Shopping Tips
Browsing
Use the categories list on the left of the page to browse to the product category
you are interested in. Clicking on a category will display a list of products in
that category. Use the Next Page, Previous Page
or individual page number links to move through the pages of products.
Add products to your shopping cart by entering a quantity and pressing the Add
to Cart button. You can add more than one product from a page in a
single operation by entering quantities for more than one product. The shopping
cart is automatically updated and you can continue adding products. You can view
your shopping cart at any time by pressing View Cart
Shopping Cart
Your shopping cart contains products you have placed into it. You can adjust the
quantities of products in your shopping cart simply by entering a new quantity and
pressing the Update Cart button. To remove a product from your
shopping cart set its quantity to zero and press Update Cart. To
remove all products from your shopping cart press Remove All.
Once you have finished shopping proceed to Check Out. Here you
will confirm the order you are placing and enter any special instructions for the
sales team. Once you press Confirm Order your order will be forwarded
to the sales team. You can view the progress of your order by viewing your Previous
Orders.
The contents of your shopping cart remain valid for 24 hours, after that products
will be automatically removed from the cart if you have not placed an order.
Searching
To search for products in the online-store enter some search text into the Search
edit box. Pressing the GO button will locate all products in the
online-store that contain the search text in their product description, type, brand
or supplier.
Standing Orders
Standing Orders can easily be created that contain a list of commonly ordered items.
They allow you to simply load the standing order and enter the quantity of each
product required saving you the time of locating each product that you regularly
order.
You can raise a previously saved standing order using Standing Orders
or from the Go Shopping page. When you raise a standing order you
simply enter the quantities required and add the items directly to your shopping
cart.
You can create a standing order by filling your shopping cart with the items required
and pressing the Create Standing Order link at the bottom of the
shopping cart page. When saving a standard order from your shopping cart simply
enter a name for your standing order, you can add as many standing orders as you
require. For example you may have one standing order for 'Diary' and one for 'Dry
Goods', or maybe you have a 'Weekly' and a 'Monthly' standing order.
Previous Orders
You can view the progress of any current orders and also view the details of any
past orders by pressing Previous Orders. You can view the details
of an order by pressing its Order #.
You can add the products from a previous order to your shopping cart to quickly
place the same order again, press the Repeat Order button to add
all the products from the order (including those that may not be displayed on the
page). Your shopping cart will not be cleared before the products are added. You
can then adjust product quantities or remove products in the usual way.
You can also use a past order to add selected products to your shopping cart. Locate
the products you wish to add, use the checkboxes to select the products and press
the Add to Cart button. Only those products from the current page
that have been selected will be added to your shopping cart. You can use the
Check All and Uncheck All buttons to quickly select
products on the page.
Quick Orders
If you are familiar with our product codes you can use these to quickly add products
to your shopping cart. Simply enter up to 15 product codes and quantities into the
list then press the Locate button. Matching products will be located
and the product description and price will be displayed. Confirm the displayed products
are correct and press the Add to Cart button to add the
displayed products to your shopping cart.