ALISHIPPING! Please help
- Thread starter DuongHa
- Start date
Mar
Moderator
I just saw the issue at my end. I am not sure but I think this is only now after a number of updates otherwise I should have noticed this during the beta test. This is something that should be resolved.
Hello!
As you may see, the Shipping Price is increasing on AliExpress with the number or Products added to cart:
As you may see, the Shipping Price is increasing on AliExpress with the number or Products added to cart:
Mar
Moderator
In your personal opinion, do you think the shipping cost should change when quantity of the same product ordered is changed?
Mar
Moderator
Yes, I saw it in AliExpress. If a buyer order 10 tiny earrings, the shipping cost of one is multiplied by ten. But your response don't answer the question:
In your personal opinion, do you think the shipping cost should change when quantity of the same product ordered is changed, especially a tiny earring?
Mar
Moderator
That's fine, although I am wondering what's the problem of expressing an opinion.
Direct Webstore
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Mar
Moderator
With Alishipping, it is rare for a buyer to choose paid shipping. The buyer always choose free shipping especially if the difference in delivery time is almost the same. But the thing is Alishipping avoid the situation where a buyer order a product free shipping but turn out not free shipping in AliExpress and you end up paying the shipping cost.
It happen to me a number of times. Fortunately, the shipping cost is minimal and was absorbed by the profit. But I saw products without free shipping in AliExpress and the shipping cost is higher than the price of the product itself. It is not all the time, but without Alishipping, there is always a chance this situation happen.
Bottom line, Alishipping is not actually for buyers to choose paid shipping but to avoid buyers from ordering products free shipping that is not free shipping in AliExpress.
Direct Webstore
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Exactly. So I just simplify it all by not charging shipping at all and continue to use "Free Shipping Worldwide" for all orders as one of my main marketing levers ... just like it all was right from the beginning with Yaros and his first store, World of Harry. It's like the old saying, "If it's not broken, don't fix it".
Mar
Moderator
AliExpress shipping add on is not to fix, rather it is to improve. The add on has nothing to do with the issue raised in this thread. It is AliExpress as the response of support and I have confirmed itExactly. So I just simplify it all by not charging shipping at all and continue to use "Free Shipping Worldwide" for all orders as one of my main marketing levers ... just like it all was right from the beginning with Yaros and his first store, World of Harry. It's like the old saying, "If it's not broken, don't fix it".
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Direct Webstore
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The world is full of stupid people and I just prefer to keep the ordering process as clean and simple as possible by not confusing them with too many choices. Especially when the U.S is my main customer base. Most of them don't even know the capital city of thier own country. Lol
But that's just my personal preference for handling shipping.
But that's just my personal preference for handling shipping.
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Direct Webstore
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So it's not ALL sellers doing this right? Just isolated ones?
I see what you mean now.
But I'm still sticking to my own strategy of importing epacket/free shipping products only, giving free shipping to all customers on all orders and on the rare occasions when the shipping has to be paid for because of a customer's location, my profits will absorb the cost.
Much simpler, more attractive to the customer, less confusing for the customer and less hassle for me.
And if I ever come across a seller charging 10 lots of shipping for 10 items going to the same customer like above, I would contact the seller and request he that does not do that or I will deal with another seller who is selling the same product/s. Simple as that.
But this contradicts the above and seems to be the shipping plugin's fault. Unless this guy is confused.