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| | | Author: | emperor61  | | Posted: | Jun 2, 2022 10:23 | | Subject: | Instant check-out - adding package weight | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| Hi
Finally changing to instant checkout but unclear on one thing - how do I add/adjust
the weight of an order to include the packaging weight? For example, if there
are two weight thresholds, say, £1 for 100g or less and £2 for 101g to 250g,
how do I factor in say 20g for packaging so if a buyer orders 85g of parts it
will bill them for £2 packaging not the £1 level?
Thanks, and sorry if that was a bit long-winded but it's confusing me.
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| | | | | Author: | 1271moggy | | Posted: | Jun 2, 2022 11:08 | | Subject: | Re: Instant check-out - adding package weight | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, emperor61 writes:
| | Hi
Finally changing to instant checkout but unclear on one thing - how do I add/adjust
the weight of an order to include the packaging weight? For example, if there
are two weight thresholds, say, £1 for 100g or less and £2 for 101g to 250g,
how do I factor in say 20g for packaging so if a buyer orders 85g of parts it
will bill them for £2 packaging not the £1 level?
Thanks, and sorry if that was a bit long-winded but it's confusing me.
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It confused me when I was setting up instant checkout.
Basically in order to fit Royal Mail's weight bands so customers are not
overcharged on postage, you need to reduce your weight limits so that
when packaging is added it fits to the right band.
So taking your example of 85g plus 20g packaging, your weight band should read
1-80gm - £1
81gm - 230gm - £2. And so on.
Feel free to have a look at my terms page for my shipping chart. Have had no
problems since setting it up. Hope this helps.
Linda
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| | | | | | | Author: | peregrinator | | Posted: | Jun 2, 2022 11:11 | | Subject: | Re: Instant check-out - adding package weight | | Viewed: | 30 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, 1271moggy writes:
| | Basically in order to fit Royal Mail's weight bands so customers are not
overcharged on postage, you need to reduce your weight limits so that
when packaging is added it fits to the right band.
So taking your example of 85g plus 20g packaging, your weight band should read
1-80gm - £1
81gm - 230gm - £2. And so on.
Feel free to have a look at my terms page for my shipping chart. Have had no
problems since setting it up. Hope this helps.
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You can also add a fixed weight plus a margin. For example, I add 0.5 oz (about
14g) to every package plus 10% of the weight of the items. 85g would then come
to 108g after those adjustments. That way I can keep the bands as the courier
(in my case USPS) defines them.
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| | | | | Author: | WhiteHorseMatt | | Posted: | Jun 2, 2022 12:07 | | Subject: | Re: Instant check-out - adding package weight | | Viewed: | 24 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, emperor61 writes:
| | Hi
Finally changing to instant checkout but unclear on one thing - how do I add/adjust
the weight of an order to include the packaging weight? For example, if there
are two weight thresholds, say, £1 for 100g or less and £2 for 101g to 250g,
how do I factor in say 20g for packaging so if a buyer orders 85g of parts it
will bill them for £2 packaging not the £1 level?
Thanks, and sorry if that was a bit long-winded but it's confusing me.
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Go into settings and then shipping. Select the shipping method then scroll down
a bit. You can see the weight/cost bands in a table, called Destination and
Base Rate.
You can change the maximum limits for each band, so instead of 0-100g costs X
and 100-250g costs Y, I have 0-75g costs X, and 75-210g costs Y.
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