Same product, different units and unit prices

[derenyi]

Hello!

 

It seems as if no one talked about this issue, though it seems for me quite general. At least, I was not able to find any answer even close to it, so I am trying this forum. (If this should have been posted somewhere else, please, let me know.)

 

So, the question: I am a wholesaler, and I want to sell the same product by different units, and corresponding unit prices.

 

An example: I have a product, it is sold by the bag. Let's say, it's price is 10 USD. This product is packed 20 bags in one box. I also want to sell the product by the box, where the price would be let's say 1900 USD.

So, same product, sold by the bag, 100 USD / bag, also by the box (where 20 bags are in one box), 1900 USD / box.

 

Any idea?

 

Thanks a lot,

Istvan Derenyi

[Paulito]

Good morning

 

Why not use: Attributes > Values > Combinations

 

http://testskunk.co.uk/accessories-ipod/7-ecouteurs-a-isolation-sonore-shure-se210-blanc.html#/bag-10_00_per_bag

 

Paul

[stottycabanas]

Hi Istvan, another option would be to create a 'Pack' product, configured as a box of 20 bags. The pack approach may have a slight advantage because the box and the bag use a common stock of bags. With combinations, you have a separate stock for each combination - a sale of either a bag or a box will have no impact on the stock levels of the other.

With the Pack approach, if you sell a box, it will reduce the overall stock of bags by 20 (and the stock of boxes by 1).

Unfortunately, it doesn't work the other way round. If you sell by the bag, PS doesn't reduce the stock of boxes. So if you have 20 bags in stock and you sell 5, PS will still say the stock of boxes is 1 and will allow an order for a box to be processed, even though you only have 15.

So with either Paul's suggestion or mine, there will be a need to manually adjust stock levels. If you're not bothered about that (e.g. you keep stocks very high and only adjust occasionally), either suggestion can work for you.

Cheers, Dave

[derenyi]

Dear Paul, dear Dave!

 

Thank you both, both suggestions work.

I like Paul's suggestion better, because in that case, one product still remains one product, with the possibility for the costumer to chosse the unit, meanwhile with Dave's solution, the two units became two products, which ruins a little the logic behind the category tree. (The costumer sees the product two times in the product list.)

 

However, with Paul's suggestion, I do not know how to integrate an other pricing rule, that we use regurarly. Namely: the product is cheaper if the costumer buys more than a certain pieces. (For example, one box is 15USD, but if (s)he buys more than 10 pieces, then the price is 14USD a piece.) As far as I see, the pricing rules do not care about the combinations at all.

 

Do you happen to know some solution to this problem too?

 

Thank you again,

Bye,

Istvan Derenyi