Setting up custom shipping rates

Spiffy Stores allows you to create custom shipping rates based on either weight or on price. To add a custom shipping rate, go to the "Preferences >> Shipping & handling" section of your Store Toolbox, and follow the instructions below.

Creating a custom weight-based shipping rate

1. Click on the "Add a weight-based rate" link under the country that you want to add a custom weight-base shipping rate for.
2. Name your shipping rate. This name appears in your checkout when a customer places an order, so generally you would write the method that it's being shipped by… for instance "DHL Standard Air".
3. Add the weight range. The first box is the starting (lowest) weight that applies for this weight range. The second box is the ending (highest) weight that applies for this weight range.
   
   Note: In order for the weight range to apply to the current contents of the shopping cart, the weight of the cart must be greater than the lowest value in the range, but less than or equal to the highest value in the weight range.
4. Add the price for this shipping rate.
5. Just click on Save Rate as this is a fixed-price shipping rate, and you don't need to specify a Shipping Agent rate calculator.

If you want to adjust the price for different regions in the country (including custom regions that you've created), click on the rate that you've just created, and use the arrows to adjust the rate up or down. You can also disable the rate for any regions as well, so you can create a custom rate that only applies to customers in your local area.

Creating a custom price-based shipping rate

Click on the "Add a price-based rate" link under the country that you want to add a custom rate for.

1. Name your shipping rate. This name appears in your checkout when a customer places an order, so generally you would write the method that it's being shipped by… for instance "DHL Standard Air".
2. Add the cart value range. This value box is the lowest value of items in your customers' shopping cart that applies for this shipping rate.
   
   If you want to restrict the value range, you can supply an upper limit to the range by clicking on the or more link. This will then allow you to enter an upper range for the cart value.
   
   Note: The value of the cart must be greater than or equal to the lowest value, but less than the highest value, if supplied.
3. Add the price for this shipping rate.
4. Click the "Save Rate" button.

If you want to adjust the price for different regions in the country (including custom regions that you've created), edit the rate that you've just created, and use the arrows to adjust the rate up or down. You can also disable the rate for any regions as well, so you can create a custom rate that only applies to customers in your local area.

Important note: If one or more matching price-based shipping rates are found for a shopping cart, then all weight-based rates are ignored.