User Input Pricing?

[cPappas91]

Is there a way to set it up so the user can set the amount of money they want to pay on a product? Going to be used for a donation item.

Thanks in advance.

[Muzz]

I don't think there is anythign standard for this.

There is a mod called Donation Sidebox for Zen Cart but this is not free or available. Do a google search.

but perhaps you could look into gift certificates?

ie make up DONATION Cetificates if varied values or names?

$10, $20 etc.. or Bronze, silver, gold etc..

Someone else could probably advise you on how to edit the code for gift certs to not send credit or GC string to use as credit.

Would be nice to send an email thanking them and they could also use for tax purposes.

[kobra]

Is there a way to set it up so the user can set the amount of money they want to pay on a product?

There is 3rd party "auction" module that might be adapted - - I have not used it

In the free software addons link above left

[Get Em Fast]

Well, just an idea, but if you price your product at $1.00, then that would be the minimum the customer could purchase/donate.

Then add and attribute named something like "I want to donate this much", with radio buttons, or a dropdown list.

Then add option several values like $5.00 which you would make the attribute cost be $4.00. Upon selecting this option the customer would then get a total cost of $5.00. Same thing with all other option values............they would all be $1.00 less than the total price, since the first dollar is already counted by the product itself.

$5.00 = (+$4.00)
$10.00 = (+$9.00)
$15.00 = (+14.00),

and so on.

That's the best way I can think of to do what you're wanting to do.

Hope this idea can help you.

[kobra]

Well, just an idea, but if you price your product at $1.00, then that would be the minimum the customer could purchase/donate.

To expand upon Get Em Fast's idea

You could create this with text along the line of

This is a condsiderable aid to this cause - - blah - - blah

Please enter into the quantity box the amount you desire to donate

You then do not require any attributes or are limited to the attributes you have set up

[Get Em Fast]

Yep, I though of that also, kobra. But, the problem I saw with that is that when the customer ordered just the one product X 20, then the product sales count would be 20 instead of the 1 that it needs to be...............that is, IF they need to keep up with each product ordered individually, showing that the customer order this product 1 X, but paid $20.00 for it. See what I mean?

That's why I suggested the attributes to control the donation price.

But, of course, if there's no need to keep up with the exact product sales count, then that would most definitely be the easiest way to go.