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epicuria
Jun '13

Can e-j show different shipping rates by quantity and by zip code. So one widget weighing 48 ounces to ship to a local zip code (CA) is, say, $6.00; to ship to New York City it's $9.00. Each increase in quantity gets a kind of discount. So 6 widgets shipped to a local address is not 6 x $6.00 or $36, but 6 x $6-$8 or $28 for example (for NYC $48). For 12 locally it's 12 x $6-$14 or $58 (for NYC 12 x $9-18 or $90).



Is this question clear? Maybe it's handled at the UPS level.



TOM

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epicuria
Jun '13

I did read this before sending my query Ninja, but the first part of your reply seems to be in conflict with the second part, so I'm not sure "how it is done" with your shipping feature. Don't most of the more sophisticated shopping carts provide a sliding scale for increased weight of the package as more widgets are added? It's not linear. Then the cost is adjusted further by zip code , yes, via by UPS or USPS? Your system seems to vary by type of package only, although maybe there is a way to set four categories of price 1 to 3, 4 to 6 7 to 9, 10 to 12 and above.



TOM

E-junkie_NinjaSupport Ninja
Jun '13

Our shipping feature has built in options to get rates directly from the USPS or UPS servers. The way these options work is by sending order data (your location, the buyer's location, the weight of the shipment and the number of packages) to the server for USPS or UPS, their servers then send us a shipping rate based on that data.



If you want to customize your shipping option, to get the rates as you mentioned in your first post, you would need to do so by setting up custom shipping rules. Based on how you described the way you want to charge for shipping that would mean setting up multiple Flat shipping rules for each state, so California would have one shipping rate for one product and a different one for six, and you would have to repeat that setup with different shipping amounts for each state, which is why I said it would be possible to setup, but it will be complex as well as requiring a lot of time to enter in the different rates for each location.