$20 minimum

[jackie]

Hi

I have a cart that has a $20 minimum. I am trying to set it up so that when a person orders something worth $8, $12 more is added to their total. When this occurs, I want to include a message that says "This cart has a $20 minimum $12 will be added to your total."

Can this be done? If so any other info would be helpful.

[Jim]

There is nothing built into ShopSite that would add an additional fee if they don't meet the minimum cart value. A warning does display saying that there is a minimum and they won't be able to checkout without adding enough items to come up to that minimum.

[jackie]

Thanks Jim,

Could I add some javascript to the cart template. Is this possible? How would I go about doing that if it is? Where would be the best place to put my script? In the template or in the Back office. Also where can i find info on how to manipulate the cart total variables?

[Jim]

You can't manipulate the cart totals. That information is stored in the shopping cart for the purchase and is not directly modifiable. This is a security feature for the merchant so a shopper can't manipulate the prices of items in the cart and purchase items at a price other than what the merchant has listed.

I really doubt that you could add javascript that would add the difference between what the shopper placed in the cart and $20. But if it were possible it might be done by adding a Variable Price product for the difference. I don't know javascript well enough to know how that could be done, if at all.

The warning that ShopSite displays tells them that they haven't met the minimum and allows them to make the decision if they want to add additional items or not.

As a side comment, If I were a shopper and had the total automatically increased to something other than what I put in the cart I would abandon the cart and go elsewhere.