Jebi Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Hi folks, I'm working on a new Prestashop to start an online supermarket and maybe somebody know one way to solve this. I have several categories, one of them is for frozen food and all the orders with products of this category need a special box to keep the temperature. The number of these boxes it will depends on the size of the products inside. It means for example, I need a frozen box for every 9 items so if somebody orders between 19 and 27 items we will need 3 boxes. I was wondering maybe the additional shipping cost can solve this, but it doesn't. Furthermore I won't be the first supermarket on Prestashop with this problem so I'm sure there should be any solution. Thank you, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulito Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Good morning If you gave all your products the same weight: 1 to 9 = £1 10 to 18 = £2 19 to 27 = £3 Does this make sense Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjamin utterback Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Hi Paul, I agree. In your Shipping>Shipping make sure that you Billing is "According to total weight". Next you can add the same weight for each product (for example 1 lb/kg). Now, when you go to Shipping>Weight Ranges you can set up the different ranges and fee's to cover the cost. You also need to make sure that you fill out the Price Range section too, if you are not billing by price then you can input a large range of values like (0-999999) I hope this helps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jebi Posted June 14, 2013 Author Share Posted June 14, 2013 Thanks Paul and Benjamin, I have to use the weight for the real weight. And there are other products without this characteristic that will use regular shipping. I was wondering to paste an example, but all the supermarkets need registration. The final order in one supermarket could be: * 20 Cola. + Shipping = 10 € Or with frozen food. * 20 Cola. * 20 Frozen cakes. + Shipping = 15€ + 3 Box for frozen food = 9 € Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulito Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 What if you added an additional shipping charge of 1 ninth for frozen products Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jebi Posted June 14, 2013 Author Share Posted June 14, 2013 Yes Paul, I reached the same conclusion. I was avoiding programming but it seems there is no other way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PascalVG Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 Hi Jedi, Paul ment to add an additional shipping cost per (frozen) product of 1/9th of the package cost. go to product -> edit and go to the shipping tab. Here you see the field: Additional shipping cost (per quantity): Here you can add the fraction of the package as needed. Don't forget to turn on the Apply shipping cost: at your carrier(s) that handle the frozen products. Why?: Apply shipping cost. If enabled, the final order price will include both the carrier's regular shipping fee, along with specific per-product fees, if there are any. If disabled, the final order price will only include the regular shipping fee. Still a problem when the customer buys a non multiple of 9 of products, as it will not pay te full package price then (e.g. 5 products pay only 5/9 of the package.) Hope this helps, pascal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jebi Posted June 17, 2013 Author Share Posted June 17, 2013 Hi Pascal, after a long search there are just couple of ways to do it without programming: This solution is one and another is to set up a new carrier with with the prize of the box included and in the product details is necessary to select just one provider. When we reach high sales I will think about to develop a module for special packaging but for now it's fine. Thanks folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PascalVG Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 Good luck with your shop! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjamin utterback Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 Hi Pascal, after a long search there are just couple of ways to do it without programming: This solution is one and another is to set up a new carrier with with the prize of the box included and in the product details is necessary to select just one provider. When we reach high sales I will think about to develop a module for special packaging but for now it's fine. Thanks folks. Hi Jebi, I don't understand. Could you please explain your method for other users to read and learn. I'm confused about how you will go about adding the cost of the box per 9 items using this method. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jebi Posted June 20, 2013 Author Share Posted June 20, 2013 Hi Benjamin, the other solution is to set up two carriers, example: - Carrier 1. - Carrier 1 + Special box. We can set up the prizes for the weight ranges for the both of them. In the second one we will add the prize of the box for the final prize. - 0-2 Kg = 6 €, 2-5 Kg = 8 €... - 0-2 Kg = (6+5=11 €), 2-5 Kg = (8+5=13 €)... The most important part is to set up the right carrier for the products, Catalog -> Products -> Edit -> Shipping. This is a partial solution too, we can combine the both partial solutions trying to fit the needs. Regards, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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