Utilising Advanced Postage And Packaging Options

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Article ID: 168
Created On: 12 Apr 2011 01:08 PM

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The Advanced Post & Packaging mode gives you more flexibility over the postage options that are available to you and your customers on the website. Please follow these steps to enable the mode on your website:

 

Part I - Enabling Advanced Postage

 

1. From within the Control Panel, click on Webstore (1) then the Webstore Settings icon (2).

 

 

 

2. Select Advanced from the Post & Packaging Mode drop-down box (3) and click on the Advanced P&P Options link (4).

 

 

 

3. You can now specify up to eight methods of delivery and any flat fee's incurred with these methods (5) along with a free postage offer if required (6). Once you are happy with this step, hit update to complete the first part of setting up advanced postage. You can just stick with the flat fee's you entered if you wish, however you now have an additional option to specify each of your products postage based on the product itself or on a weight basis.

You can select this from the drop-down box (7) under the Delivery Calculation Method subheading and then click the Update button at the bottom of the page to save this selection.

 


 

Part II - Setting Up Further Postage Costs

 

Click here if you wish to use weight based delivery

4. Upon selecting this method, a new table will be available to allow you to set up the weight ranges for your website. Select your first weight range from the drop down box (8) and enter all prices for this range in each respective delivery zone box (9). Once you have finished entering the prices for this weight range, click on the Add New button (10) to allow you to enter the next weight range.

Repeat the process until you are happy with your range costs. You can always change your weight range prices any time by altering the amount and then by clicking on the Update button to save the changes.

 

 

 

5. Next, click on Page Builder (11) and then click on the Edit button (12) next to one of your stock pages.

 

 

 

6. Next click on Modify (13) on one of your existing items or Add New (14) to set up a new item.

 

 

 

7. Click on the blue plus (15) next to the Product Weight section to expand the section. You can now specify the weight in kg in the Product Weight box (16). Click the Update button to save the changes to your item.

 

 

 

Here is an example of how you can utilise this on your website:

A customer selects Parcelforce 24 which has a fixed fee of £20. They choose to add one of Item A (weighing 0.5kg) and two of Item B (weighing 1kg). The weight of the order is 0.5kg + 1kg x2 totalling 2.5kg. A weight range for 2kg - 4kg has been given a price of £15 (specific to the Parcelforce 24 delivery method), therefore the orders total weight falls into this range.

In conclusion, the postage for the order would be £20 (fixed fee) + £15 (weight bracket) totalling £35.

 

Note – The Delivery Zone charges you specified in point 3 can be excused completely if you wish. That way, your customers will be charged per total assigned weight.


Click here if you wish to use product based delivery

4. Upon selecting this method, click on Page Builder (8) and then click on the Edit button (9) next to one of your stock pages.

 

 

 

5. Next click on Modify (10) on one of your existing items or Add New (11) to set up a new item.

 

 

 

6. Click on the blue plus (12) next to the Delivery Charges section to expand the Delivery Zone's you specified in point 3. Your fixed price will appear to the left, so you will now need to give this item an additional product amount in the column on the right (13).

 

 

 

Here is an example of how you can utilise this on your website:

A customer selects Parcelforce 24 which has a fixed fee of £20. They choose to add one of Item A and two of Item B. Item A has an additional product amount of £2 and Item B has an additional product amount of £5.

Therefore postage for the two items will be £20 (fixed fee) + £2 + £5 x2 (additional postage amounts) totalling £32 for postage.

 

Note – The Delivery Zone charges you specified in point 3 can be excused completely if you wish. That way, your customers will be charged per product.