Re: UPS online tools assuming one package per item no matterthe quantity.

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2003


It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = Well, no. It's like:SKU: XYZ QUAN: 5And UPS is assuming that the merchant is sticking all 5 into one box and then shipping it. However, the merchant has to ship each unit of item XYZ separately.- Ben -----Original Message----- From: WebDNA Talk [mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com] On Behalf Of Donovan Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 10:35 AM To: WebDNA Talk Subject: Re: UPS online tools assuming one package per item no matter the quantity. Hi Ben, don't really know the answer but, Is your ordering system entering a single product for each quantity? ex: SKU:XYZ QUAN: 1 SKU:XYZ QUAN: 1 SKU:XYZ QUAN: 1 SKU:XYZ QUAN: 1 SKU:XYZ QUAN: 1 equals 5 totalor is it entering a QUAN 5 of a product ex: SKU:XYZ QUAN: 5 equals 5 total? DonovanP.S. if it is more expensive to ship the same weight of product in separate packages as apposed to one, then UPS is assuming the cheapes way right? Ben Swihart wrote:>If a customer orders 5 of product XYZ, the UPS online tools is assuming>the merchant is packing up all 5 XYZ's into one package. It's more >expensive to ship the same weight of product in separate packages as >opposed to one. > >Has anyone else experienced this? If so, how do you challenge/cancel >the UPS Online Tools assumption that multiple items are not shipped in >one package? > >Regards, >Ben M. Swihart >Technical Director >GoTriCities.Net > > >------------------------------------------------------------- >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://webdna.smithmicro.com/ > > >-- -Donovan Brooke -Administrator of IT / -Assc. Art Director -Creative Services -Epsen Hillmer Graphics-402.342.1169 X297------------------------------------------------------------- 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://webdna.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://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: UPS online tools assuming one package per item no matterthe quantity. (Ben Swihart 2003)
  2. Re: UPS online tools assuming one package per item no matterthe quantity. (Brian Boegershausen 2003)
Well, no. It's like:SKU: XYZ QUAN: 5And UPS is assuming that the merchant is sticking all 5 into one box and then shipping it. However, the merchant has to ship each unit of item XYZ separately.- Ben -----Original Message----- From: WebDNA Talk [mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com] On Behalf Of Donovan Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 10:35 AM To: WebDNA Talk Subject: Re: UPS online tools assuming one package per item no matter the quantity. Hi Ben, don't really know the answer but, Is your ordering system entering a single product for each quantity? ex: SKU:XYZ QUAN: 1 SKU:XYZ QUAN: 1 SKU:XYZ QUAN: 1 SKU:XYZ QUAN: 1 SKU:XYZ QUAN: 1 equals 5 totalor is it entering a QUAN 5 of a product ex: SKU:XYZ QUAN: 5 equals 5 total? DonovanP.S. if it is more expensive to ship the same weight of product in separate packages as apposed to one, then UPS is assuming the cheapes way right? Ben Swihart wrote:>If a customer orders 5 of product XYZ, the UPS online tools is assuming>the merchant is packing up all 5 XYZ's into one package. It's more >expensive to ship the same weight of product in separate packages as >opposed to one. > >Has anyone else experienced this? If so, how do you challenge/cancel >the UPS Online Tools assumption that multiple items are not shipped in >one package? > >Regards, >Ben M. Swihart >Technical Director >GoTriCities.Net > > >------------------------------------------------------------- >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://webdna.smithmicro.com/ > > >-- -Donovan Brooke -Administrator of IT / -Assc. Art Director -Creative Services -Epsen Hillmer Graphics-402.342.1169 X297------------------------------------------------------------- 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://webdna.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://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Ben Swihart

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