Is There a Minimum Qty Per Product Per Group Mod?

[TheDean]

I need to be able to set up minimum quantities to purchase on each product but also need it for each different pricing group.

For example...
For Wholesale Customers - they need to purchase a product in quantities of 6
For Retail Customers - they need to purchase a product in a quantity of 2.

Can this be done somehow or will it require 2 different stores to make it work?

Along this same line...
Before moving to oscmax, I have a test store of oscommerce set up and have installed the Minimum Quantity with Admin mod. The minimum quantity is listed at the very top of the product information, just under the product name.

Is there anyway to have this be next to the "add to cart/buy it now" button to emphasize it more?

Also is there a way to have a quantity box that has the minimum quantity as the default number in the box?

Thanks in advance for your help on this subject.

TheDean

[met00]

handling minimum quantities in the product listing is not too complex.

1) check for a min qty for the product in the product_listing.php product display loop (the one that builds the listing table)
2) if min qty add a visual identifier (like the warning sign on these posts)
3) add a statement about the visual identifier at the top and bottom of the listing pages
4) find a nice tooltip component (ex: Dynamic Drive DHTML Scripts- Cool DHTML Tooltip )
5) load the minimum quantity in the tooltip DHTML (ex: $product['name'] requires a minimum purchase of $product[minqyt'] )
6) in any line where there is a minimum quantity display the tooltip icon and link the tooltip to the icon.

This will give a visual indicator on those items that have min qty in your product_listing.php (if that is the one you are using). You only have to explain what the icon means once (well twice, once at the top of page and once at the bottom). The page remains uncluttered with yet another column that may or may not have something in it, yet the data is there for them to reference just by passing their mouse over the icon.

(or if you don't want to add the icon, you can place the tooltip over the buy now / add to cart button and reduce the need for the messages at the top and the bottom of the listing pages - but I prefer adding the icon as it is a more clear visual reminder that they have a notice to read for the item)

So there is 1/2 of your answer.

[TheDean]

That is a start to know a different way to do the minimum quantity per product. Unfortunately, I don't know code so I don't know how to follow your steps to implement it.

The other component is that if I am understanding this correctly, it is only 1 set minimum quantity so that all products that have a minimum quantity would be the same quantity. But I need it to be a different quantity per product.

I really do appreciate a response - which is something I haven't gotten on another a forum.