Per Item shipping for 1 category

[bigandrew]

I've looked the past few days, I don't see exactly what I'm looking for. I want to offer flat rate shipping, per item, for just 1 category.

Example: All Operation Homebrew beer kits ship for just 5.99 each!! Choose 1 kit, it ships for 5.99; choose 2 kits, they ship for 11.98...

I'm certain all I have to do is add a few lines of code to the per item shipping module...just need a little help on that code. Again, this would apply to all items under a category.

Thanks!!

Andrew

[Ajeh]

What Shipping Module(s) are you using for all other Products that are not in this 1 Category?

[bigandrew]

Hello Ajeh,

I've enjoyed reading your helpful responses to others. Thanks for the quick reply!

I'm using the following shipping modules:

UPS
USPS
Freeshipper
Storepickup

Andrew

[Ajeh]

How is the freeshipper being used? Is this for Products that are marked as Always Free Shipping or is this for Products with 0 weight?

[bigandrew]

Just for our Gift Cards - so products marked as "Always Free Shipping".

[Ajeh]

Are your Gift Cards actually the Gift Certificates? That once purchased, a customer can then send all or part of their GV Balance to another person?

These are setup as Products with the Model starting with:
GIFT

and anything after that can be used ...

If so, these are do not need to be marked as Always Free Shipping, just set them up as a Virtual Product and have the Module start with, in caps:
GIFT

I'd like to clarify this and have them working right before we go on to make changes for these Products that have a special shipping rate ...

[bigandrew]

No, these gift cards are plastic cards we program in the store with our card reader, have our logo on them and stuff. I haven't really given much thought to doing the gift card option that's built into the zen cart....

[Ajeh]

Do any of your other Products use the Always Free Shipping?

Do you have any other Product that uses a 0 weight?

[bigandrew]

No and No.

[Ajeh]

Check that your setting in Configuration ... Shipping/Packaging ... is set to 0:

Order Free Shipping 0 Weight Status
If there is no weight to the order, does the order have Free Shipping?
0= no
1= yes

What is the master_categories_id for the Products that you need to have the Per Item charge on?