[Luisv]

The problem with the USPS module are three fold. The first issue is outline in this thread and can be corrected with a different approach. I do not agree that the API would always give a ⌠rough quote■, I would say that if the box detentions and the weight were correct, the API would return the correct postage and not a ⌠rough quote■. But that's not the issue, I am good with a ⌠rough quote■ if I can get close to the actual postage due. The problem is I can▒t get close.

If I could add a markup to each item for extra postage, that would solve the issue. As an example; If I have a item that weighs 8.5 pounds and one that weighs 1#, the postage markup would solve the issue with the heavier item. The box dimensions would not make a difference. I sell magic kits. Many of the kits are the same size but most have different weights.

The third problem with the USPS calculator is how the API is sending information, as it stands, the API sends information and the result on a 12 x 12x 12 package from Nebraska to New York sends back 4 options; $11.50 2-day Priority, $34.20 Express Overnight, $3.40 Standard, and $3.12 Media label.

Really? ⌠$3.40 Standard for a 12 x 12 x12 package and $3.12 Media■? What is "standard" and how do I get this great rate? And how is ⌠media label■ an option?

Now before you tell me these are the only options I have turned on, that▓s not the case. I have every single U.S.P.S. option turned on and these are the ONLY 4 I get as a result.

I ship (daily), USPS Priority Mail, why is that not an option to New York?

To answer your statement of ⌠There is no way to guess how many items will be actually packed in a box■, you are right, but if I get the correct postage on a 12■ x 12■ x 12■ box and add a ⌠mark-up■ for bigger items, everything would be okay.

The problem is, everything is not okay because the module does not work in the first place. And I cannot add a mark-up because the ⌠Mark-up■ does not work.


Thank you for your attention,