Shipping modules

[TheMortician4]

Okay let me see if I can clearly explain what I need to do here.

I have to create separate shipping rates for different items.



Example: (For this I will use T-Shirts);
I use the flat rate shipping for the first item, and need to add an additional .50 for each additional item.

customer purchases 3 T-shirts. The flat rate is 5.25, plus (2 x.50) and should render a total shipping rate of 5.75

For the next category containing ONLY single sticker, button, magnet, or greeting / note cards, my base rate needs to be 1.25 as the base, and .30 for each additional item.

Example: customer orders 1 button and 2 bumper stickers. So the base rate should be 1.25, plus (2 x .30) and render a total shipping rate of 1.85.

Now here is where I got completely lost. Should a customer order:

2 - T-shirts
1 - Bumper Sticker
1 - greeting card

The calculated shipping rate needs to come to:

T-Shirts - 5.25 + .50
Bumper Sticker and greeting card - 1.25 + .30

and show a total shipping charge of 5.75 + 1.55 = 7.30

How would I do this as I got completely lost trying to understand the tables rates, classes etc. Your help is desperately needed.

[stevesh]

I doubt very much if you can do that with the standard Zencart shipping modules. As you mentioned, the big problem with complicated shipping schemes is how to calculate shipping when the cart contains items from more than one group.

My thinking is that many Zenners try (as you seem to be doing) to wrangle every last cent out of shipping charges, when it might be a lot easier to try for an average - lose a little on one order, make a little on another.

That said, you might Google ceon advanced shipping. I haven't used his mod.

[TheMortician4]

I doubt very much if you can do that with the standard Zencart shipping modules. As you mentioned, the big problem with complicated shipping schemes is how to calculate shipping when the cart contains items from more than one group.

My thinking is that many Zenners try (as you seem to be doing) to wrangle every last cent out of shipping charges, when it might be a lot easier to try for an average - lose a little on one order, make a little on another.

That said, you might Google ceon advanced shipping. I haven't used his mod.

What have you heard about it then?

[stevesh]

Zenners who have used it seem to swear by it, and ceon's support seems to be excellent. Maybe someone who has used it will chime in.

[TheMortician4]

Zenners who have used it seem to swear by it, and ceon's support seems to be excellent. Maybe someone who has used it will chime in.

Money really tight right now, do we know of any free mods similar to this one?

I looked at this mod and WOW, this is a sweet mod and would work for me...!!!

[stevesh]

Nothing free that equals that mod I'm aware of. That's probably why he's able to charge for it, I guess. The price seems pretty reasonable, though.