Check the data (JavaScript)

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The purpose of this page is to check that the pricing data has been correctly coded into the master data file. There is also a public page of postage and shipping data and a private page for discussion of postage rates, not linked from here.

Data, extracted as a table...

This data is used wherever the values are reported on web pages or are needed in calculations. Other values, such as the percentages for the various discount rates are also stored globally. or will be, during a future software upgrade. A description of the columns above is ...

• region: A code for the postage region. XX is used as an abbreviation for "free delivery" in the P1_disassembler file
• post_large: Postage charge, per item, for "large items"
• handling: Handling charge per order, for "large items"
• post_small: Postage charge, per item, for "small items"
• handling_small: Handling charge per order, for "small items"
• post_small_cap: For small items, postage/handling charges are capped at this amount
• commercial_items: For trade orders of more than this number, postage and handling charges are waived
• comm_MOV: The trade Minimum Order Value
• comm_post_cap For commerical large items, postage/handling charges are capped at this amount

If orders contain both "large" and "small" items then both handling charges apply. The handling charge is not specifically for "handling" or "packing"; it is an additional fee to help us to collect the correct postage charge, which tends to be specified by Royal Mail with an "offset" price structure.

The commercial limits on number of items and minimum order value are not applied to deliveries outside the UK because the high shipping charges predominate. However, it is always the case that orders of more than a few large books will benefit from a precise quotation.