Need help with per unit shipping option

[cpk]

I am a bit stumped on how to configure the shipping for my client's site. He has several products that are drop shipped from his manufacturers/suppliers. In all cases his items are shipped UPS ground so we have set the shipping to be a set price per unit. This is fine for single item purchases. However, he has books and videos relating to his main product line that he sells and the shipping cost is different if you are purchasing more than one of these items. For example:

1 video - shipping $3.00
2 videos - 1st video $3.00, second video $1.00 (total: $4.00)
3 videos - 1st $3.00, 2nd $1.00, 3rd $1.00 (total: $5.00)
etc...

Currently, I have set the cart to use the Per Unit shipping module but I don't know how I would accomplish the variable shipping price for multiple items. Is there another way I might accomplish this?

Thanks,

cpk

[Ajeh]

Per item ...

Handling is 2.00
Per item is 1.00

1st is $3.00
2nd makes it $4.00
3rd makes it $5.00

[cpk]

Brilliant! I wish I thought of that.

How do I go about setting up handling and would ZC apply tax to handling in a taxable zone?

cpk

[Ajeh]

You would go to Modules ... Shipping ... and edit the Item shipping settings ...

[cpk]

sorry about that last one. I should have figured it out.

I have now set the handling but do not understand how to set the Tare on the per unit module. It indicates that the max should be high e.g 5000.00 and adjust the settings on the small and large packages. I get that the maximum is equivalent to the maximum I can charge for shipping as indicated by the amount put in the product weight text field.

What I don't understand is how the Package Tare small to medium and Larger packages ratios should be set and how they would reflect on the per unit price. Don't these refer to the amount of weight added by packaging? If so, are they ignored by the Per Unit shipping module or do they serve to alter that amount in a different way?

Thanks,

cpk

[Ajeh]

Per Unit can use the Tare but it is used based on the "weight" being the "cost" so it is a little harder to work with ... but the same idea where XX cost is used to figure in a factor for shipping ...

Usually, Per Unit would not be using the Tare at all as this does not have a strong relavance to shipping costs based on cost ...