Creating a new shipping method Specifying the Product Weight
For labs that would like to ship orders to their customers, you can configure one or more shipping options via Store Management > Shipping and Handling charges. A base price may be specified as well as tier pricing based on the product weight. The order weight is calculated by the weight specified in the individual product configurations.
The configuration settings are as follows:
- Enabled: Mark this shipping method as active
- Name: Name to display on the website for the shipping method.
- Base Price: The base price for each shipping method.
- Waive the base price when weight is zero: This option should be checked when you'd like to waive the shipping costs for orders with very few prints. Please be advised that if this option is checked and product weights have not been specified in the product catalog, ALL products would ship without cost.
- Accepts PO Box address: Select this option to allow the customer to ship to a PO Box address.
- Price Tiers: The price tiers section for shipping methods allows you to specify additional shipping costs based on weight.
To add a new price tier:
- Click on the Add button.
- Enter the weight in ounces for which the price will change.
- Enter the additional charge for which the price will increase.
The total price will update as the values are changed.
**Note: The weight of an order will be calculated using the values entered for each product in the order. In the screenshot on the right, the 4x6 print product has a weight specified of 0.20 ounces, therefore, 100-4x6 prints would weigh 20 ounces and incur an additional $1.75 charge for weighing more than 16 ounces and less than 32.