Darn Dastardly Delivery

Store Builder Questions
1

How can you possibly configure multiple shipping possibilities with the Carts completely unintuitive shipping system?





I have set UK as default localization.



I have added UK as a location.



I have added UK to all localization in each individual page, product.



I have entered wild cards such as ??? and ??? ??? to detect the appropriate delivery in calculate shipping.



I have set products to weights such as 0.2 grams and have tested successfully when ordering more, they change the shipping from letter to packet to box.



I have ensured the correct states and countries are active.





This is working brilliantly well for me as the UK set to default.



[attachment=6973:uk location settings.png]



[attachment=6969:successful UK delivery.png]





[attachment=6974:shipping methods.png]













I have set up USA in the exact same manner. However upon calculating shipping, I am getting this.



[attachment=6970:failed US Delivery.png]





I have observed that in the shipping method settings, the default (UK) settings are saving the show rates as they stay in black.



[attachment=6971:UK default rates.png]







However for the USA shipping it is not keeping that in black after you leave and return to the page.

[attachment=6972:US default rates.png]









I need to be able to differentiate between what I am posting internationally and domestically.



I need to incrementally add delivery if there is a different supplier sending a package in the same order a customer orders something from me and my shipping.







So…




  1. I am wondering why the USA shipping is not calculating?


  2. I'd like to know if I am approaching the shipping in the wrong or over complicated way?


  3. I've heard lots of people say they do all sorts of shipping without ever setting localization and I would like to understand how to be able to handle multiple instances.

    successful UK delivery.png

    failed US Delivery.png

    UK default rates.png

    US default rates.png

    uk location settings.png

    shipping methods.png

2

I have found a way of manually creating shipping without having to use UPS or install a delivery shipper that suits you.



[attachment=6976:us shipping working.png]



[attachment=6977:ireland shipping working.png]





I set the localization to UK and World Wide and added USA and Ireland.



These countries have to be included in your default location for it to work.



Setting up a seperate location is not working.





However, for some reason, I now get given the international options for UK shipping.



[attachment=6978:uk shipping.png]





Any reason why that would happen?

us shipping working.png

ireland shipping working.png

uk shipping.png

3

what I've come to understand, is that





a) there is no need to have a default location set



b ) the fact cs cart forces a default location, it's actually making it impossible to differentiate between shipping.





Assigning Ireland to an Ireland location results in no shipping method found.





How is a £230 cart so shockingly unequipped.

4

SOLVED!!!





Yipee! especially for UK users who can't rely on US shipping settings like Fedex, UPS and who don't have the time, skills or resources to setup Royal Mail/City Link/DPD





I have to say the workaround for manual shipping has been hideously under explained by CS cart.





Anyone from UK that requires help, PM me.

5

probably better not to use localization …just set up locations and then add each shipping method to those with individual rates as per the kb

[url=“CS-Cart Documentation — CS-Cart 4.15.x documentation”]CS-Cart Documentation — CS-Cart 4.15.x documentation

john