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You have strong points there, and it is indeed difficult or impossible for small eCommerce companies to do the calculations themselves. That being said, how muc
by hx87 10y ago
You have strong points there, and it is indeed difficult or impossible for small eCommerce companies to do the calculations themselves. That being said, how much do carriers charge clients for API calls? Unless it's a ridiculous amount, if I have a complete cart, I should be able to enter the same info used for actual shipping to do a cost calculation without having to sign up for an account or actually start the checkout process.
- saosebastiao 10y agoI'm not 100% sure about API pricing, but I would imagine they are free to make for businesses that actually ship things. It seems like one of those things you shouldn't skimp on as a carrier. And yes they should at least offer a no-signup in-cart shipping estimate. Most off the shelf eccommerce sites do. If not, they definitely want to spam your inbox with "come back, we miss you!" messages :)
- mcintyre1994 10y agoOn the plus side, if you do care about the purchase enough to give them an Email at that point you can probably abandon the cart and get a discount. :)