On Feb 8, 2010, at 5:24 PM, Adam Heath wrote: > David E Jones wrote: >> On Feb 8, 2010, at 5:14 PM, Adam Heath wrote: >> >>> Adam Heath wrote: >>>> We've got a client that wants to offer free shipping based on certain >>>> conditions; namely, whether the order > a certain dollar amount. If >>>> the condition matches, then they can get the cheapest free shipping, >>>> but only to a particular region, namely USA, and standard mail. >>>> >>>> I can't see how to do that in the promo system. I can match a promo >>>> by total $$ amount. I can't then give free >>>> shipping(ProductPromoWorker references PROMO_FREE_SHIPPING, but that >>>> isn't in the seed data). Even fixing that problem, I don't see a way >>>> to change the list of available shipping methods for a product store. >>>> >>>> Can anyone offer any pointers? >>> Set a minimum price on the ProductStoreShipmentMeth, set an >>> includeGeoId. That'll allow a shipping method to show up with an >>> appropriate name, saying it is free shipping. >>> >>> I still don't know how to keep the user from being charged for >>> shipping. We'd like the shipping charge to show up as a separate line >>> item in the accounting system, I just don't want the user to be >>> charged for it. Maybe an OrderAdjustment that negates the shipping >>> charge, but I don't see how to do that. >> >> It looks like you found it. Yes, there used to be a promo rule action for >> free shipping, but it stopped working after a ShoppingCart refactor a LONG >> time ago and was never fixed because the shipping price calculation tends to >> do most of what people want, or I guess is good enough... > > but how can I keep the user from being charged for shipping, *only* if > they select the free shipping method? > > Let's say a user needs to purchase $35 of product. Then, I add a > promo that gives them a shipping discount of 100%. However, if they > choose the UPS Next Day air option, they should not get free shipping. > The only way I can see to give them free shipping is in the promo > system, but that is an all-or-nothing setup, I can't limit that by > shipping method.
I'm sorry if I implied that the shipping price rules would satisfy every requirement you might have. As a generality that is certainly not the case. If there was as maximum price on them then you could set the min price for free shipping option and the max price for the rest of the shipping options. -David
