Hello - and a cross selling question.

Greetings,

I have spent the last several days devouring this site, and I have learned a ton! Zen Cart is far superior to all other carts I have played with and I've quickly become an addict. Kudos to the developers and contributors!

I was forced to step UP to ZC do to a customers problem with too much success and we're now seriously crashing the old carts access db. In the end it won't kill me and will make me stronger.

My question... I need to implement a pretty complicated cross selling module. Here's an example:

500 Pen Kits, 75 Drill Bits, 35 Bushings, 50 Tubes
Each pen kit uses a specific drill bit, bushing, and tube.
Customers often purchase an extra combination of 1 or more drill bits and/or bushings and/or tubes

So... below the product I am looking for something like:

Don't forget to get your exta tubes, drill bits and bushings!

Qty Box Drill bit (that goes with this kit) Price
Qty Box Bushing(that goes with this kit) Price
Qty Box Tube (that goes with this kit) Price

I've looked at cross sell and cross sell advanced and attribute options, but I’m not sure they can do what I need.

Anyone doing anything like this that is willing to offer a little advice? Thanks in advance!

Steve

Looks to me like you would probably need to use attributes; at first that sounds horrendous, but if it really is a case of only "goes with this kit" then it's simple:

Option name: Extra Drill Bits
Option Values: 1 to as many as people ever order

Option name: Extra Bushing(s?)
Option Values: 1 to as many as people ever order

Option name: Extra Tubes
Option Values: 1 to as many as people ever order

As I say - simple - IF these extras are exactly the same as those that make up the initial product.

Mind you - pricing may be a pita!

Thank you for your response! - Your my first :thumbsup:

Shoot, and I'm right in the middle of installing xsell advanced.

But it's really not the case of "only" goes with this kit. It's more like pen kit A needs bushing a drill bit a and tube C; where penkit B might need bushing b drill bit B and tube C.

And I'm not sure yet, but coulld I allow more than one (for example) tube to be ordered if I used attributes?

Hope that make sense.

And I'm not sure yet, but coulld I allow more than one (for example) tube to be ordered if I used attributes?

Sorry, ignore that I get the option value.

Not pretty yet, but xsell advanced did the trick. Install went smooth after I located where the heck the tpl_ product_info_display.php file was.

Thanks Ryk and ZC developers,

:wink2: There's an Extra Tall cup o' Jo headed for ZC, and maybe a little somthin-somthin for voltage when I get this project done!

Steve

So...when do we get a preview? Curious pen turners want to know! :)

We're still about 3-4 weeks away, but will definately post it up when finished. Glad to hear there's intrest.

Steve

P.S. Isn't Zen Cart awsome?!