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| | | Author: | dmoser22  | | Posted: | Mar 25, 2015 17:23 | | Subject: | Handling Minimum S&H charges in new estimator | | Viewed: | 133 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | | Status: | Open | | Vote: | [Yes|No] | |
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| I currently have a $3.00 minimum charge for S&H. In my terms, I state that S&H
can include up to $1 of additional charges to cover shipping materials. In practice,
on orders where actual postage is above $2.50 or so, I just round up the S&H
charge to some multiple of $0.25. This has been working fine; no complaints
from customers, and I still get packaging and other miscellaneous costs covered
without having to have a minimum buy.
In the new estimator, I can simulate this in a rate table by setting the first
few ounces to $3 and then bumping the amount up as the actual postage rises.
Ideally, though, I'd prefer to have a flat $.50 "other charge", but still
maintain the $3 minimum.
So my table might look like:
______________3 oz___4 oz___5 oz___6 oz___7 oz___8 oz___9 oz ...
_Postage______1.93___2.01___2.09___2.25___2.42___2.59___2.76 ...
___Other______1.07___ .99____ .91___ .75____ .58___ .50____ .50 ...
____Total______3.00___3.00___3.00___3.00___3.00___3.09___3.26 ...
In order to do that, I'd need to be able to set the Other Charge amount along
with the postage for each weight.
Does anyone else see value in that? Is there already a way to do it and I just
missed it?
Thanks,
-djm
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| | | | | Author: | jamesuniverse | | Posted: | Mar 25, 2015 17:26 | | Subject: | Re: Handling Minimum S&H charges in new estimator | | Viewed: | 45 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, dmoser22 writes:
| | I currently have a $3.00 minimum charge for S&H. In my terms, I state that S&H
can include up to $1 of additional charges to cover shipping materials. In practice,
on orders where actual postage is above $2.50 or so, I just round up the S&H
charge to some multiple of $0.25. This has been working fine; no complaints
from customers, and I still get packaging and other miscellaneous costs covered
without having to have a minimum buy.
In the new estimator, I can simulate this in a rate table by setting the first
few ounces to $3 and then bumping the amount up as the actual postage rises.
Ideally, though, I'd prefer to have a flat $.50 "other charge", but still
maintain the $3 minimum.
So my table might look like:
______________3 oz___4 oz___5 oz___6 oz___7 oz___8 oz___9 oz
____Total______3.00___3.00___3.00___3.00___3.00___3.09___3.26
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This is how you should do it 
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In order to do that, I'd need to be able to set the Other Charge amount along
with the postage for each weight.
Does anyone else see value in that? Is there already a way to do it and I just
missed it?
Thanks,
-djm
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| | | | | | | Author: | SasquatchBricks | | Posted: | Mar 25, 2015 17:32 | | Subject: | Re: Handling Minimum S&H charges in new estimator | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, jamesuniverse writes:
| | In Suggestions, dmoser22 writes:
| | I currently have a $3.00 minimum charge for S&H. In my terms, I state that S&H
can include up to $1 of additional charges to cover shipping materials. In practice,
on orders where actual postage is above $2.50 or so, I just round up the S&H
charge to some multiple of $0.25. This has been working fine; no complaints
from customers, and I still get packaging and other miscellaneous costs covered
without having to have a minimum buy.
In the new estimator, I can simulate this in a rate table by setting the first
few ounces to $3 and then bumping the amount up as the actual postage rises.
Ideally, though, I'd prefer to have a flat $.50 "other charge", but still
maintain the $3 minimum.
So my table might look like:
______________3 oz___4 oz___5 oz___6 oz___7 oz___8 oz___9 oz
____Total______3.00___3.00___3.00___3.00___3.00___3.09___3.26
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This is how you should do it
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In order to do that, I'd need to be able to set the Other Charge amount along
with the postage for each weight.
Does anyone else see value in that? Is there already a way to do it and I just
missed it?
Thanks,
-djm
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I agree work it in just like that, the "other" line might turn a potential customer
off. That's fine, you want to have that additional but looks cleaner and
more palatable to a buyer.
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| | | | | | | Author: | dmoser22 | | Posted: | Mar 25, 2015 18:36 | | Subject: | Re: Handling Minimum S&H charges in new estimator | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| In Suggestions, jamesuniverse writes:
| | In Suggestions, dmoser22 writes:
| | I currently have a $3.00 minimum charge for S&H. In my terms, I state that S&H
can include up to $1 of additional charges to cover shipping materials. In practice,
on orders where actual postage is above $2.50 or so, I just round up the S&H
charge to some multiple of $0.25. This has been working fine; no complaints
from customers, and I still get packaging and other miscellaneous costs covered
without having to have a minimum buy.
In the new estimator, I can simulate this in a rate table by setting the first
few ounces to $3 and then bumping the amount up as the actual postage rises.
Ideally, though, I'd prefer to have a flat $.50 "other charge", but still
maintain the $3 minimum.
So my table might look like:
______________3 oz___4 oz___5 oz___6 oz___7 oz___8 oz___9 oz
____Total______3.00___3.00___3.00___3.00___3.00___3.09___3.26
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This is how you should do it
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In order to do that, I'd need to be able to set the Other Charge amount along
with the postage for each weight.
Does anyone else see value in that? Is there already a way to do it and I just
missed it?
Thanks,
-djm
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Yep, that's how I plan to do it. But the way I suggested does have the benefit
of allowing me to more easily see the exact amount I have charged specifically
for postage, which would be useful when doing my bookkeeping and taxes.
-djm
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