A visual sampling of how things work with BuyingClubSoftware.com
Shopping as a buying club member
The first minute or so explains buying clubs, and then gets in to how the software works in detail.
The first screen is where you log in. There will be a “forgot password” tool, and links to request help.
After logging in, you see a welcome screen that has any messages posted by the administrator of the buying club.
In the catalog, you can order everything you need on one page,
or through individual product pages through the links for each product.
The shopping basket is simple. You can change your amounts or delete products.
You see the markup on your order and the total price expected at pickup.
Splits…
My Splits is where you see the products you will split with others in your group.
Because they are yours, you may edit the amount as you see here, or back in your basket.
Our system provides safegards and reminders while deleting split products
so people understand they are pulling out and potentially unfilling a case that was filled.
Also notice that you are able to see which of the splits are open or filled by the
red or green dots to the left of the product name. Green is filled, red is unfilled.
And in the Unfilled splits and Filled splits act the same, but enable different views.
Shoppers are not able to delete products in those views.
Those members who are administrators have access to the tools that program the system.
A list of links provide all the tools needed to update the homepage, manage members, manage
catalogs and products, manage orders, and prepare for delivery and pickup.
Creating Your Own Catalogs – This is the page for editing a product.
The member manager screen. Setup and maintain all the members of your group.
When opening an order, you choose the catalog, and the open and close dates, and hit save.
That’s it! People can only access the catalog during that period, and the system automatically shuts
the order off at the specified date and time.
This is an example page to be printed for pickups that is generated by the click of a button after the
order is closed. It shows the splits by product, so that split crews know who gets what. Other
printed items for pickups include invoices and the order as it was sent to the vendor.
