Quantity Discounts for 1.3

[swguy]

If you have custom category discounts, you can't just use the default marketing text; you need to write additional code.

Scott

[bunnyrific]

I have a similar issue -- but using the Table Rates instead....

Has anyone else been able to come up with a solution -- so that shipping rates are calculated based on the total AFTER discounts applied?

I am using the quantity discount contribution to apply discounts to my products based on the total quantity of items purchased. (i.e. currency per item/total items in cart.) And I am also using the Discount Preview Module.

I am setting up my store and at the moment only have the Zone Rate Shipping Module activated. I have set up 3 Zones. One for US, one for Canada, and one for the rest. The zones are set to calculate different shipping rates based solely on the price of the order.

Zone 1 shows: 19.99:2.50,10000:0.00
Zone 2 shows: 24.99:3.00,10000:0.00
Zone 3 shows: 13.50:4.00, 24.00:5.00, 37.50:7.00, 45:9.00, 70:11.00,99.99:12.00,10000:0.00

What happens is that the shipping cost is being calculated as if there was no discount.

For example, if the total cost before the discount for a UK customer is $30...but after the discount the total cost is $23, the customer is being charge $7.00 shipping instead of $5 shipping.

Is there a way to correct this?

[supersnow]

If you have custom category discounts, you can't just use the default marketing text; you need to write additional code.

Scott

I know that; I already have the custom text in the additional code. I am not having problems with the marketing text.

What I am taking about the fact that if the url to get to a product is /index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=22&products_id=15

And category 22 has a custom discount of 25% and it shows the marketing text of 25%.
But if somehow a customer goes to the product as /index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=60&products_id=15

when 60 is a non existing category the default marketing text shows instead of the customer marketing text that I have set. So the customer thinks they can get a higher percentage.

The reason I am asking is because a customer did this and thought he was going to get 50% off when the actual category should only get 25% off. The customer sent me screenshots and it showed a non existent catid in the url.

[swguy]

But if somehow a customer goes to the product as /index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=60&products_id=15

when 60 is a non existing category the default marketing text shows instead of the customer marketing text that I have set. So the customer thinks they can get a higher percentage.

Sounds like $current_category_id may not be the master category id of the product in question; perhaps the product was linked at one time, perhaps the customer is just diddling the URL for fun. Who knows. In any event, if this is happening, you will need to query the category id manually instead of relying on $current_category_id. My Zen Cart Category Issues page discusses how to get this value.

http://www.thatsoftwareguy.com/zenca...issues.html#mt

[swguy]

The bulleted list of tips following the documentation on adding Marketing Text to Quantity Discounts

http://www.thatsoftwareguy.com/zenca...html#marketing

Has also been updated to discuss this issue and cross reference the resolution.

It's funny - this code has been in place for several years with no complaints, and in the last 2 weeks I've gotten two questions about this - the other was from Better Together.

[supersnow]

The bulleted list of tips following the documentation on adding Marketing Text to Quantity Discounts

http://www.thatsoftwareguy.com/zenca...html#marketing

Has also been updated to discuss this issue and cross reference the resolution.

It's funny - this code has been in place for several years with no complaints, and in the last 2 weeks I've gotten two questions about this - the other was from Better Together.

Thanks for the help. I do believe it was a customer playing around with the category id but you never know. Your solution worked and hopefully it will not be an issue any further.

[nicecarvings]

I really want to try this mod. Trouble is I have no clue how to even install mods to zencart!

Anybody know where I should be looking to get help installing a mod like this one?

Thanks!

[swguy]

I wrote a very simple "introduction to installing my mods for rookies" page here:

http://www.thatsoftwareguy.com/zencart_install_mod.html

If this doesn't make sense to you, put an ad in Commercial Help Wanted to get someone who can walk you through doing this on the phone. It's only confusing the first time you do it.

Scott

[nicecarvings]

I wrote a very simple "introduction to installing my mods for rookies" page here:

http://www.thatsoftwareguy.com/zencart_install_mod.html

If this doesn't make sense to you, put an ad in Commercial Help Wanted to get someone who can walk you through doing this on the phone. It's only confusing the first time you do it.

Scott

Awesome, installed in working in less than 10 minutes with your tutorial! Appreciate that. If I make some sales i will try and donate!

[nicecarvings]

Is there a way to have the discount figured immediately upon placing the quantity items in the cart? This is an awesome mod BTW!