I just found this thread after spending half an entire day trying to figure out package sizing and how it relates to products. This seems like it would be an easy fix for Shopify to implement:
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Allow different package types to be added - Just like you can do now
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Remove this ‘default’ package size type requirement - this is really counter-intuitive - as everyone knows that all products and packages come in different weights and sizes and this ONE SIZE FITS ALL approach is just the most ridiculous thing i’ve encountered on Shopify
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On PRODUCT Pages, have a DROP-DOWN menu with the various Package Size types that were specified earlier.
This way the seller would have the choice to choose the box size, and since the weight is already a field available - those two things (weight + box size) will allow for accurate shipping rates if using calculated rates.
This does not address however a situation where a customer purchases multiple products that have different box size types. A workaround would be to create custom packages with multiple items and specific boxes sizes for those ‘combined’ packages. This however would take away from the customer’s freedom to pick and choose individual items and have everything added up and sized correctly.
For starters though, I really think that giving a drop-down to select a package size for every product would be a no-brainer!