ProductCart Shopping Cart Software Forums : Weight allowance for ship materials

ProductCart Shopping Cart Software Forums : Weight allowance for ship materials https://forum.productcart.com/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Mon, 13 Apr 2026 01:07:36 +0000 Fri, 17 Oct 2008 19:49:21 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://forum.productcart.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=2071 <![CDATA[ProductCart Shopping Cart Software Forums]]> https://forum.productcart.com/forum_images/pc_logo_50.png https://forum.productcart.com/ <![CDATA[Weight allowance for ship materials : We had this on numerous occasions,...]]> https://forum.productcart.com/weight-allowance-for-ship-materials_topic2071_post7051.html#7051 Author: katharina
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Posted: 17-October-2008 at 7:49pm

We had this on numerous occasions, and I hope product cart will include this option. I'm all for it. We currently added 50 cents to priority mail (use boxes from post office) and 1 dollar to everything else to offset it. A weight addition would be better.
Katharina
]]> Fri, 17 Oct 2008 19:49:21 +0000 https://forum.productcart.com/weight-allowance-for-ship-materials_topic2071_post7051.html#7051 <![CDATA[Weight allowance for ship materials : Anyone else come up with an answer...]]> https://forum.productcart.com/weight-allowance-for-ship-materials_topic2071_post7050.html#7050 Author: TeamBiopet
Subject: 2071
Posted: 17-October-2008 at 6:20pm

Anyone else come up with an answer - to plugging in an allowance for typical shipping materials in the Product Cart? New PC website still under construction, and we must solve this problem. Our current cart mechanism adds about 5 oz. of weight to the order BEFORE any products are added (using accurate weights) - so that we come out with an appropriate weight allowing for the box, bubble-pack, brochures, etc. We need to duplicate this allowance in PC. We cannot just add a random # of ounces to each product because that would create innaccurate shipping weights a majority of the time, and customer pays all shipping. Any particular product may show up at various quantities within an order; so, it's just too complicated that was to make up for the weight of the box, etc.

I cannot believe that the PC does not make allowance for such a simple but necessary functionality; if you're selling products, you MUST pack them and ship - where there is weight involved.

Thanks in advance for any helpful comments. Terry

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