WEB ONLY & INSTORE ONLY FEATURE

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   Hi!  We're currently in the midst of converting our web site to product cart.  I have to say . . .  it's a great program.  Now, I do have a question regarding a feature that I can't seem to find.  Does product cart have a way of letting me identify web only items and instore only items.  I've searched around the forums and the online help the user guide and can't see to find anything on that.  I'm just a little suprise that it does not have these features so I wanted to make sure I'm not missing anything.  Can someone confirm whether or not Productcart has these features.
Thank you in advance!

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ACTMARK Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 01-April-2007 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote ACTMARK Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: WEB ONLY & INSTORE ONLY FEATURE Posted: 01-April-2007 at 1:36am
	Hi! We're currently in the midst of converting our web site to product cart. I have to say . . . it's a great program. Now, I do have a question regarding a feature that I can't seem to find. Does product cart have a way of letting me identify web only items and instore only items. I've searched around the forums and the online help the user guide and can't see to find anything on that. I'm just a little suprise that it does not have these features so I wanted to make sure I'm not missing anything. Can someone confirm whether or not Productcart has these features. Thank you in advance!

netprofits Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Certified ProductCart Developers Joined: 05-January-2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 22	Post Options Post Reply Quote netprofits Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 01-April-2007 at 8:33am
	If you want In-Store items to show on your web site but not be for sale, use the "Not For Sale" option in the Other Settings section when editing a product. You can add a message in the "Message to Display" about "In-Store Only" or whatever you would like. Is that what you meant?
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	Thanks, that's what I mean but what about a flag for web only products. There are a lot of products on our web site that is being serviced by a drop shipper so we have all their items on out site but we only have a limited selection in our store. Do you know if they have a web only feature. I would be really suprise if they don't. If not, I guess my only option would be the custom fields. Thanks

netprofits Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Certified ProductCart Developers Joined: 05-January-2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 22	Post Options Post Reply Quote netprofits Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 01-April-2007 at 1:55pm
	There isn't a flag for web-only but you can link items with suppliers and drop shippers. Why not create a suppier called InStore and another called WebOnly and track prodcts that way OR if you are using the Drop Shipper feature, then only theWebOnly items should be linked to drop shippers. If you haven't already done so, read through the user's guide about the Suppliers and Drop Shippers. That may give you some ideas.
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ACTMARK Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 01-April-2007 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote ACTMARK Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 03-April-2007 at 9:43am
	The problem is we have multiple suppliers, some drop ship, some don't. I guess I'll just set-up a custom field so I can flag any prodcuts that is web only, and then for the in-store only ones, I'll do as you suggested with the not for sale feature. I'm just suprised it doesn't already have this feature since large sites like Best Buy and Future Shop feature web only items or deals. Thanks for your help!

netprofits Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Certified ProductCart Developers Joined: 05-January-2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 22	Post Options Post Reply Quote netprofits Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 03-April-2007 at 10:00am
	Not being a retailer I am not completely sure why you need to distinguish between these types of products. You can setup discounts/coupons for specific products or categories of products where the discount is applied during checkout either automatically or by having the user enter a coupon code. In your advertising you can say that the code is only valid online.
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ACTMARK Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 01-April-2007 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote ACTMARK Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 03-April-2007 at 10:25am
	The reason why we need to identify it is so that people don't come into the store expecting us to carry the 1,200 plus items on our web site from just one vendor when we only carry maybe 20-25% of that. Thanks