Re: shipping confusion

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2000


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 33387
interpreted = N
texte = Okay, John. I give. How do I scan the cart for posters? And how do I make sure people can't see the Shipping Tube as a line item in their order? People will start complaining that they didn't order the tube!>Set the UnitShipCost for the posters to be $0 and then scan the cart for >any posters on the page just before you purchase. I would add a new >line item for the Poster Shipping Tube instead of trying to mess with >the shipping. Then if the person bought posters and books, you would >have shipping for books in shipping and the Poster Tube as a seperate >line item. > >John Peacock > >Christopher Mackay wrote: > > > > Hi all, > > > > I'm putting together a simple site and have run into a shipping costs > > quandary. Based on Smith Micro's tiny store example, how can I handle > > the following situation: > > > > we have two types of products: posters and books. There are 4 > > different posters and 1 book for sale. > > > > It costs $5/book for shipping, and shipping the container into which > > we put the posters also costs $5. The thing is, we can get many, many > > posters into that same container for the same $5. How do I keep > > people who order 2 copies of one poster or 3 copies each of three > > different posters from being charged, respectively, $10 and $45 for > > shipping when it should be $5? The way it works now, I would be > > charging people far too much. > > > > On the other hand, since the books are heavier and will be packaged > > individually, the way this setup works now is exactly what I want. > > > > And these seemingly independent setups need to work in one order! > > > > Regards, > > > > Christopher Mackay, Multimedia Developer > > Tantramar Interactive, http://www.tantramar.com/ > > 506/364-1097 cell: 364-7659 fax: 536-2409 > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > > the mailing list . > > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ > >------------------------------------------------------------- >This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . >To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > >Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ Regards,Christopher Mackay, Multimedia Developer Tantramar Interactive, http://www.tantramar.com/ 506/364-1097 cell: 364-7659 fax: 536-2409------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Problem 2 of 2 (was: Shipping Confusion) (Christopher Mackay 2000)
  2. Re: Problem 2 of 2 (was: Shipping Confusion) (Christopher Mackay 2000)
  3. Re: Problem 2 of 2 (was: Shipping Confusion) (Rob Marquardt 2000)
  4. Re: Problem 2 of 2 (was: Shipping Confusion) (John Peacock 2000)
  5. Re: Problem 2 of 2 (was: Shipping Confusion) (John Butler 2000)
  6. Re: Problem 2 of 2 (was: Shipping Confusion) (Christopher Mackay 2000)
  7. Re: Problem 2 of 2 (was: Shipping Confusion) (John Peacock 2000)
  8. Re: Problem 2 of 2 (was: Shipping Confusion) (Christopher Mackay 2000)
  9. Re: Problem 2 of 2 (was: Shipping Confusion) (John Butler 2000)
  10. Problem 2 of 2 (was: Shipping Confusion) (Christopher Mackay 2000)
  11. Re: shipping confusion (Christopher Mackay 2000)
  12. Re: shipping confusion (Bob Sneidar 2000)
  13. Re: shipping confusion (Christopher Mackay 2000)
  14. Re: shipping confusion (John Peacock 2000)
  15. shipping confusion (Christopher Mackay 2000)
Okay, John. I give. How do I scan the cart for posters? And how do I make sure people can't see the Shipping Tube as a line item in their order? People will start complaining that they didn't order the tube!>Set the UnitShipCost for the posters to be $0 and then scan the cart for >any posters on the page just before you purchase. I would add a new >line item for the Poster Shipping Tube instead of trying to mess with >the shipping. Then if the person bought posters and books, you would >have shipping for books in shipping and the Poster Tube as a seperate >line item. > >John Peacock > >Christopher Mackay wrote: > > > > Hi all, > > > > I'm putting together a simple site and have run into a shipping costs > > quandary. Based on Smith Micro's tiny store example, how can I handle > > the following situation: > > > > we have two types of products: posters and books. There are 4 > > different posters and 1 book for sale. > > > > It costs $5/book for shipping, and shipping the container into which > > we put the posters also costs $5. The thing is, we can get many, many > > posters into that same container for the same $5. How do I keep > > people who order 2 copies of one poster or 3 copies each of three > > different posters from being charged, respectively, $10 and $45 for > > shipping when it should be $5? The way it works now, I would be > > charging people far too much. > > > > On the other hand, since the books are heavier and will be packaged > > individually, the way this setup works now is exactly what I want. > > > > And these seemingly independent setups need to work in one order! > > > > Regards, > > > > Christopher Mackay, Multimedia Developer > > Tantramar Interactive, http://www.tantramar.com/ > > 506/364-1097 cell: 364-7659 fax: 536-2409 > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > > the mailing list . > > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ > >------------------------------------------------------------- >This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . >To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > >Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ Regards,Christopher Mackay, Multimedia Developer Tantramar Interactive, http://www.tantramar.com/ 506/364-1097 cell: 364-7659 fax: 536-2409------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ Christopher Mackay

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