Thanks for the responses.
To clarify the issue (or perhaps confuse things more), regardless of
the %u201Clocal%u201D currency, some products may be charged in a
different currency. So you might define your local currency as GBP,
but still get a USD item in the basket. Some items are charged base
Ted,
I'm not really seeing the problem here. There are a couple of things you
can do, which are not too difficult from a programming standpoint.
First, get the user to define their preferred "local" currency as part
of their registration profile.
Second, have the site reflect the price in both
Hi Ted,
> Has anyone had any experience with a shopping experience that includes
> purchasing items using different currencies in the same basket? We
> have a
> situation where we may be constrained by the business to sell
> products this
> way. It is a heavily compromised user experience and
RE>The client does not want to show a converted price in the basket
because the actual charge may be different.
You could state that potential difference explicitly in the UI and the
Terms and Conditions in order to negate fears of customer backlash and
legal issues.
Victor
On Fri, Oct 9, 2009
Can you treat it as (in your example), two concurrent orders, each in
their own currency?
The closest example I can think of is Amazon marketplace, which
separates items out by seller. This isn't quite what you are looking
for, but it is close. During checkout, you have to deal with shipping
metho
Has anyone had any experience with a shopping experience that includes
purchasing items using different currencies in the same basket? We have a
situation where we may be constrained by the business to sell products this
way. It is a heavily compromised user experience and we are doing all we can
