UPS Weight issue for dvd's

My problem is that we only ship dvd's, and only use UPS.

The DVD's we ship are 3.2 OZ. each, so it take 5 dvd's to equal 1 pound. Is there a way for me to set up my Zen-cart with the UPS module so that it will calculate the weight.
At this point the module only see 1 LBS increments, so for example, if someone orders 5 dvd's the module charges it at 5 pounds instead of one pound.
I get that UPS has a 1 pound min but is there a formula or something I can use to get this closer to the correct pricing and weight?

I'm in
Zen Cart 1.3.8a Patch: 1::
with SuperOrders 2.0 and UPS Worldship 9.0 Export modules

thanks in advance,
jim

3.2 x 5 = 16 oz

However, Zen Cart is using the products_weight in pounds ...

You need to enter the 3.2 oz in relation to pounds ...

3.2 oz = .2 pounds

.2 pounds * 5 = 1 pound

See if using .2 rather than 3.2 works better for you ... :smile:

ok Linda,

i tried to do that and it doesn't seem to see the decimal point.
the price is the same for 3 or .3 - 2 or .2

also the ground price I get in ZC is $10.51 and the price for the same address on our ups word ship is $6.90 both at 1 LBS
is there something im missing or need to update?

If you enter the Product Weight as .2 and add 1 to the cart ... how much weight do you see in the checkout_shipping for the shipping methods?

Also check your settings in the Configuration ... Shipping/Packaging ... and see what you have set for:
Maximum Weight (default is 50)
Tare Rate (default is 0:3 which is add 3lbs) set to 0:0 for adding no additional weight ...

Ajeh:

Also check your settings in the Configuration ... Shipping/Packaging ... and see what you have set for:
Maximum Weight (default is 50)
Tare Rate (default is 0:3 which is add 3lbs) set to 0:0 for adding no additional weight ...

this was good i set it from another post of yours :)

Ajeh:

If you enter the Product Weight as .2 and add 1 to the cart ... how much weight do you see in the checkout_shipping for the shipping methods?

ya totally lost me on this.. were am i looking for the checkout_shipping if we are talking about in the cart, it doesn't show any weight

Sorry, depending on your settings it may or may not show the order weight on the checkout_shipping ... you appear to have this turned off ...

were do i turn it on at :)

Most likely you turned it off in the Configuration ... Shipping/Packaging ...

Display Number of Boxes and Weight Status
Display Shipping Weight and Number of Boxes?

0= off
1= Boxes Only
2= Weight Only
3= Both Boxes and Weight

Personally I like it off too ... but it does help to see the value when testing ...

**ok its back on for testing

heres the checkout_shipping with one product**

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and heres the checkout_shipping with 5 products equaling 1 pound.. but the price is the same and still almost $5 more than it
should be.**

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what should i do next Zen master :)**

so it looks like the price is $3.82 higher than UPS currently charges for all air shipping, and 3.43 higher for ground.

These amounts are consistent with any poundage i tried a few combos and the amount doesn't change

ok i found the price diff it was under:
Larger packages - added packaging percentage:weight
it was set to 10% + 0lbs 10:0 changed it to 0

whooo hooo thanks for your help Linda your the best!!!

First ... check your Maximum Weight and change that to 50

Next, set both Tare to 0:0

0 may work, but the correct setting is 0:0 to not add extra weight ...