Re: International Orders
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numero = 18421
interpreted = N
texte = >We are accepting international orders on our web site where we sell >sporting goods. We take quite a few international orders, but we have >to single out these orders because we cannot apply proper international >shipping and handling rates to these orders on the fly (like we do for >US domestic orders).Why not? What's the difference in the way you calculate US vs. International rates?There are literally hundreds of different ways to set up shipping rates, so we need some information regarding how you are performing this task before we can offer suggestions ...>We pull these orders out, calculate shipping >charges, then contact the customer with an adjusted total for them to >approve. If they approve, we tack on the total (manually) and process >the order. > >There has got to be a better way.There is, but whether or not the time involved to develop the solution is worth paying for or not, that's a decision only you can make. Sometimes it's just more economical to do a task manually, until it really becomes overwhelming ...>Has anyone out there come up with a >WebCat solution to this problem?Yes. It's not easy to explain, and it's built into WebDNA code that performs commerce functions independently of WebCat's built-in eCommerce code, so it would not be *portable* to your site unless you're willing to revamp the underlying WebDNA code in your site in a big way. I wouldn't suggest it, the cost would be prohibitive.You'll probably need a shipping rate chart for international orders, that's the crititcal part of the equation ... or else you need as formula to calculate these rates instead. Sandra's site seems to do this pretty well, but like I said, her shipping rate calculation techniques may or may not work for you, so that's the first thing you have to decide ... how to structure your rates. :)Sincerely, Ken Grome 808-737-6499 WebDNA Solutions mailto:ken@webdna.net http://www.webdna.net
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>We are accepting international orders on our web site where we sell >sporting goods. We take quite a few international orders, but we have >to single out these orders because we cannot apply proper international >shipping and handling rates to these orders on the fly (like we do for >US domestic orders).Why not? What's the difference in the way you calculate US vs. International rates?There are literally hundreds of different ways to set up shipping rates, so we need some information regarding how you are performing this task before we can offer suggestions ...>We pull these orders out, calculate shipping >charges, then contact the customer with an adjusted total for them to >approve. If they approve, we tack on the total (manually) and process >the order. > >There has got to be a better way.There is, but whether or not the time involved to develop the solution is worth paying for or not, that's a decision only you can make. Sometimes it's just more economical to do a task manually, until it really becomes overwhelming ...>Has anyone out there come up with a >WebCat solution to this problem?Yes. It's not easy to explain, and it's built into WebDNA code that performs commerce functions independently of WebCat's built-in eCommerce code, so it would not be *portable* to your site unless you're willing to revamp the underlying WebDNA code in your site in a big way. I wouldn't suggest it, the cost would be prohibitive.You'll probably need a shipping rate chart for international orders, that's the crititcal part of the equation ... or else you need as formula to calculate these rates instead. Sandra's site seems to do this pretty well, but like I said, her shipping rate calculation techniques may or may not work for you, so that's the first thing you have to decide ... how to structure your rates. :)Sincerely, Ken Grome 808-737-6499 WebDNA Solutions mailto:ken@webdna.net http://www.webdna.net
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