Google Checkout Adds Shopping Cart

[mandy]

The Google Checkout shopping cart is a new Google Checkout feature that allows you to add a shopping cart to your website quickly and easily.

Adding the cart to your web store is easy. All you'll need to do is copy and paste a small Javascript snippet on every page on your site that you plan to use the cart.

Getting Started Guide: http://groups.google.com/group/google-ch...pping-cart

FAQ: http://groups.google.com/group/google-ch...-questions
Google Shopping Cart Demo: http://checkout.google.com/seller/gsc/be...index.html

[amy]

How useful, a cart that forces you to offer free shipping. :

What about shipping prices?

We're working on it!

[mandy]

The shopping cart now supports shipping charges

Using Shipping with the Google Checkout shopping cart
This document outlines the various ways shipping rules can be set up with the shopping cart.

How can I specify a fixed per-item shipping charge on a product?

This shipping rule can be implemented using the keyword product-shipping. It will add a fixed shipping cost for each item a customer adds to her cart. For example, a camping store could set up these rules: sleeping bags have a shipping cost of $5 and tents have a shipping cost of $7. If a customer orders two sleeping bags and one tent the total shipping will be $17...

documentation and examples of adding shipping charges:
http://groups.google.com/group/google-ch...pping-cart