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On-Line Shopping
We have added a shopping cart to our web site
which are available through our Online Catalog
page. You can check out using a credit card (which you can now give us securely
over the net) or even just tell us to use the information we have on file.
While our entire inventory isn't likely to show up in the on-line catalog it
will make the most common things available this way.
We also have a partnership with Hoffman
Distributing and participate in their Merchant
Mall. You can order any charts they distribute through the mall and
we'll take care of the rest. This is a separate cart system than our main one
so if you're placing thread or fabric orders through our main cart and also
charts through the Merchant Mall, just make a note on one of the orders to
combine them. We'll usually catch it anyway but it's always good to note.
To use the shopping cart you'll usually find
either an
button next to the item or if it's a long list
after the list (see the screen shot below) so you can place items in your cart.
Most things they are displayed together and you can either add them one at a
time (each item will have its own Add button) or it may allow you to select
several items and add them all at once (there'll be one Add button for an
entire list).
Our fabric and embellishments are a searchable
database so you can make a selection vs. having to look at the entire list.
Click on the downward facing triangle to be shown the list and then click on
the one you want. In the screen shot below we are looking for Aida type fabrics
(AidaWeave) in 11 count that are White. Click on Perform Search when you are
done. You can be as specific or as general as you need to be.

Your search results will return something like
the following and then you can select what you need.

For lists with just a Quantity pull-down list
(see the above screen shot) you must select a size BEFORE you click on the Add
button. If you click Add without selecting a size/quantity you'll get an error
message telling you to select a quantity. For fabrics you can tell us if you
want your fabric serged or your canvas taped.
Many of the lists (mostly threads) have items
in a list with one or more columns and an area to enter the quantity for a
given size. You can enter a quantity in any of the columns so that if you want
the same item in more than one size you can do so by entering a quantity in
both columns (see the first item in the example below).
When you're ready to put this in your cart,
press the
button at the bottom of the list.

The shopping cart is currently set up so that
you don't see the items in the cart every time you add something. I personally
find this really annoying if I'm adding a number of items such as threads. You
can view your cart at any time by selecting the
button, usually at the bottom of a page. After you've added an item you'll see
a brief message telling you the item was added then you'll go back to the page
you were just on. If there isn't a Clear Form button at the bottom of a list
you'll have to REFRESH the page in your browser to clear everything in that
list.
The first time you view the cart you'll be
asked for your destination country, zip code and shipping preference. This
helps with the shipping calculations as you add items to the cart. When you go
to checkout you'll also be asked for sales tax information. All of this
information helps the shopping cart do the estimates but these are just
estimates the cart will show you. Nothing is charged until your order is ready
to be shipped so the actual shipping cost will be added at that time. We
currently have to estimate the weight of individual items for the shopping cart
so it's not 100% accurate. Again, your card won't be charged until the order is
ready and all of that is done by us at the shop vs. on-line. So if you want to
add to an order you've placed and it's not gone out yet, you can make a note of
that in the comments field on the checkout form.
If you have any questions, concerns or comments
about this please contact Cathe.
This is a work in progress so if you find any problems, please do let us know
right away.
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