JOB OFFER - SHIPPING RULES - Different item types require different rules

[adamcarter]

Hi guys,

 

* JOB OFFER *

 

SHIPPING RULES

Different item types require different rules

 

We have a website that is selling posters and other items.

 

The items we sell are rolled and folded:

Rolled items have to be sent rolled.

Folded items have to be sent folded.

And as such have to be sent separately.

 

We offer the following shipping options for the UK:

Free delivery on orders over £50.00 or over.

£3.99 delivery on orders £49.99 or under.

 

But what if someone orders a rolled item for £30.00 and a folded item for £20.00?

The total is £50.00 and this means we will have to pay TWICE for shipping which means we will be losing money.

 

So, we need a shipping rule so that if a folded item is ordered and a rolled item is ordered at the same time, customers will only get free shipping if they order £50.00 or over worth of EACH?

 

If £50.00 worth of each is NOT ordered, then a £3.99 charge will be applied to the folded item and a £3.99 charge applied to the rolled item.

 

We hope this makes sense and can be done.

 

Thank you in advance.

Best,

Adam

[bellini13]

It sounds like you need a custom carrier module, that would implement this logic. I don't believe existing functionality in Prestashop would be able to handle this.

 

Is there something defined within the product that would indicate which products are folded, and which are rolled?

 

Also, are there other types of products where this rule would not apply?

[adamcarter]

Hi,

 

Yeah, a custom module is what we need unfortunately.

 

I'm not sure how we can define whether a product is rolled or folded?

Obviously in the item description we can give this information, but in the back office how do we do this?

 

We do have other products where this rule would NOT apply such as toy cars, boxed games and DVDs etc.

All we would do here is add extra charges for each relevant item (if extra charges are required).

 

But our main products are rolled and folded posters and artwork.

 

Any help would be fantastic!

Thank you.

[Dh42]

I haven't tested it out, but Prestashop supports carriers for specific products. So you could make a carrier called rolled and a carrier called folded. Then you can associate each carrier with the type of products.

[adamcarter]

Hmm, interesting... can you explain a little better? Pm if you can or email me direct if that's easier.

Thank you!

[Dh42]

On the product page there is a shipping tab, in that tab it looks like this. http://screencast.com/t/tNTDvJlI If you create a carrier that functions how you want for flat items and another how you want for rolled items. Then on flat items just select the flat carrier and on rolled items just use the rolled carrier. Then during checkout it should use the two different carrier methods and charge for each.

[adamcarter]

Cool, I will try this now and let you know how it works!

Thanks!

[adamcarter]

Just done what you said for a few items, but it isn't working.

 

When I choose a FLAT ITEM at £39.99 and a ROLLED ITEM at £49.99 there should be TWO shipping fees of £3.99, but instead the prices have been added causing the system to offer free shipping.

 

Any ideas how to fix this?

[Dh42]

Turn off the free shipping limit and set the carriers to charge 3.99 for anything 0-50 and charge 0 for anything over 50 - 10000

[adamcarter]

How do you mean?

 

When I make a mock order to the UK I see only the following two carriers:

Collect In Person - FREE

UK Next Day Delivery - £7.99

 

I should see the following:

Collect In Person - FREE

UK Next Day Delivery - £7.99

UK Standard Delivery ROLLED PRODUCTS - £3.99

UK Standard Delivery FLAT PRODUCTS - £3.99

 

Are the Collect In Person and UK Next Day Delivery options causing the problem?

[bellini13]

very nice solution Dh42, I have tested this locally and it is working properly.

 

Adam, you probably just missed a step. If you send me a PM with your back office details, I can review the settings and see what needs to be updated

[adamcarter]

No problem - will pm now, thanks!

[Dh42]

Its hard to keep track of all of the new features, but I stumbled on to using that one a few months ago.

[adamcarter]

It SEEMS to be working now - I have to extend HUGE thanks to Dh42 AND bellini13.

 

Not only have you SAVED me money, but you have both saved me A LOT of time!

 

THANK YOU!

Edited August 28, 2013 by adamcarter (see edit history)

[adamcarter]

Problems are still occurring.

I am receiving no orders because of the problems I am having on PrestaShop.

 

I moved away from SohoLaunch because PrestaShop had much better reviews and the site needed a change.

 

I really don't know what to do.

I'm trying to sort it, but I'm not getting very far.

[Dh42]

What problems?

[adamcarter]

Hiya,

 

I have a carrier for FLAT items and a carrier for ROLLED items. 

 

What I am not liking is the box: Estimate the cost of shipping & taxes.

It shows two shipping options - if a rolled and flat item is chosen, there should not be a choice.

 

See the image below.

Also, I have deleted the FREE carrier option.

 

 

 

Also, the £3.99 charge for UK postage for each carrier (under £50.00) is automatically added to the order.

But what if a buyer is from France or the US?

 

Any ideas?

 

Thanks.

[adamcarter]

Basically, I don't want to see the ESTIMATE SHIPPING COST box.

I do not need this.

 

The ONLY sales I am now making is on eBay... I mean FEEBAY!

 

I will appreciate ANY help with this.

I am very disheartened.

Coupled with the Stripe problem I had, this is just taking the water.

 

Best,

Adam

[bellini13]

You can remove the shipping estimate section by disabling/uninstalling the "Shipping Estimate" module.  It is not required for the site to function.

[adamcarter]

Mike,

 

I didn't even know there was such a module!

Therefore, I offer my apologies for this oversight.

 

I will try it now and see what happens!

 

Thank you once again.

[adamcarter]

Now the problem I have (a problem that has always occurred) is that the system automatically brings up the default £3.99 shipping for the UK.

What happens if a buyer is from the US for example?

 

Cheers.

[adamcarter]

Is this what I need to sort this problem out?

 

http://www.prestashop.com/forums/topic/187339-module-prestashop-geo-pricing-product-pricing-by-country/page-2

 

http://www.etiendas.co/en/34-geo-targeting-pro-price-by-country.html

 

Thanks,

Adam

Edited September 19, 2013 by adamcarter (see edit history)