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dusty wrote:There might be something like a wish list already available on the web site (shopsmith.com).

The Shopping Cart seems to retain items that you put in the shopping cart but did not order. Earlier today I put 4 items in the shopping cart and then left the web site without going to Checkout.

I just logged back in and the items are there in the cart.

I went one step further. I shut down my computer and then came back to the shopping cart. It still contains the four items placed there.

I have now logged out, shut down, came back up, entered two other web sites and then logged back in to shopsmith.com. The four items are still in my shopping cart.

What I have here is better be thought of as "The Shopping List". It contains those items that I think about needing but am not quite ready to order. It will be the list I use when I read about a free shipping or 25% off offer.

Yes, the items discussed earlier are still in my shopping cart.

Ooops, my shopping cart is empty. Apparently Shopsmith has a limit on how long it remains with items in it.

This is not a good substitute for a wish list after all.

I think having a wishlist is really helpful. You can have the perfect gift
for your loved ones without giving you a hard time and a headache on
thinking what to give on every special occasions. Not so online because
it just makes anyone a shopaholic, tends to buy unnecessary stuff.

I call mine a 'potential' future need list. Not urgent, just things to be added when an immediate 'need' arises. A decision still needs to be made regarding their inclusion to an order.

dusty wrote:Ooops, my shopping cart is empty. Apparently Shopsmith has a limit on how long it remains with items in it.

This is not a good substitute for a wish list after all.

Dusty you worried about it for so long, the Shopsmith gremlin emptied it to shut you up:D Jim

dusty wrote:I wholeheartedly agree that a wish list is something that is needed. ...
I have one only it is not at Shopsmith. It is right here on this computer. I add to it and delete from it as the wishes change.

I maintain it with item description, part number, cost and quantity. Any time I place an ordert with Shopsmith, out comes the wish list.

Excellent idea! (I'm qualified to say that since I do pretty much the same thing.)
Additionally, didja know that you can get a download from ShopSmith of all your past purchases? (What a shame you can't get one for your future purchases.)
Dump that sucker into an Excel file and you're set. Add a column or few for the "wish list" items, and you've got it all right there, eminently editable and printable.
(Nagging 'maybe-memory': there may be a limit on how far back into the past the download will go.)

One little "nifty" about this list is that any items you've purchased (that show up on it) that are currently discontinued will still be on there. [AHA! So That's where I bought that widget!]

dusty wrote:I wonder what your email list will look like after you place your wishlist on Amazon.

They got that covered.
Buy enough stuff thru Amazon and build up "reward points", enuf to buy a small computer, on which you put the email account you use for the wish lists tied to Amazon, to free up your regular PC for other functions.

I clicked on the Shopsmith drill press chuck special and added it to shopping list. Then I asked to review cart. Then highlighted the item and clicked remove. Would you believe it was no longer in the cart. Jim