Re: [ZossPens] A Question of Convenience - Your input needed
- From: Sheila Quinn <quinngraphics@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: James Partridge <James@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, FPTalk <fptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:03:52 -0600
Showing the price as soon as it's in the cart is a lot more convenient
for potential buyers. We can see it right away and know if we like the
price. We can just go ahead and place the order, then and there, without
waiting for the price quote to come back. It's a time saver. Lots of
other web sites do this, such as Best Buy. A quote via email just isn't
as convenient.
Not only that, but you may sell more pens that way to "impulse buyers"
who are too impatient to wait for the email. By the time the price comes
back, they've already moved on.
Sheila
James Partridge wrote:
I am in the process of migrating all of the Pear Tree Pen Company's
shopping cart functions to a new host and new software. The process is
slow and tedious, but we are making progress.
One of the new features of this cart is the ability to offer a
"hidden" sale price. This is very useful as several of the pen
companies whose products I sell (such as Visconti and Omas) do not
permit their authorized retailers to advertise discounts on their
products (with certain exceptions). I've currently handled this
situation by asking shoppers to send me an email asking for a better
price. While that has solved the immediate problem, I certainly was
not the ideal solution.
The new "hidden price" feature allows the store owner (me) to select
one of two options. The first would allow the shopper to request a
price quote by email (which would be realtively instantaneous). The
second option , simply displays the price once the shopper has placed
the item into their cart.
My question to you pen buyers is: Would you prefer to receive an email
price quote, or simply to be able to see the item's price once it has
been added to the cart? What is the reason for your preference?
I would greatly appreciate any help you can give me to help make your
shopping experience a more enjoyable one.
--
James Partridge
The Pear Tree Pen Company
www.PearTreePens.com <http://www.PearTreePens.com>
- References:
- A Question of Convenience - Your input needed
- From: James Partridge
Other related posts:
- » Re: [ZossPens] A Question of Convenience - Your input needed
- » RE: [ZossPens] A Question of Convenience - Your input needed
- » Re: [ZossPens] A Question of Convenience - Your input needed
One of the new features of this cart is the ability to offer a "hidden" sale price. This is very useful as several of the pen companies whose products I sell (such as Visconti and Omas) do not permit their authorized retailers to advertise discounts on their products (with certain exceptions). I've currently handled this situation by asking shoppers to send me an email asking for a better price. While that has solved the immediate problem, I certainly was not the ideal solution.
The new "hidden price" feature allows the store owner (me) to select one of two options. The first would allow the shopper to request a price quote by email (which would be realtively instantaneous). The second option , simply displays the price once the shopper has placed the item into their cart.
My question to you pen buyers is: Would you prefer to receive an email price quote, or simply to be able to see the item's price once it has been added to the cart? What is the reason for your preference?
I would greatly appreciate any help you can give me to help make your shopping experience a more enjoyable one.
-- James Partridge The Pear Tree Pen Company www.PearTreePens.com <http://www.PearTreePens.com>
- A Question of Convenience - Your input needed
- From: James Partridge