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irishbloke

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75 posts

167 months

Wednesday 11th October 2017
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Hi

I was wondering if anyone could assist. We are a wholesale business with an altering range of lines held. We send out offers with perhaps 5-10 lines on offer and we would like the facility for customers to type an order quantity in and respond as a means of placing an order (we are planning online ordering via our website but would like this as an interim step until the facility is arranged).

The nature of our business means we typically clear lines and replace with something different, so an online type shop doesnt fit our current model. The best analogy would be a discount wholesaler. We are trying to streamline the business to make the order process easier for customers, and this seemed an easy first step.

Does anyone know how we could accomplish this or have suggestions?

many thanks

notsofast

36 posts

140 months

Wednesday 11th October 2017
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More detail required, what format should the customer response take?

- A return email with the quantity?
- Click a link to an existing site?
- Embed a form in the email with a quantity field? This would suggest that you have a backend system that can accept the form response?

If you don't already have online ordering, how will you identify the customer and take payment?
Are you just looking for the customer to express interest and you will then ring them up and process the order over the phone?

Edited by notsofast on Wednesday 11th October 20:50

irishbloke

Original Poster:

75 posts

167 months

Wednesday 11th October 2017
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We've a fairly simple model with customer emails saved with account numbers as reference. At this stage a simple quantity fiels with an email response is adequate, dont need anything complicated at present.

Frimley111R

19,327 posts

264 months

Thursday 12th October 2017
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notsofast said:
- Click a link to an existing site?

Edited by notsofast on Wednesday 11th October 20:50
I'd do this. Click a button in the email and they are straight there

DSLiverpool

16,532 posts

232 months

Thursday 12th October 2017
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Shopify LIGHT ($9) enables this using buy buttons on your email within an "invisible" website controlling your stock, has a checkout gateway as well.

jammy-git

29,778 posts

242 months

Friday 13th October 2017
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Do you have a system for stock keeping or product management at the moment?