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moomum
08-09-2008, 08:36 PM
Can anyone help?

I want these shipping options:

£1 for orders under £9.99
£2.95 for orders over £10 but under £59.99
£3.95 for orders over £60

But I can't work out how to do it!

These are the options:
No shipping
If you don't wish to have shipping calculated or shown in the cart.

Option 1: Fixed Value
Shipping can be a simple fixed amount which is added to every order.
Shipping cost per order:

Option 2: Calculated from quantity
Shipping can be calculated from the number of items ordered multiplied by a fixed amount for each item.
Shipping cost per item:

Option 3: Calculated from weight or other value
As items are added to the shopping cart you can assign a weight, or some other value such as volume or value, to the item on which shipping can be calculated using a fixed cost for each unit assigned.
Shipping cost per unit:

One of the most common options is to have shipping based on the value of the order, for example 10% of the total. To do this check the box below and you won't have to include a units in field in your links.
Automatically set units to equal the price (shipping by value)

Option 4: Calculated by quantity from an array
With this option you can set up an array so that shipping is calculated on the basis of the number of items ordered. For example; for the first item shipping might cost $10. For the second to ninth items, $5 per item, and for more than ten items, free of charge. You can set the bands where you want.

Finally you can assign shipping to a maximum of five zones, for example; local, national, international and so on.

Option 5: Calculated by weight or other value from an array
With this option you can set up an array so that shipping is calculated on the basis of values you asigned to each item when they were added to the cart. For example; for the first Kilo shipping might cost $10. For the second to ninth Kilos, $5 per Kilo (or per units), and for more than ten Kilos, free of charge. You can set the bands where you want.

You can assign shipping to a maximum of five zones, for example; local, national, international and so on.

Automatically set units to equal the price (shipping by value)

Option 6: Calculated by quantity in bands
This option is similar to option 4 except that the same shipping charge is made for all orders that fall within the bands you set. For example; the first item might be charged $10 and any additional quantity between two and five items an extra $2. So a customer is charged $12 regardless of whether they buy two items or six items. Note that the charges and quantities are cumulative.

Finally you can assign shipping to a maximum of five zones, for example; local, national, international and so on.

Option 7: Calculated by weight or other value in bands
The principle is exactly the same as option 6 but is based on the sum of the values posted (with the units field).

Automatically set units to equal the price (shipping by value)

Does that make any sense to anyone?

soapnutter
08-09-2008, 09:32 PM
I use MalsE and my shipping is set by weight. For that I use Option 7, but without the automatic box checked. I think you'd need that box checked so it doesn't get confused with item weight.

Then right at the bottom I have the Shipping tables filled in - First Zone = UK First class.

For you I'd set your first zone for wherever you want it to be (I assume UK?) and the first box - Up to - would be 9.99, under where it says Units and 1.00 in Cost. Then - The Next - (this confused the hell out of me!) would be 50.00 under units and 1.95 under cost, then - The Rest - put 1.00 in the cost box.

Does that make sense?

moomum
08-09-2008, 09:39 PM
Thanks Sarah, I tried something like that but with option 5. I have emailed the client to see if she would consider doing post by weight instead as this would be easier I think.

I tried to set a zone for first class post and then I did the rest exactly as you typed it in. I have just tried it for option 7 and it still doesn't work :-(

soapnutter
08-09-2008, 09:42 PM
Mals Tips Pages (http://www.wsdh.net/mals/)

I find those pages really useful.

moomum
08-09-2008, 09:43 PM
actually I think it works now, I needed to tick the box!

duh!

thank you so much for making it easier for me, I was starting to go loopier!

soapnutter
08-09-2008, 09:45 PM
Pleased to help!

moomum
08-09-2008, 09:49 PM
Do you set the postage on paypal to nothing if you have it already set on the cart?

Very tired now, and my brain has disintegrated!

soapnutter
08-09-2008, 10:26 PM
Apart from sending money in I don't think Mals interacts with the paypal cart? Mind you, I'm sure had the Paypal cart set to zero postage anyway.