Submitting the order through Email rather than proceeding to check out?

Hello everyone,

Needless to say I am new to Zencart (v1.3.9d). My problem is unusual and I could not find a similar issue in the forum or FAQ.

I cannot accept PayPal because PayPal does not allow receiving money to Sri Lanka. I also cannot afford a VISA/MasterCard processing merchant account. My store is catering to the local market and the only possible payment option for me is direct bank deposit. (Money orders/Cheques take time).

But I would like my buyers to be able to browse through my items and easily add items to a cart which calculates discounts, shipping cost, total amount etc, which is why I chose ZenCart. What I would like to achieve is this;

1. The buyer browse through the store and adds various items to his cart. (This part is fine - it is already done)
2. When the buyer finishes shopping he presses the Check Out button.
3. Instead of showing him a payment getaway, Zen Cart compiles his order and sends me an email with details of his order.
4. I send him an invoice with my bank account details and instructions of Payment via email. (This part I can do manually also, so if you can help me with the above step it would be great)

Can this be done? I tried changing my store status to 2 (Showcase with prices) but this replaces the add to cart button with a "contact us" link which defeats the purpose. This way the buyer has to send me mails saying I want 2 of that and 4 of this etc. He will simply not bother with that hassle.

Thank you very much in advance.
Uditha

Would this work for you ?

http://www.zen-cart.com/index.php?main_page=product_contrib_info&products_id=1048

We don't do direct bank transfer as a payment option in the US, so I haven't used it.

Thank you very much for your quick response.

Although a direct bank transfer may work in some situations, it is not exactly what I had in my mind.

This bank transfer probably takes place online, and for that you need an online savings account. Very few Sri Lankans have such accounts. Even for those who do, the banks charge an unreasonable processing fee for this which does not make this option viable.

I want to let my buyers directly deposit the money in to my account from the Bank branch closest to them (offline). This a very primitive way of doing things, but at present the best option I have. Therefore I only need the Zen Cart to accept the order and send me the order confirmation email. It should skip the payment processing part.

I hope my problem is clear to all.

Thank you very much.
Uditha

OK, how about changing the name and text of the Check/Money Order payment option to something like We Will Contact You For Payment ? That will allow the order to complete without requiring that the customer pay on line.

That should work. Thank you very much. Can you point me to the right direction on which files I need to edit? I do not want to break anything.

utopiasl:

That should work. Thank you very much. Can you point me to the right direction on which files I need to edit? I do not want to break anything.

Admin -> Tools -> Developer's Toolkit
Search for the text you want to replace (I use "Look up in all files"). It will likely be in the languages folder.