We’ve upgraded our store software again, and this time have added a nifty new set of features, Wish Lists and Gift Registries.
You have to be signed in to use wish lists, and that means having an account on our store, but that’s pretty easy to set up and it also lets you do a bunch of other stuff, like keep track of your past orders, keep multiple shipping addresses and so forth.
Once you get an account set up, you can have the system remember you so everytime you visit the store you’ll be logged in automatically. Any time you’re logged in to our store, you’ll see additional links on the product pages, namely on every product page you’ll see a link called “Add to List” under the add to cart buttons. These links allow you to add items to your wish list(s) or gift registries.
How to set up a wish list or gift registry:
First, when you log in, your basic wish list is already set up for you, so you don’t have to set that up at all. If all you want is one wish list, then you’re done. Just click on “add to list” links and you’ll get a little popup with “My Wish List” and you can pick that. Easy!
If you want to set up additional lists or gift registries, you can go to the Account screen (Click on the “Register/Login” link) and down toward the bottom of that screen, type in a name for your list, and then click on the “Create New List” button. You’ll see it added to your list of registries on the account management screen. If you want to share that list with other people, just copy and paste the link shown that’s associated with the registry, into an email and send it to them.
You can have as many lists as you like, and make them public or not according to your needs. When you add a list, it will then be available on the little popup list menus that come up when you click on the “add to list” links on the product pages.
Working with your list or lists:
Ok, so you have a bunch of stuff on your wish list and you want to buy some of it. Here’s what you do.
Click on one of the View Cart or Checkout buttons that are scattered around the store. If you don’t have anything in your cart, you’ll get a little screen that will tell you so. Notice at the top of that notice there is a link that says “Logged in as yourname – View Your Lists – Logout”
Click on “View your Lists” and then select the list you want to work with from the popup. That will take you to the list screen where you’ll see all the things on your list listed. Just click on the little Select box next to the product or products you want to buy, and then click on the “Move to Cart” link at the bottom.
If you want to move something from one list to another, just click on the select box for that item, then click on “add to list” at the bottom and select where you want to move it to from the little popup.
If you want to delete an item from your list, just do it the same way, select it and then click on the Delete button.
You can switch to the cart, to continue checkout, or switch to another list, or even create a new list by clicking on the “View Your Lists” link at the top.
We know it’s a little confusing! Right now the gift registry/wish list function is new, and we’ve already suggested to the software developers that they separate the cart function and the list functions a bit, so it doesn’t look like you’re in the cart when you’re in the lists, and vice-versa. Hopefully those changes will be adopted and come soon.
Meanwhile, you can always tell where you are by scrolling to the bottom. If you see the normal cart checkout buttons and paypal stuff, you’re in the cart checkout. If you don’t, you’re in the wish list function.
The best way to get used to it is to go in there, tinker around with it, add and delete some wish lists, put stuff on and take it off, etc.
Remember, if you have questions about how to use it that aren’t answered here, just contact us on our chat support line, or email us.
Have fun!
