This is a preview of a product that will be going up on the website shop when I get it up and running. I have a number of mugs that I had designed and purchased a few years ago. I've been saving them to post on the website. The idea was to sell them to pay for the site hosting and domain fees.
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I don't drink coffee, but this photo shows me enjoying a mug of Dark Chocolate Hot Cocoa at work this last winter. Coming soon to the Savage///Circuits website shop page (https://savagecircuits.com/shop/). See here (https://savagechats.com/index.php?topic=316.0) if you're wondering why I haven't already gotten the shop set up.
let me know when they go up for sale, I'll purchase one
Quote from: Jason D. on May 19, 2025, 12:29 PMlet me know when they go up for sale, I'll purchase one
I'll follow up here once I get the website finished from the conversion. I had a store on the older website at the very end, but haven't enabled it on this new site for a great many reasons. While I don't like the new theme template, I will soon be enabling the shop and the first, and initially only product on there, will be the mug. ;)
As a note, for people like myself I am trying to make the images and text larger on the main website. :-[
Get yours here (https://savagecircuits.com/shop/savage-circuits-mug/)!
Trying to order 2 but it won't complete the transaction. Paypal issue?
Quote from: doggiedoc on Jan 27, 2026, 06:28 PMTrying to order 2 but it won't complete the transaction. Paypal issue?
No, I need to send you a quote first before it will finish the transaction. I'm going to have to find a solution to that issue. I will get you a quote ASAP. Sorry, doc.
It does that, because otherwise it ends up charging double shipping when you buy more than one of something.
When I was running my own store, I used Zen Cart (https://www.zen-cart.com/.) It would total up the weight of the products, and then connect to the USPS, UPS, Fed Ex, etc. servers and calculate the price for the entire order. It might be more than you want for your MyBay type selling, but it's worth checking out.
I will get
@doggiedoc a quote when I get home from work.
Quote from: granz on Jan 28, 2026, 06:33 AMWhen I was running my own store, I used Zen Cart (https://www.zen-cart.com/ (https://www.zen-cart.com/).) It would total up the weight of the products, and then connect to the USPS, UPS, Fed Ex, etc. servers and calculate the price for the entire order. It might be more than you want for your MyBay type selling, but it's worth checking out.
Here's what is happening...maybe this other option will work, I don't know yet...
On my old website, I used Woocommerce to sell the same kind of things I am selling now. But they've changed things over the years. At the time, if someone bought a single item, the system already knew what size box it took to ship that item and how much it weighed. That's the still the case. But when someone ordered multiple items, it would add the shipping and charge them, but when I shipped the items, I was able to refund the overcharge for shipping.
Currently, I can specify the package dimensions, weight and cost, but then if they order two or more items, one of two things happens. Either it undercharges shipping (because it doesn't know what size box hold these items) or if I specify fixed shipping per item, it adds the individual shipping amounts and overcharges for shipping.
How do you get it to charge the right shipping if you don't know the box size prior to shipping? That's where I am hung up! If I use flat-rate boxes, then I am overcharging because most of what I have are ICs and sensors that weigh practically nothing.
Ideas? I suppose to some this may seem trivial. But to me, it seems irrational, so I told it to request a shipping quote every time, however, that seems to confuse everyone. Even you had issues with it, @granz
Quote from: Chris Savage on Jan 28, 2026, 09:25 AMI will get @doggiedoc a quote when I get home from work.
Quote from: granz on Jan 28, 2026, 06:33 AMWhen I was running my own store, I used Zen Cart (https://www.zen-cart.com/ (https://www.zen-cart.com/).) It would total up the weight of the products, and then connect to the USPS, UPS, Fed Ex, etc. servers and calculate the price for the entire order. It might be more than you want for your MyBay type selling, but it's worth checking out.
Here's what is happening...maybe this other option will work, I don't know yet...
On my old website, I used Woocommerce to sell the same kind of things I am selling now. But they've changed things over the years. At the time, if someone bought a single item, the system already knew what size box it took to ship that item and how much it weighed. That's the still the case. But when someone ordered multiple items, it would add the shipping and charge them, but when I shipped the items, I was able to refund the overcharge for shipping.
Currently, I can specify the package dimensions, weight and cost, but then if they order two or more items, one of two things happens. Either it undercharges shipping (because it doesn't know what size box hold these items) or if I specify fixed shipping per item, it adds the individual shipping amounts and overcharges for shipping.
How do you get it to charge the right shipping if you don't know the box size prior to shipping? That's where I am hung up! If I use flat-rate boxes, then I am overcharging because most of what I have are ICs and sensors that weigh practically nothing.
Ideas? I suppose to some this may seem trivial. But to me, it seems irrational, so I told it to request a shipping quote every time, however, that seems to confuse everyone. Even you had issues with it, @granz
Yes, I remember that your store could not comprehend "local pickup." ??? So, it had to charge me one cent for shipping - I guess that's how much it cost for you to put it in your car? :P
BTW, I forget what it is that I bought :( - do you remember?
Quote from: granz on Jan 28, 2026, 11:31 AMBTW, I forget what it is that I bought :( - do you remember?
A Savage///Circuits Mug. :P
Quote from: Chris Savage on Jan 28, 2026, 11:42 AMQuote from: granz on Jan 28, 2026, 11:31 AMBTW, I forget what it is that I bought :( - do you remember?
A Savage///Circuits Mug. :P
Hmmmm. That's bad, now I need to try to figure out where it went. :( You don't happen to remember where I put it, do you? :-[
Quote from: granz on Jan 28, 2026, 11:45 AMHmmmm. That's bad, now I need to try to figure out where it went. :( You don't happen to remember where I put it, do you? :-[
I would ask your wife. :P This Zen Cart seems to be
free? I am currently paying for what I have that doesn't seem to work. I am just unclear at a glance if Zen Cart will solve my issues. Perhaps I will try it out tonight. It appears to be from 1991. That's old!
Quote from: Chris Savage on Jan 28, 2026, 11:48 AMQuote from: granz on Jan 28, 2026, 11:45 AMHmmmm. That's bad, now I need to try to figure out where it went. :( You don't happen to remember where I put it, do you? :-[
I would ask your wife. :P This Zen Cart seems to be free? I am currently paying for what I have that doesn't seem to work. I am just unclear at a glance if Zen Cart will solve my issues. Perhaps I will try it out tonight.
She doesn't remember either. :( Yet one more thing that I need to look for.
This is here for me to remember to check out when I get home from work. I need to solve this issue fast.
Quote from: doggiedoc on Jan 27, 2026, 06:28 PMTrying to order 2 but it won't complete the transaction. Paypal issue?
Well, first I didn't see an order in the system last night. I thought maybe there was a delay. I just got home and saw there was an update to the plug-ins for the site. I updated them.
Quote from: Chris Savage on Aug 07, 2025, 09:29 PMALL PURCHASES REQUIRE REQUESTING A SHIPPING QUOTE. I'm not set up for automatic shipping charges. I'm honestly not even sure how to do that. So when you add stuff to your cart, you must then request a quote before you can fully check out. This also requires your address so I can get an accurate quote. I need to update the shop page to reflect that, as I'm sure some people will be confused.
Try again, requesting a quote and I will return a quote, which should then allow you to complete the purchase. If for some reason that doesn't work, I will simply send them to you and you can send me payment via PayPal outside the system. I am watching some videos on how to set this up better. Sorry for your experience.
On the most recent order, the email that lets me know ended up in my SPAM folder. While processing things last night my internet went out and was down for the better part of three hours. I can tell that selling stuff on the site is going to be an exercise in frustration.
Thanks Chris for getting my order through. I am looking forward to having coffee out of them!
Quote from: doggiedoc on Feb 04, 2026, 11:45 AMThanks Chris for getting my order through. I am looking forward to having coffee out of them!
You're welcome! I hope everything arrives safe and sound. You should be getting email updates on shipping. I enabled those for you.
P.S. - I drink Dark Chocolate Hot Cocoa from mine. ;)
I remember you saying you don't drink coffee. I drink enough to take up your slack. LOL
Quote from: doggiedoc on Feb 04, 2026, 11:50 AMI remember you saying you don't drink coffee. I drink enough to take up your slack. LOL
In all fairness, I get my caffeine fix from Pepsi Zero, which I understand has a significant amount.
I'll have to try one sometime.
I added an animated GIF of the Coffee Mug so people can see what it looks like all the way around.
(https://savagecircuits.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/20260210_225707.gif)
Nice. Did you take a video of that using a turntable, and then convert it into a .GIF? Or did you create that .GIF from a series of still photos?
Quote from: granz on Feb 11, 2026, 06:08 AMNice. Did you take a video of that using a turntable, and then convert it into a .GIF? Or did you create that .GIF from a series of still photos?
I have a turntable that sits inside a LED lighted photo "booth". I took video using a cell phone on a tripod, then imported that video into an online editor I use for animated GIFs. If you've ever noticed several of the animated thumbnails on the projects page of the main website, I used the same procedure.
Very interesting - thanks for the explanation.
Quote from: granz on Feb 11, 2026, 11:49 AMVery interesting - thanks for the explanation.
If you like, I can post the website, and the steps I take to get this result. It involves trimming, resizing, cropping and converting to GIF.
Quote from: Chris Savage on Feb 11, 2026, 12:58 PMQuote from: granz on Feb 11, 2026, 11:49 AMVery interesting - thanks for the explanation.
If you like, I can post the website, and the steps I take to get this result. It involves trimming, resizing, cropping and converting to GIF.
Thanks, but after thinking about it, I realized that this is more intellectual curiosity than any upcoming need. If I get to needing an animated .GIF I'll give you a shout.
Quote from: Jason D. on May 19, 2025, 12:29 PMlet me know when they go up for sale, I'll purchase one
Oops...I forgot! :o
https://savagecircuits.com/shop/savage-circuits-mug/