Gift vouchers

[vinces]

There is no place to buy gift vouchers on my site, http://www.inkyvinny.com. In the FAQ on my site, it says they should be in the shopping cart infobox??? How do I set these up? Thanks very much.

[andyy15]

Create new products, name them GIFT_50 , GIFT_100, GIFT_200 etc.[*In the Model Number] This is how customers can buy the gift certificate. *You are right msasek that is really what I ment I just typed to fast. Use what I have above as the model number not the product name. Sorry for any confussion and thanks for catching my mistake msasek.

[vinces]

I'll try that, but how would that show up for product title in the listing? Would it show GIFT_50 or $25 gift certificate. Thanks

[michael_s]

Hi, andy is not correct Vince. It is the model number, not product name that determines a gift voucher.

Here are the instructions right out of the Gift voucher docs:

Creating a Gift Voucher.

Creating a gift voucher for a customer to buy is the same as creating a new product with the exception that the gift vouchers model number must start with the word GIFT in upper case. It can be GIFT_25 or GIFT25 or whatever you would like to use. as the suffix to the word. But MUST START with the word GIFT You can create gift vouchers in any denomination. Gift certificate images have been provide in the catalog\images directory in denominations of 25$, 50$ and 100$ values.

You can also create gift vouchers by sending them to your customers via the admin->Vouchers/Coupons->Mail Gift Voucher selection within the admin. To use this to send a voucher to a customer use the drop down customer list. To send to a single customer or future customer you can put their email in the Email To: text box. Do not use both the customer dropdown list and the Email To: text box or the customer will get 2 gift vouchers. To determine what values the gift voucher is used on please see the doc on modules->order total->gift vouchers.

Gift vouchers are a virtual product. In this regard, in many shops, they do not require shipping charges to be added to them. To avert the shipping charge on gift vouchers set the weight of the gift voucher to 0 when creating the product and enable downloads by setting true the value admin->configuration->downloads->enable download .

[stewj1]

Has this worked for anybody? I added product with the Product name and the Model Number GIFT_25, and when purchasing it, I did not see it added to my account. Should it be added to the Voucher Balance? Please let me know. Also, I am having a problem with my Voucher Balance not being deducted after purchasing something with it. Any help would be appreciated.

[red_fraggle]

msasek,

Consider joining this post with this one http://www.oscdox.com/PNphpBB2-viewtopic-t-3938.html

[michael_s]

Has this worked for anybody? I added product with the Product name and the Model Number GIFT_25, and when purchasing it, I did not see it added to my account. Should it be added to the Voucher Balance? Please let me know. Also, I am having a problem with my Voucher Balance not being deducted after purchasing something with it. Any help would be appreciated.

Have you validated the voucher in the admin? Vouchers do not become active until they get admin approval as a fraud prevention measure.