Shipping - General discussion

Hi Fellow Zenners,

Finally made some good progress tonight in setting up my little store!!:clap:

I'm coming to the shipping part and am finding it frustrating in choosing which way to go.:unsure:

Looks like the UPS configuration that comes with the cart is only for US - is there one for Canada?

That being said, I see there's one for Canpar and Cda Post.

However, what's bothering me a lot is shipping costs and all I can say is ouch!

I've been doing some prelim stuff and I found out that to send a package of 5 greeting cards to Europe from Canada via courier is going to cost about 67 dollars - for an item that may cost 25+-.

For a business (mine) that's going to sell a lot of prints, cards, etc can anyone give me any advice on this topic?:lamo:

What do I should I do?

Also you'll notice I put the topic of general discussion at the top - please feel free to add in your stuff if you like too.

I don't think there is a easy way around this .
how dose your business operates ? do you sell products base on specific quantities?

UPS, Canadapost ,etc , will charge you base on your package dimension. if you have set quantity then you can figure the box size ( weight ) and add that to your product listing.

I have one site ( only one ) that only operates as catalogue due to problem with shipping charges.
I couldn't figure any way that i can give reasonable shipping cost to customers if they shop online .

I like to also hear how others charge for shipping .

I have several clients in Canada and they are using Canada Post ~ no complaints about postage fees.

Tina

Thanks to the both of you.

I will be selling prints, and greeting cards mostly.

Haven't thought of other things yet.