http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/ E-Junkie Forum RSS en-us Copyright 2008, 19.5 Degrees. All rights reserved. webmaster@e-junkie.com webmaster@e-junkie.com Wed, 7 May 2008 17:58:27 GMT Sat, 6 Sep 2008 17:33:36 GMT 681 E-JUNKIE 5 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/ http://www.e-junkie.com/ej/logo.gif 290 104 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/2548/pg/0#post6324 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/2548/pg/0#post6324 Wed, 7 May 2008 17:58:27 GMT
((product wt. + package wt.) x (cost per oz.)) + (package cost) + (handling cost)

To disable USPS rate-table calculation, either set all your weights to 0.00, or omit your zipcode as the Shipping Origin from your Seller Admin > Cart Shipping Settings. You may notice here that, for Priority Mail shipments that fit into the standard flat-rate package categories, you can simply leave all the shipping-related settings at 0.00 except for the "package cost", which you would set as equivalent to the Priority Mail flat-rate for that size of package.

We may consider enhancement of our shipping calculation to include other carriers in the future, but for now that's not something we can easily just "bolt on" to the existing E-junkie platform. Implementing a more complicated dynamic lookup (probably interfacing with a third-party API) -- such as would be required for UPS or FedEx (whose rates all vary considerably depending on weight, size and distance, among other factors) -- would require substantial reprogramming of existing code not to mention additional code, so that's something that will probably have to wait until we tackle a ground-up "version 2.0" rewrite of the E-junkie codebase.]]> E-junkie Discussions; Tyson_N http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/2548/pg/0#post6324 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/2548/pg/0#post6324 Wed, 7 May 2008 15:32:06 GMT
Things such as a discounted plan for those of us that do not use the storage space and getting that discounted rate that was discussed a while ago implemented. Other things such as a better way of keeping track of inventory much easier. For downloads, inventory isn't always a constantly changing parameter like it is for tangible goods. I know I spend a lot of time just clicking around my admin panel just trying to update my inventory.

Also being more on topic, the shipping is VERY basic. I have read many questions as to why things are the way they are when it comes to shipping here in the forums. The answer is that the system was never really optimized or geared towards shipping tangible items. At the very least there should be much more control over how the shipping is calculated. For example it would seem that having more than one shipping method available would make sense. What about the customers who want their products in 2 days and are willing to pay for the shipping? Most likely they will go to another site that offers a shipping service that is faster than Priority Mail. If you dont want to add another carrier, at least consider several options for USPS. Rate tables are available via USPS website!

This is more a general plea for more support for those of us who sell tangible goods. Like I mentioned before, E-Junkie is geared more towards digital goods. I love the shopping cart and love the service, I just would like to see more effort put into a few enhancements for everyone, including the tangible goods crowd!

(getting off my soap box now.....)]]> E-junkie Discussions; Logonwheeler http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/2548/pg/0#post6324 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/2548/pg/0#post6324 Mon, 5 May 2008 20:41:42 GMT
You can either specify the smaller package you would use (e.g. the small envelope holding up to 2 books), or the larger package (e.g. the box holding up to 10 books). If you specify the smaller package and someone orders more, you can just consolidate into a larger box (rather than sending two or more envelopes :^) and pocket or refund any difference. If you specify the larger package and someone orders less, you can just ship in the smaller package (rather than sending two books in a larger box!) and again pocket or refund any difference.]]> E-junkie Discussions; Tyson_N http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/2548/pg/0#post6324 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/2548/pg/0#post6324 Fri, 2 May 2008 13:01:58 GMT
So my follow-up questions are regarding the Shipping Options page in the item-specific section. I'm given the option of adding ounces, packaging type and packaging capacity.

The item I'm shipping is a 6 ounce book. The smallest container I use, a small envelope, will hold two books. I entered that into the shipping options page. I can get 10 books in a small box. After I submitted the small envelope info, I went ahead and added the small box and submitted this even though this did not indicate what packaging info was already associated with the item in the system.

I checked the code and it has changed ... now says resizeable, which I am figuring means the container. Is this correct? Do I then have to individually add and submit each container? That's fine; just want to make sure that's what I need to do.

Based on this, my assumption is that: To change a container capacity, I individually edit the specific container, submit it and override what was there previously. To delete a packaging option, I just put "0" in the packaging capacity field. Correct?]]> E-junkie Discussions; OilLady http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/2548/pg/0#post6324 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/2548/pg/0#post6324 Fri, 2 May 2008 03:39:21 GMT
I'm thinking there needs to be a little better explanation in the Shipping FAQ section.]]> E-junkie Discussions; Penny http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/2548/pg/0#post6324 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/2548/pg/0#post6324 Thu, 1 May 2008 21:45:42 GMT
While adding a product, you can specify how many of each item you can fit in the type of container you will use for that particualr item.]]> E-junkie Discussions; E-junkieChef http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/2548/pg/0#post6324 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/2548/pg/0#post6324 Thu, 1 May 2008 17:11:17 GMT
On the Cart Preferences menu, regarding containers, are the ounces listed the weight of the tube/box/envelope or the amount of ounces each can contain?]]> E-junkie Discussions; OilLady