I went from RM C&D to using both RM and Buy Shipping (BS) and now I only use RM again

1. When I was using BS, the first time I sold a product, it allowed me to put in the weight, dimensions etc and would remember that information for the next time it sold. The first time it pulls that info from the listing but you can change it and it then remembers your changes for the next time.

2. You cannot setup a common weight of a product in the shipping template. It uses the method as explained in 1 above

3. The only change you have to make in your daily collection is to print out 2 manifests. One from RM C&D and the other from Amazon (Order Reports - End of Day Forms). All the parcels can go in the same sacks sorted as per usual on service. Give the collection person both sets of manifests to scan.

On a side note - the standard Amazon BS system is woefully lacking on many useful features. For example, if you need to re-print a shipping label or print out a picking/packing list. My advice is to use something like Packing Partner which will integrate not only with BS but C&D and will allow you to print picking/packing lists and reprint labels if needed.

Can I ask why you have decided to move from C&D to BS? As I said at the beginning I have now moved away from BS back to C&D. My reasons?

1. BS would sometimes tell me RM could not fulfil the estimated delivery date so would not let me select RM only a different courier which I had no account with (I would actually end up putting these through C&D anyway as it was impossible for me to use a different courier)

2. Although the help says BS will protect your metrics for items delivered late - believe me it does not. I had items delivered late and still got a defect in my metrics. Support were useless at getting the metric defect removed. It was a constant battle.

3. If you are worried about VTR then yes BS does guarantee you a 100% score. However, providing you upload tracking details properly at time of dispatch then you have no need to worry over VTR. I run at between approx 80-85% as RM do not scan all parcels on delivery. I get warning emails but Amazon check the numbers in the background and no one has yet been suspended for low VTR as long as they have correctly uploaded tracking IDs on dispatch.

4. RM often give discounts for sending quantities of parcels sent in one collection. When you separate C&D from BS the manifests are separate and so you will not get the batch quantity discounts.

5. If you are going to BS purely because of Prime then consider perhaps just put the Prime orders through BS and continue to us C&D for the standard delivery orders. I used to do Prime but stopped it when Amazon brought in the ruling that I had to do a weekend dispatch.