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Natalie Oe
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Join date: 3 Oct 2005
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08-16-2006 03:31
Hiya all

I am trying to figure out how to set up a gift card system for my store and was wondering if anyone knows how to do this or has any suggestions.

Also is there a script or something I can place in boxes, objects ect to set up group discounts or is this only done via vendors

Thanks

Nat
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Listle Huskerdu
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Join date: 12 Jul 2006
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08-16-2006 03:45
I would love to help but I cant Im not intelligent enough.... reaches for the red dye for artificial intelligence
Chosen Few
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08-16-2006 04:54
From: Natalie Oe
I am trying to figure out how to set up a gift card system for my store and was wondering if anyone knows how to do this or has any suggestions.

The best idea I've been able to come up with for this is that a gift card should be a scripted object that can talk to your vendors. It would be a transferable, no-mod, no-copy item that people can buy and give to their friends. It would need to be capable of knowing at what price it was bought, transmitting that information to the vendor at the time the recipient cashes it in for a gift, and keeping a balance.

In theory it shouldn't be too hard to do, but it's well beyond my scripting ability. I've never gotten around to hiring anyone to do it for me, but one of these days I really should.

From: Natalie Oe
Also is there a script or something I can place in boxes, objects ect to set up group discounts or is this only done via vendors

This can be done, but people will need to be wearing the particular group tag (have it their active group) at the time of purchase. The script would check the group tag, and if there's a match, change the price of the item.

Again, in theory not hard to do, but the specific how-to is beyond my ability.
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Natalie Oe
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Join date: 3 Oct 2005
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08-16-2006 07:20
Thankyou both for your replies :-)

Chosen - That's exactly the kind of system I'm looking for but I too lack the ability to script that kind of thing.

Nat
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Taco Rubio
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Join date: 15 Feb 2004
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08-16-2006 08:26
From: Natalie Oe
Thankyou both for your replies :-)

Chosen - That's exactly the kind of system I'm looking for but I too lack the ability to script that kind of thing.

Nat


I know the Kitchen Korner (that's the name of the sim) uses this, and Karamel who owns it is a very nice person. I bet she'd tell you where she got her system.
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Natalie Oe
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Join date: 3 Oct 2005
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08-16-2006 18:55
Hiya Taco, Thanks for that, I'll get in touch with her and see what happens

Nat :-)
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nimrod Yaffle
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Join date: 15 Nov 2004
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08-16-2006 19:40
I know someone sells a system like this. I think it might be moopf, but I'm not too sure.

Edit: Ah hah! http://slexchange.com/modules.php?name=Marketplace&file=item&ItemID=90419

Edit #2: I don't think this is what you wanted. Nevermind! >_<
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Natalie Oe
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Join date: 3 Oct 2005
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08-16-2006 19:56
Hiya Nimrod

Thats not exactly what I was looking for but it sounds ok anyways.

I've bookmarked it incase I can't setup the gift card system

Thanks for looking it up

Nat
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Natalie Oe
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Join date: 3 Oct 2005
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08-17-2006 07:57
From: Chosen Few
The best idea I've been able to come up with for this is that a gift card should be a scripted object that can talk to your vendors. It would be a transferable, no-mod, no-copy item that people can buy and give to their friends. It would need to be capable of knowing at what price it was bought, transmitting that information to the vendor at the time the recipient cashes it in for a gift, and keeping a balance.

In theory it shouldn't be too hard to do, but it's well beyond my scripting ability. I've never gotten around to hiring anyone to do it for me, but one of these days I really should.


This can be done, but people will need to be wearing the particular group tag (have it their active group) at the time of purchase. The script would check the group tag, and if there's a match, change the price of the item.

Again, in theory not hard to do, but the specific how-to is beyond my ability.


Hiya Chosen

I found a couple of gift card systems listed on slexchange and thought I would post them here incase you or someone else is interested aswell.

First one is here

second one is here

Nat
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