Any way to set minimum weight for shipping purposes?

We have some items that are pretty light weight and inexpensive yet too large to fit in an envelop. We have had occasions where a customer makes a $10 purchase (which yields a $3 profit) and calculates out to $2 for shipping. Say our actual shipping cost is $6; and we have just lost money.

If we could force the cart to set a minimum shipping weight of 1lb, we could probably minimize the instances were we lose money in this way.

We cant simply increase the listed weight on these light items, because if they were to buy in any quantity, the costs would quickly get out of hand.

Can this be done?

What shipping modules are you using? :unsure:

We are using UPS, USPS & zones, in addition to freeshipper & store pickup.

Zen cart 1.3.9h

You could try editing the shopping_cart.php class file and changing the function show_weight to read:

  function show_weight() {
    $this->calculate();
    if ($this->weight < 1) {
      return 1;
    } else {
      return $this->weight;
    }
  }

and see how this works for you ...

Would adding 1 pound to the tare weight do the same thing across the board?

No, that would add 1lb regardless of the weight ...

Brilliant. Looks like its the fix I was looking for.
Thanks!

TNX Linda

I've just learned something new for today :smile:

johnny roastbeef, thanks for the update that this is now working ... :smile:

RixStix ... glad to help teach you something new today ... :cool:

Can this type of solution be implemented if I wanted to have a minimum number of products per order? For instance, I have Products A, B, and C. I do not want a shopper to be able to just order one product A... but they can order two A's, and A and a B, etc. Basically, as long as they order two units, I would be happy.

Is that possible?

Thanks!

There is an add on for minimum order based on amount ... you could probably adapt it to be minimum quantity ...