We work with an outside fulfillment company that has our products pre-boxed, one unit per box. Right now, when customers order multiple units, shipping is calculated based on the total weight of the order and assumes everything will fit into one box.
How can we configure Magento to force it to ship out one unit per package?
We played around with changing the maximum package weight for the shipping methods, but that affects every product which is not what we want.
We work with an outside fulfillment company that has our products pre-boxed, one unit per box. Right now, when customers order multiple units, shipping is calculated based on the total weight of the order and assumes everything will fit into one box.
How can we configure Magento to force it to ship out one unit per package?
We played around with changing the maximum package weight for the shipping methods, but that affects every product which is not what we want.
Please help.
Thanks
We’ve lately released Shipping per Product extension http://amasty.com/shipping-per-product.html, which allows to set individual shipping rate for each product. It looks like it should work for such situation. What do you think?
There isn’t currently a way to make Magento split each item into a package. Magento does all of its shipping calculations on an order basis, not a product basis. So right now it’s just totaling the weight and sending it of to the carrier API.
The only choice for the moment is to use a Flat Rate Per Product system. Now, you’ll have to assign flat rates to each of your products, which is a pain. When you switch from calculated to fixed, it usually takes a few months to calibrate the prices correctly to get to the average margins that you’re looking for. It’s well worth the effort for you and the customer to have that standardized experience.
As the first company to put out a Flat Rate per Product Magento Extension, we have some pretty advanced features now. If you just need a basic, cheap option, check out the standard version. The Pro version adds the abilities to have multiple services levels (e.g. Ground, 2nd day air, next day air), and also allows you to set different international rates.
