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I am using the table rate method to calculate my shipping costs.

 

All items I carry are 1 pound so I am using the table based on weight.

 

1 item (1 lb) is $5.75

 

2 items (2lbs) is $11.50

 

3 items (3lbs) is $9.75 - this is where our discount comes in, and it is an additional $3.25 for every item (pound) after this.

 

The table I am using is as follows: 1:5.75,2:11.50,3:9.75,4:13.00,5:16.25,6:19.50,7:22.75,8:26.00,9:29.25,10:32.50,1

1:35.75,12:39.00,13:42.25,14:45.50,15:48.75,16:52.00,17:55.25,18:58.50,19:61.75,2

0:65

 

I have calculated up to 20 pounds.

 

When someone places an order for 1 item = 1 pound the shipping goes to $9.75

Then another person placed an order for 3 items (3 pounds) and it was $13.00

then a 2 item (2 pound) order shipped for $9.75

 

Is there a problem calculating the table as I have it written? Do I need to begin with a 0 weight?

 

Thanks in advance

Posted

Look in your Admin screen -> Store Configuration -> Shipping/Packaging section. What is your maximum package weight listed as? And how about your package tare weight, and larger packages percentage increase? Those will probably provide a clue as to why shipping isn't being calculated right. (If you post them here I'll try and help you figure it out.)

 

Terry

Terry Kluytmans

 

Contribs Installed: Purchase Without Account (PWA); Big Images, Product Availability, Description in Product Listing, Graphical Infobox, Header Tags Controller, Login Box, Option Type Feature, plus many layout changes & other mods of my own, like:

 

Add order total to checkout_shipment

Add order total to checkout_payment

Add radio buttons at checkout_shipping (for backorder options, etc.)

Duplicate Table Rate Shipping Module

Better Product Review Flow

 

* If at first you don't succeed, find out if there's a prize for the loser. *

Posted

Max package weight is 50

 

Tare weight was set to 3

 

Percentage was set to 10

 

I edited the tare weight to 1, and it now calculates correctly on a 1 pound package, but does not change if I add more items/weight to the order?

 

I'm new to this, so I greatly appreciate your help.

Posted

Hi Philip,

 

I found the tare weight and large package weights really mucked with my shipping costs, so I set both of them to 0 and factored in the packaging with each product directly. Whether that would work for you or not, I'm not sure.

 

 

If you have only calculated up to 20 pounds, with your maximum package weight at 50, I believe any orders with weights over 20 pounds will only be charged the 20 pound rate. You might want to set your maximum weight to 20 pounds to cover that scenario.

 

Do you have a URL where I can look at your shipping and see if I run into problems with it? If you don't want to post it for the world to see, you can send it to me in a PM...

 

Terry

Terry Kluytmans

 

Contribs Installed: Purchase Without Account (PWA); Big Images, Product Availability, Description in Product Listing, Graphical Infobox, Header Tags Controller, Login Box, Option Type Feature, plus many layout changes & other mods of my own, like:

 

Add order total to checkout_shipment

Add order total to checkout_payment

Add radio buttons at checkout_shipping (for backorder options, etc.)

Duplicate Table Rate Shipping Module

Better Product Review Flow

 

* If at first you don't succeed, find out if there's a prize for the loser. *

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