ozpost shipping module

[hayden]

it looks like it was coz debug mode was still on... i think its fine now, but its not showing insurance options ?? is this normal

[RodG]

it looks like it was coz debug mode was still on... i think its fine now, but its not showing insurance options ?? is this normal

Insurance will only appear if the items are over $100

Cheers
rod

[hayden]

Insurance will only appear if the items are over $100

Cheers
rod

i take it this is because people dont want to insure something under $100

[RodG]

i take it this is because people dont want to insure something under $100

It's because Australia Post won't offer insurance for anything less.

It is more practical to use registered post instead (which gives up to $100 insurance by default).

Cheers
Rod

[amyleew]

Hi Rod

I'm asking a lot and I may be dreaming but I just have a couple of questions about this mod. My store mainly has small products (craft supplies) and I mainly use pre-paid satchels and tiny padded bags to send my goods. Is there a way that this mod can work on just weight rather than the size of each product too? At the moment I have the weight displaying in the shopping cart then I need the customer to choose <500g or >500g during checkout but it doesn't always work out correct... they see the cheaper price and go with that.

In most cases everything the customer orders will fit in the satchels but I do have 12" x 12" paper that has to go in pizza boxes. Am I dreaming by hoping that if they put the paper in the cart the mod will magically know and charge them the pizza box price instead of the satchel?

I have been thinking this mod over for about 5 months now but every time I get The Castle quotes going over in my head because I think I might be asking too much and it can't be done. "She wants how much? Nah.... tell her she's dreamin'"

[RodG]

Is there a way that this mod can work on just weight rather than the size of each product too?

I would have to ask Why? The entire purpose/point of using product dimensions is to improve accuracy and allow the module to determine whether any given package can be classed as a letter, etc.

With only the weight to go by the module is unable to make this determination.

At the moment I have the weight displaying in the shopping cart then I need the customer to choose <500g or >500g during checkout but it doesn't always work out correct... they see the cheaper price and go with that.

Wouldn't you?

In most cases everything the customer orders will fit in the satchels but I do have 12" x 12" paper that has to go in pizza boxes. Am I dreaming by hoping that if they put the paper in the cart the mod will magically know and charge them the pizza box price instead of the satchel?

Although there is no magic involved, the ozpost module will determine the possible shipping methods based on the both weight and size. It won't show (for example) a 500gm prepaid satchel if the items in the cart weigh over 500gm - Nor will it show them if the items evaluate as being too large to fit.

On the other hand you may have an item that is less than 500gm, that is too large for for the 500gm satchels, but small enough to fit a 3kg satchel, in which case the module will quote for the 3kg satchel as well as regular parcel rates (if enabled).

Cheers
Rod

[thisismywww]

Hi Rod,

First of all, thank you for taking the time to both write and support this module.

I've got the version of your module up and running on a full patched Zen Cart 1.3.8a site which I'm currently testing.

I've been though this thread a couple of times to solve a couple of problems which I first ran into (cURL and when having a blonde moment, the kgs vs gms in regards to weight). However I can't seem to find an answer to my current problem, which I hope you might be able to assist with.

The client I'm setting up this site for wants to sell Gift Certificates. The gift certificate is set up as per the FAQ page, which means that "Always Free Shipping" is set to "No, Normal Shipping Rules", it has 0 weight and 0 for dimensions (for testing purposes, the default dimensions in the ozpost module are set to 1,1,1). Yes, the item price is set to $0, and a drop down (set by attributes) specifices the value.

Now, when the item is in the shopping cart by itself, it's listed as Free Shipping. When there is more than 1 item in the cart, in the testing case a 100gms ball of wool, it's wanting to package it in a 3kgs satchel. The ball of wool by itself in the cart will only require a 500gms satchel.

I've been looking at this problem for most of the afternoon and this evening, however I just can't seem to find the answer, I guess other than suggesting that Gift Certificates be purchased in a separate order by themselves.

I put the module in to debug mode and this is what it put out (yes tare percentage is set to 0%, we've set a 100g ball of wool to weight 105g (back end is configured in kgs, so 105g = 0.105).

1 item:


2 items (one with free shipping):


If you couple please let me know the best way to solve this issue, would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance,

Daniel

[vandiermen]

Hello,

When I add up to 20 balls of wool to the shoppingcart the ozpost is ok; but if I add 30+ balls of wool I get the error
ERROR: 150cm exceeds the Maximum 105cm length allowed. Using AP Flat Rate

Is there any way to get ozpost to calculate multiple parcels if they contain numbers of small items?

E.g.
http://www.bubs2grubsknitting.com.au...x&cPath=44_121

[RodG]

Hello,

When I add up to 20 balls of wool to the shoppingcart the ozpost is ok; but if I add 30+ balls of wool I get the error
ERROR: 150cm exceeds the Maximum 105cm length allowed. Using AP Flat Rate

Is there any way to get ozpost to calculate multiple parcels if they contain numbers of small items?

No.

The older AustPost module *did* attempt the splitting of parcels if they exceeded the weight or size limits imposed by the carrier, but this often caused problems whereby such parcels were 'split' in physically impossible ways. The code needed perform this task reliably is going to take someone with a lot more skills than I have (In fact, this is considered to be 'the holy grail' of shipping modules (other threads cover the issues involved in a lot more detail)

The long term plan is that eventually the ozpost module will support quotes from other carriers (eg, TNT) that will accept the larger/heavier items.

Cheers
Rod

[vandiermen]

Thanks for letting me know.
I understand the problem with sending multiple the figures to aust post server, etc.