Will we see Purple nuggets again? I really like the color and frost on the one I got going.
We have super limited quantities, the problem we had was that we had to have universal stock, and with taking offline payments it was impossible for us to monitor small stock levels. Four things need to change for us to be able to put it back in stock with the correct quantities in each location:
1) Have a website capable of having a live stock
2) Only accept online payments so a live stock is accurate and products won't oversell
3) Have a separate stock count for each location of distribution
4) Have a store that is separate for each customer based on their location so they can only buy from the correct distribution hub.
We are currently building new stores linked to each distribution hub (US, Canada & Rest of the World) that are able to be managed from the same place whilst being separate entities in their own right in terms of shipping and payment options, stock levels etc. The reason we're doing this initially was due to the payment problems we've been having - the US and Canada have a different protocol for fraud prevention and the 'trustworthiness' of the company you're sending your details to. Our store is configured to be compliant with the EU and almost every other place, so it works fine. However, some US and Canadian banks don't play by our rules and will block any payments made to locations they are unfamiliar with. There are two workarounds for us:
1) 'Hack' the protocols for our payment processing so that it could be accepted anywhere
2) Build separate stores for each location with the payment protocols set at the correct standard for each separate location.
Option two had the knock-on effect of helping us solve the conundrum of the first part of this post, so although it's much more work intensive it will be a better option for us long term. I hope that helps a little.
Brad