Local Delivery with Delivery Date Selection Tutorial

Introduction

This tutorial will discuss how to setup a shipping method for local delivery, allow the customer to select their delivery date, and restrict the shipment to a local geographic area.  Given that there are several navigation steps in the routine, we suggest you click Save often.  Take note of what Tab you are on at the time of the Save because you may have to navigate back to the same Tab.

Defining the Basic Shipping Method

Create a new method

From the Home page navigate as follows:

At the Shipping Methods screen, click the Methods Tab and then "New Method" button.

In the next screen use option #3 and enter a name like "Local Courier Delivery" and click Continue as shown below.

Setting the Charge for delivery

Now we need to set a charge for the delivery. In this example we are going to charge $45 no matter how small or large the order is. To do this we select "Based upon order weight" option, enter 0.00 lb. for weight and enter 45.00 as shown below.

Setting (location) Restrictions to greater Atlanta Metro area

Now we need to set some location restrictions. Click on the Restrictions Tab and the Destination Restrictions settings will appear.

In this example we are going to restrict delivery to the greater Atlanta Metro area. First we make sure this method is only considered for the continental United States as shown below.

Next we want to define a radius around our shipping location. Stay on the same screen and scroll down (way down) to the Local Delivery / Pickup section.

Here we will define the delivery area to zip codes within 35 miles of the 30044 zip (Atlanta).

Estimating Delivery

Again, staying on the same screen, we scroll up to get the Shipping Tabs in view again.  Click on the Estimated Delivery tab as shown below.

On this tab we need to tell UltraCart that we can deliver the product to the customer for this method within 1 business day. If the customer orders on Thursday, the soonest the delivery can happen will be Friday. Click the Save button.

Testing the Checkout

During the checkout we can see that if we enter a shipping address in the Atlanta area and select a delivery date in the future as shown below:

...then the Local Courier Delivery method will be added as one of the shipping method options.