Configuring your checkout
Shipping based on Quantity
For best results please always define your cheapest (or slowest) method of shipping first. This will cause the cheapest method to appear first in your shipping drop down menu. The first shipping method defined is also called the default shipping method meaning that if your shopper fails to choose a shipping method at the time of checkout then this is the shipping method that will get used.
Quantity based shipping is popular among on-line book stores like BarnesAndNoble.com and others. This is a very simple shipping method to use. To configure quantity based shipping:
- Start RealCart.
- Open the Checkout Wizard by clicking the Cash Register button on RealCart’s large toolbar.
- Click the Shipping tab.
- Click the Add button.
- Select Quantity as the shipping type.
- click OK.
- In the Shipping Charges dialog enter the label for the shipping carrier. (What the web shopper will see.) Typical shipping labels might include:
- DHL
- UPS
- FedEx
- USPS
- Priority Mail
More on shipping labels can be found in the previous section.
- Enter any standard Flat Rate that you want to add to all of your Priority Mail shipping charges (if any.) Normally you would leave this field either blank or filled in with 0.00.
- Now add some quantity ranges and their appropriate charges by clicking the Add button.
- Enter an upper end for your range in the To field. The way it will work is to charge the rate you specify below this field to all orders up to and including a quantity of 1 product. If your customer is buying a single item he will be charged the rate you specify next.
- Enter the shipping charge that will be added if the order is for only 1 item.
- Click OK or hit the enter key on your keyboard after you enter a shipping charge.
- Click the Add button again to add more ranges (or click OK to close and save your new quantity-based shipping method.)
- Enter an upper end for this new range in the To field. We will enter a 2 and $4.75 for the shipping charge for this example.
- Click OK or hit the enter key on your keyboard after you enter a shipping charge.
- Click the Add button again to add more ranges (or click OK to close and save your new quantity-based shipping method.)
When you are all finished adding your shipping charges they might look something like this:
- Republish your store.
In the above example...
- An order of one item will be charged $3.75 for shipping.
- An order of two items will be charged $4.25 for shipping.
- An order of twelve items will be charged $19.25 for shipping.
- An order of 30 items or more will be charged $24.50 for shipping.
If your highest range cap is lower than the total quantity of products ordered then the shopping cart will charge the highest shipping amount you have defined for this shipping carrier. If you prefer you could have entered 99999 instead of 25 as your last To amount above.
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