Individual Product Shipping Configuration?

We're having trouble trying to figure out how to configure shipping rates for different items, especially as it seems really silly to charge a lot of money for one item that will cost $4, for instance. We're using USPS and UPS. Also, OC 1.50. Here's my partner's question:

Would like to set different shipping rates for different items. The place to set the package parameters is on the actual shipper's module and the same shipping cost is then set for every item. Also, if we want particular items to have free shipping, how do we do that?

Is this possible? Are there any modules that will let us do this?

If your shipping rates for products fit into discrete categories, my Category-Based Shipping extension might work for your set-up. Otherwise, Product-Based Shipping should work.

An interim solution which might work for you for setting up basic individual product shipping costs is:

Using Weight-Based Shipping Plus, you can set the rate to charge $0.01 per 0.01 of your weight unit, then set the product weight to the individual shipping cost. For example, if you wanted to charge $4.00 for an item, you would set its weight to 4.00.

I also have a Product-Based Shipping extension now, based on the code of my Product-Based Fee/Discount extension that I've had out for a while.

Ah good.. Jonathan did it just as I was about to finally get to it Well at least its done now

good stuff Jonathan!

how do you get around to offer customer say:

first item (most expensive freight) full rate

and

any item of any other product half shipping rate (or in percentage shipping discount say 50%, 40% ...so on)?


currently, the extension is offerring discount shipping rate for SAME PRODUCT!

cheers

Qphoria wrote:Ah good.. Jonathan did it just as I was about to finally get to it Well at least its done now

Sorry...I had a lot of requests from people wondering about a comparable shipping extension to the fee/discount one, and why there wasn't anything else available. Didn't mean to step on your toes!

mynemesis wrote:how do you get around to offer customer say:

first item (most expensive freight) full rate
and
any item of any other product half shipping rate (or in percentage shipping discount say 50%, 40% ...so on)?

currently, the extension is offerring discount shipping rate for SAME PRODUCT!

The Multi Rate Calculation for calculating the combination of multiple rates is currently limited to Average, Highest, Lowest, or Sum. To set up a complex combination like you're suggesting, you'd currently need to create a rate for each combination of products. For example, create a rate for Product A, create a rate for Product B, then create a rate for Product A + B, etc.

Obviously, this would take some time if you have a lot of products. I'll put the idea of discounted shipping on my list of features to add in the future.

Johnathan wrote:

Qphoria wrote:Ah good.. Jonathan did it just as I was about to finally get to it Well at least its done now

Sorry...I had a lot of requests from people wondering about a comparable shipping extension to the fee/discount one, and why there wasn't anything else available. Didn't mean to step on your toes!

LOL not at all. I was procrastinating like a bastard on that extension.. i just couldn't decide how I wanted to do it.. so I'm glad its off my back .

Qphoria wrote: LOL not at all. I was procrastinating like a bastard on that extension.. i just couldn't decide how I wanted to do it.. so I'm glad its off my back .

Where can I find that extension?

Follow the link I posted:

Johnathan wrote:I also have a Product-Based Shipping extension now, based on the code of my Product-Based Fee/Discount extension that I've had out for a while.