Re: International Orders
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1998
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 18423
interpreted = N
texte = There is just one other thing I failed to mention, we do not have the weight of the package entered into our database. Ideally we would like to base it on the total dollar amount for the order. Is this possible?JeffSandra L. Pitner wrote:> >We are accepting international orders on our web site where we sell > >sporting goods. We take quite a few international orders, but we have > >to single out these orders because we cannot apply proper international > >shipping and handling rates to these orders on the fly (like we do for > >US domestic orders). We pull these orders out, calculate shipping > >charges, then contact the customer with an adjusted total for them to > >approve. If they approve, we tack on the total (manually) and process > >the order. > > > >There has got to be a better way. Has anyone out there come up with a > >WebCat solution to this problem? > > > >Thanks! > >Jeff Grady > > > > > > Look at www.musicianstore.com. We charge by weight of package. We > divided up world into regions that share shipping charges/weight. We > also give choice of slow boat, air or express. It works pretty well, we > get lots of international orders. The caveat is the shipping time. > Customs can hold onto packages for a while. > > Good luck. > > Sandy
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There is just one other thing I failed to mention, we do not have the weight of the package entered into our database. Ideally we would like to base it on the total dollar amount for the order. Is this possible?JeffSandra L. Pitner wrote:> >We are accepting international orders on our web site where we sell > >sporting goods. We take quite a few international orders, but we have > >to single out these orders because we cannot apply proper international > >shipping and handling rates to these orders on the fly (like we do for > >US domestic orders). We pull these orders out, calculate shipping > >charges, then contact the customer with an adjusted total for them to > >approve. If they approve, we tack on the total (manually) and process > >the order. > > > >There has got to be a better way. Has anyone out there come up with a > >WebCat solution to this problem? > > > >Thanks! > >Jeff Grady > > > > > > Look at www.musicianstore.com. We charge by weight of package. We > divided up world into regions that share shipping charges/weight. We > also give choice of slow boat, air or express. It works pretty well, we > get lots of international orders. The caveat is the shipping time. > Customs can hold onto packages for a while. > > Good luck. > > Sandy
jgrady@totalsports.net (Jeff Grady)
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