Restrict Ordering to specific Manufacturers

Hi everyone,

I've set up my first site using zen cart and I'm very impressed with everything it can do. However, I have been having difficulty with a specific requirement needed for my site.

I need to restrict orders so that they are only from one manufacturer at a time. In other words, I need to prevent adding to the cart once the first product from a certain manufacturer has been added (or something similar). I will be extremely grateful for anyone who can help me with how to do this.

Thanks A Lot!

I need to restrict orders so that they are only from one manufacturer at a time. In other words, I need to prevent adding to the cart once the first product from a certain manufacturer has been added (or something similar)
This would take a good bit of custom coding to perform and IMO if I saw 2 items that I wanted and could not add them to my order I would be put off and shop elsewhere...

Explain why you need this and I am sure that a workaround can be generated

Thanks Kobra.

I need this because once the orders are placed, delivery will occur directly from the manufacturer to the customer. Typically they will want to order a bundle of items from one manufacture that will be delivered and installed by them. My site ties multiple vendors together on a central site. If the customers order any item available they'll end up with delivery from many vendors that is highly undesirable. I need some way of clearly warning them of this and ideally prevent them from issuing orders from multiple venders. (or prevent them from ordering from different categories) .

Thanks a lot for your help.
-John

If items are annonymously dropshipped - you can have a description in your shipping policies that items will be shipped from the closest warehouse that has available stock and that this might/will cause multiple shipments.

Through using table rates you can mitigate shipping charges

HI JSMUCK

I am looking to do exactly the same thing mate.

DID YOU MANAGE TO FIND A WAY TO DO THIS SO THAT ONCE A CERTAIN MANUFACTURER OR CATEGORY GOES INTO THE CART THEY CAN ONLY ADD PRODUCTS FROM THAT MANUFACTURER OR IN THAT CATEGORY LEVEL..

I HAVE SEVERAL VENDORS IN 1 CENTRAL SITE AND I WANT TO LOCK IN TO ONE VENDOR AT A TIME

HOPE SOME CLEVER PHP CODER KNOWS HOW TO DO THIS

IM SURE IT CAN BE DONE (MAY BE HARD)

EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE RIGHT

ID BE PREPARED TO PAY BIG BUCKS FOR THIS