qskapunk Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Just an idea I thought I would throw out there, not sure if it's possible in VC's current store setup. Like most people I have a few different preorders waiting on vinyl coming in in the coming weeks/months. Would it be possible when checking out to give us the option to "ship this order with order ######" and then only pay the $3 shipping once? or maybe $1 for each additional order added? Just a thought that might make everyone's lives a little easier and save some $ on our end and Virgil's. Either way I will continue to send far too much of my money to Virgil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddieruckus Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 that would be a pretty cool feature Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hickey Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 I like the idea a lot, just for the sake of getting everything in one tidy order. At the same time, though, I really like that Virgil manages to keep the shipping cheap ($3 for any size order, that's amazing) and I'd hate to have Virgil lose money because of any tweaks to the shipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qskapunk Posted November 6, 2008 Author Share Posted November 6, 2008 and I'd hate to have Virgil lose money because of any tweaks to the shipping. Yea, I agree, which is why I thought the $1 for each additional order added might be a happy medium. Would also save Virgil $ on mailers, tape etc. It's just an idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiefwahoo Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Yesterday, I received a $3 refund on shipping via Paypal because they combined two of my orders together. I didn't request this in any way, I have so many outstanding orders that I don't pay attention. So it seems like they are already at least trying to do this when they can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benchwarmer Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 They did this a while ago, with a code you could type in to get rid of shipping, and then have it go with another order. If I remember correctly it became a management nightmare, and it was heck of easier for them to just not do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Admin Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 I think these are good ideas, but the only problem is that the shipping is set up within each item and there isn't a way to bypass shipping in favor of a dollar charge. When we get requests, we do combine them and refund the additional shipping,b ut I have thought about charging a buck for each request as each request does take a little bit of time to tweak things in our store. We are in the process of revamping the way we tag pre-orders in our store and that entire process, we will have some discussions on combined shipping. the code we had to bypass shipping became a nightmare because a lot of people used it and we didn't catch it. Let me know think on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hookups96 Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Yesterday, I received a $3 refund on shipping via Paypal because they combined two of my orders together. I didn't request this in any way, I have so many outstanding orders that I don't pay attention.So it seems like they are already at least trying to do this when they can. the VC crew did this for me too, cause they rock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deafmx Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 it would be nice for those weeks where something gets put up one day and the next day you're placing another order. other than that, the $3 is still such a fair price for the size of the orders i get from VC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgoodcore Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 Anything that makes shipping more difficult should be avoided. It would be nice if you had multiple orders for them to get combined automagically but I think anything beyond that may be asking too much. It would be really nice if the store software let us, as users, do more with our orders and our order history. Something more tricked out could allow combination of orders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geezfools Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 yeah, Im the same, unless it's something where within two days of each other and none of them are PO's, combining is nice, otherwise, whatever, it's $3. I do wish when the email comes that says your order has shipped, it would mention what is actually shipping, rather than just one of the items. I always get paranoid as fuck that when my order shows up, it might be missing something, but by the time it gets here, there is none left in stock and I missed out... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shauncitrus Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 Combining multiple orders would be great for those of us outside the US as our shipping charges are more (I believe). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveooo Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 Anything that makes shipping more difficult should be avoided. It would be nice if you had multiple orders for them to get combined automagically but I think anything beyond that may be asking too much.It would be really nice if the store software let us, as users, do more with our orders and our order history. Something more tricked out could allow combination of orders. I don't know if that's a typo or you meant it but that's an awesome word . I think the current system of just emailing in works ok although an automated system would be cool if it ran smoothly. I probably should work out the logistics of my VC orders I just went through my emails and I have 9 seperate orders I'm waiting on. I think the $1 charge for admin time would be fair too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdwell Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 i tend to do a bit of order combining from VC (i'm sure virgil and andy both fuggin' hate me). paying an additional buck to combine isn't a bad idea in my opinion (for what my 2cents are worth) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flood Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 its a logistical nightmare. just pay the three dollars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesack18 Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 paying the three bucks is easy for you guys in the US. for folks in australia its like 10 bucks just for one lp. anyway to make overseas shipping cheaper im down with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentgods Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 dudes i just spent like 20 bucks in shipping from SL. seriously, 3 dollar shipping is a fucking blessing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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