Adding additional charges to products

[crewgirl]

Hello. I am having some trouble finding the information I need. Let me preface my post by saying that I have virtually no coding/programming knowledge.

Here is the problem I have run into. My store will sell automotive parts, some of those parts have an additional charge, labeled in the industry as a core charge. When I entered the product I do not have an option to add this additional charge. I have searched the forum here and the knowledge base and I have not found a solution (that I can understand the wording of at least) to add this charge to the products.

I cannot add the charge to the price of the product because it will make the product price way above the industry competitiors price and I will therefore lose the sale. I need for this to be a charge that will automatically generate in the shopping cart once the product is added. Furthermore, I need for the customer to be able to remove this charge, and if the charge is removed, have the order sent to me for review before it is processed.

I know that these options are available with eCommerce sites, are they available with osCommerce? Can someone point me to the information I need to do this?

Thank you in advance for any help you guys can give me.

[Guest]

@@crewgirl

 

I once used Individual Product Shipping and modified it to add a 'box fee' on particular items. You could use this and change the language to reflect a 'core charge'.

 

 

 

Chris

[crewgirl]

Thank you Chris.

I have actually figured out how to add a core charge to the product.

Under Product Attributes I added two Product Options Core Charge and Core Sent. Then under Products Attributes, I assigned the correct price to the Core Charge and made the price on Core Sent $0.

 

The problem I still haven't resolved is making the order be sent for review before processing.

[Guest]

@@crewgirl

 

Unfortunately, there isn't a contribution that 'holds' orders for approval. That would be a custom coding job.

 

 

 

Chris

[crewgirl]

Then, unfortunately, osCommerce may not be the right software for me :(

[Guest]

@@crewgirl

 

As I stated, you could custom code it to do what you want, there just isn't a 'ready made' contribution for that.

 

 

 

Chris

[crewgirl]

The words custom code strike fear into my heart. I wouldn't have the first clue where to start.

[Guest]

@@crewgirl

 

If you are not familiar with PHP and SQL (maybe a little jquery wouldn't hurt) then you may find other carts easier to use. However, I don't believe that ANY carts offer a 'hold order' feature out of the box.

 

 

Chris

[crewgirl]

Thank you for all your help Chris. I've decided to just charge the core charge with the items.