24.70 and I will be short because I have to use 3 medium boxes (not 2). And even if they choose $33.70 I will be short.

At lease Priority is now coming up.

Do you think this has to do anything with the settings of boxes and pounds on Shipping/Packaging?

[RixStix]

Glad you have shipping choices being displayed. That's a step in the right direction.

Our shipping/packaging is default zencart setup except we have a tare on small packages of 0.1 pound.

I'd check the individual product weights just to be sure they are 10 pounds as you say.

I just tried an example in our store where:
My settings are
smFR 0-1.4 pounds
MdFR 0-7 pounds
LgFR 0-70 pounds

Product that fits into a MdFR = 4 pounds. Add one to cart & all ok. Change qty to 2 which would be 8 pounds and the MdFr is no longer an option.

My guess is that the product weights might need to be tweaked for the most commonly used combinations. Since changing from Marco to J5, I'm still tweaking some product weights to cause the smaller box to be removed.

Have you looked at any of the Regional Size boxes to see if you can add them to the selection mix. A RegionalA is a bit smaller than a Med FR and shipping cost is between small and med FR. Just a suggestion to give you a few more size options.

How would you ship a bag and 2 sandals? You can lower the LG FR max limit down so it will also be removed if that combination is used.

Since I have never had to consider multiple boxes being used in a single order, Linda or someone would have to enlighten us on how that is handled but I'd guess that's where edits to the SHIPPING/PACKAGING would come into play.