Howdy! Not new to eComm, or Zen Cart, but for the past 8 years I have been primarily using SaaS systems. So I am rusty when it comes to Zen. This company lost their previous Consultant, and so I am trying to make changes without the ability to discuss anything with their previous Web Developer. (And he left NO notes or documents regarding anything he did spanning the past 5 years. Ugh!)

I need to add what I thought would be an Attribute and Option Set, but now I am unsure how to do what was requested. Let me explain:

This company produces Baby Crib Bedding, and one of the main categories is Fabrics. They have dozens of Fabrics. However, most of their customers want to order a Swatch (i.e., sample) of the fabrics before deciding what Fabric to choose for their bedding. Currently the customer has to add a generic Swatch to their order and then via Notes for the order, they list the name of the fabric for which they want a swatch. Cumbersome, and confusing for some customers.

So, they want to add a Swatch option on each of the Fabrics (as the Fabrics are sold by the yard only for $20 to $30, whereas the swatch costs $1.50). I immediately thought Option Set, so that it can appear as an option with each Fabric. BUT, the pricing will only allow me to deduct or add to the price based upon the Option's price. In this regard, the $20 or $30 Fabric would need to be set to only $1.50 as the option for a swatch of the fabric would indicate to the company that a Swatch is desired, and not a yard of the Fabric.

What would be the best technique to use?

I was using this page as my source info for how to add Option Sets (for reference sake) - http://www.zen-cart.com/content.php?...to-my-products

Any thoughts on how best to achieve this? Is the Option set the best method?

Thanks in advance,

Colin in NY