Ordering Outlet Items for a Show: Simplifying the Process | Ask Debbie

[DebbieSAChef]

Ok so usually I have had people purchase things from the outlet as an individual order on my website. But today I got an email from someone ordering from my website for a show and they want outlet items.

How do I do that?

Do they have to pay two shipping costs?

Do I have to enter two orders into PP?

Or will PP automatically do that for me?

I am in the middle of something else so I am being lazy. I don't want to have to do all that work if someone can just tell me.
Thanks,
Debbie

 

[ChefBeckyD]

Outlet orders can only be done as individual orders from your website. They cannot be part of a show. The outlet doesn't even show up as an option when you are in the show order area of the website - it only shows up if you select the individual order option.

 

[Paula R. Lewis]

Debbie,
I don't know how outlet orders are processed, but I do know that they cannot be added to a show, so yes, they will have "double" shipping charges, I'm afraid, unless you allow their show order to be combined with someone else's to "help them out" a little.

Sorry 'bout that!
Paula

 

[Addie4TLC]

Good to know!! Too bad about the double shipping though...

 

[ltkacz]

My new ideaDuring my open house this year I had the sheet from the outlet. I just told everyone who came that if they wanted to order outlet items in addition to the show, they could, and I'll just split the shipping evening among everyone ordering from the outlet. Ended up with $130 in outlet orders, which worked out to less than $4 per order.

I've decided now, that at every show I'm going to have the outlet sheet with me. Pass it around. Tell everyone that although it doesn't count towards the show, if you would like to place an order in addition to the order for the show - you can, and I'll give Susie hostess 5% more to spend on her shopping spree. You'll know how much shipping is, because you'll have all the outlet orders that night, and you can just split accordingly.

I also figure, heck - $100 in outside orders yields me at the very least $22 extra dollars - so I have to spend $5 (not even, since I'm going to apply that 5% to the host discount - which will be even less than $5). I think that's extra sales I would never had had.

 

[DebbieSAChef]

Good idea!

During my open house this year I had the sheet from the outlet. I just told everyone who came that if they wanted to order outlet items in addition to the show, they could, and I'll just split the shipping evening among everyone ordering from the outlet. Ended up with $130 in outlet orders, which worked out to less than $4 per order.

I've decided now, that at every show I'm going to have the outlet sheet with me. Pass it around. Tell everyone that although it doesn't count towards the show, if you would like to place an order in addition to the order for the show - you can, and I'll give Susie hostess 5% more to spend on her shopping spree. You'll know how much shipping is, because you'll have all the outlet orders that night, and you can just split accordingly.

I also figure, heck - $100 in outside orders yields me at the very least $22 extra dollars - so I have to spend $5 (not even, since I'm going to apply that 5% to the host discount - which will be even less than $5). I think that's extra sales I would never had had.

That sounds like a good idea.

Thanks Paula and Becky for the heads up on outlet orders!

Debbie