The problem is that once the purchase is done, you can’t modify it. You would’ve have to either refund the some money or charge some more. Or you can use apps I mentioned above, where you can (supposedly) edit the order and modify it’s price quantity etc. Behind the scenes you’re not really editing tho. The app cancels the initial order and makes a new one.
Hi, I am going through the same dilema. I did download unitpricer and it does adjust the price per weight but it does not update the inventory which is a huge problem. We can’t go back to the Shopify POS to update the inventory Every time there is a sale. We have three shops and that would give employees access to the admin which could compromise the stock.
I also agree that such feature should be embedded into the Shopify POS as there are millions of fresh produce retailers and could guarantee a market for the developers. As is the system is narrow minded.
Hi,
Any update on this Request do you have a solution yet?
Nope. No solution. My current workaround is to price at $.01 for the product and then to make a separate bill once I know the weight of the food. Big pain. If anyone solves please lmk.
Here is the issue with unitpricer. We sell apples by the lb. Apples do not require sales tax in our state so we have set up the item to reflect that in Shopify. Unfortunately, when you use unitpricer it automatically adds the tax. Since there isn’t a scale that integrates as of yet below is the process we have to follow to put in one item in the register for pound apples at our store…
I am referring to the POS application…I’m not sure how any of this would work with online transactions.
Weigh item on scale
Enter price per pound so the scale will give us the dollar amount to charge the customer
Select the item in Shopify
Select unitpricer app
Adjust price in unitpricer
Go back to that item to take off the sale tax
It would seem logical for Shopify to create an item that doesn’t have a predetermined price. Let the app prompt the employee for the price after they select that item/tile. Or, if we were even allowed to adjust the price of an item after it was in the order on the POS that would be adequate as well. If there was a preset price but it could be modified easily that would work. I realize this is a new release but this seems like a pretty big oversight for those customers using the POS.
Hi! We spoke with Shopify yesterday. It seems like the best solution is to
utilize an app like “Orders and Product Fees” to charge an overage (ex:
10%) on those types of items, and then refund the difference once you’ve
fulfilled the order and have the accurate weight. That is the app that
themeatking.com is using, so you can check that out if you’d like an
example of how this functions on the front end. We’re hoping this will work
for us too. Hope that helps!
Can you tell me how you adjust the weight charged? From what I can work our shopify can’t sell in decimal places only whole units. So if meat is priced /kg you can’t sell 1.23kg. Only 1kg or 2kg.
Hello, any news regarding this subject?
It is a serious setback for all sell by weight businesses
Any updates on this? We’re also facing the same problem. Huge opportunity/problem for app developers to solve.
@JustinW2 please check out the app that we’ve just built which enables you to add tax-exempt products to your POS cart: https://apps.shopify.com/sell-products-by-weight. The tax-exempt feature works if you’re on iOS and the new Shopify POS.
We can also integrate with a weigh scale: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_dDjoPVC54
Lastly, for anyone else in this thread, we also have an app that enables you to scan price-embedded barcodes (like those printed from a deli scale): https://apps.shopify.com/scan-price-embedded-barcodes
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How difficult is it to just add the ability to enter a fraction of a product? Anyone that sells produce has this problem. I sell meat and often get the request to buy $50 of ground beef. Why should i buy an app. This should be part of the product. it’s a simple calculation???
Is there any plans shopify to add this?
I am also in this predicament but we are selling fresh meats through our online store and not using shopify POS. For example someone would order a 300g steak or 500g of sliced deli meat but the exit price is rarely exact. I would like a customer to be able to place an order online while also giving payment information but process the payment only AFTER the order has been processed.
Even the ability to sell an item and have the POS prompt the user to enter the price would be fine. That would be a simple solution to solve all of these scenarios until a more specific fix can be created. It seems to be a major oversight for this system but I’m guessing it is due to being online store first and POS second. Hopefully, it will be fixed soon…
Hi all,
We are the developer behind the 5-star rated Sell Products by Weight for POS app which solves this issue for in-person sales: https://apps.shopify.com/sell-products-by-weight. Our app enables scale integration, inventory adjustment, COGS reporting, tax-exempt sales, etc.
We are now beginning development to extend functionality to online sales. If you have a need for this, can you please fill out this brief questionnaire so that we can better understand the use case? https://forms.gle/vjMUzZ3wZxHWYmCo7
Thank you very much.
Hi Policenauts!
Have you already developed something? Unfortunately for online sales, I’ve searched a lot and there’s nothing like what I need, the only app I’ve found that I’m investigating in it’s Edit Order by Cleverific.
I sell cheeses and I want to sell for example a product that weighs 300 grams and costs 4.5 €.
In the product page I tell to the customer the price per KG (15€) and tell him that the weight can vary when I prepare the order.
I weigh the product, for example it weighs 375 grams so this chees will cost 5.6 €, so 1.10€ difference from the amount the customers has paid.
I need to receive this money from the customer, but I cannot ask him for another payment, I would like to deduct the money from his card automatically by sending him a note indicating the difference we need to take from him.
Thanks,
C.
I’m using edit order and it is a very good work around. I end up having to send a 2nd invoice if a customer paid for the fixed price items, but it works, and they are only billed for the outstanding amount.
Desktop is best, I find the mobile app is tough to use - hopefully they fix this over time.
Christine
@CDB Hi C, your use case is a common one and I’m still working on this. I’ve had multiple phone calls with merchants in the past few weeks talking through very similar catch weight use cases of needing to edit the order afterward to adjust for overcut, and candidly this is a pretty complicated one!
In the meantime you may be able to achieve what you want manually with just Shopify’s native Edit Order functionality, but unless the authorized amount is higher, you’ll have to invoice for the difference. Also if you use local delivery or local pickup, apparently you can’t edit the order (not sure why this is).
I’ll update this thread when I’ve made more progress.
Any updates on this issue??
We are an online butcher shop who is currently losing money because we have to cut everything over the mentioned weight and sell at a fixed price - it’s not sustainable! It also takes so much longer to package up orders making sure they’re as close as possible to the paid for amount.
Anxiously awaiting this solution!!
Same here patiently waiting for a solution while loosing money and time
We also really need a solution, because our current way of doing it is so slow. whenever a customer orderes 1 kg, but i deliver a 1,15, i make a variant with the correct weight and price and edit the current order, remove the order and sell the variant instead. stock-wise it is a nightmare. but adding a variant with the correct weight seems to make this possible, and with time, itll get easier because the variants are still saved.
If anyone has a better solution, let me know 
if any developer is out there reading this, please make a solution. I am sure many produce sellers will use your app.