[thelist] Shopping Carts -- where to store price

[martin burns]

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At 03:34 10/09/00, Warden, Matt wrote:
> > This is what I do also. Saves on a database call. Unlike Amazon, I don't
>like to see
> > prices change on customers. ;-)
>
>What about when you can "save" a basket or when a basket persists beyond the
>browser session. Is the possibility for this situation unavoidable? I mean,
>in five years, you don't want Bob to be able to buy 600,000 widgets at the
>price they cost today, do you? Is there another technique? Should you simply
>timestamp the basket item and put logic in to "refresh" the price after it
>has been in the basket for x hours/days/years/.../millenia?

Keep it in the basket for the session - if they save their basket, then email
them (you did get their permission to do this, didn't you?) to notify them
of the price change giving them the option to dump the article.

Cheers
Martin
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