http://antone.geckotribe.com/alpha-gecko/streamlining-the-checkout-process/ Antone Roundy on technology, arts, humor, and the rest of the universe Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:43:21 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://antone.geckotribe.com/alpha-gecko/streamlining-the-checkout-process/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Antone Roundy Wed, 15 Feb 2006 16:47:00 +0000 http://antone.geckotribe.com/alpha-gecko/2006/02/13/streamlining-the-checkout-process/#comment-37 You've heard of "A-ha!" moments? Well, I had a "Duh!" moment this morning when I realized that I need to get an address when shipping physical goods in order to be able to calculate shipping and sales tax. So now my shopping cart checks for that, and collects an address anytime physical goods are ordered. The vast majority of my customers--who order software downloads--will still never see the address form. You’ve heard of “A-ha!” moments? Well, I had a “Duh!” moment this morning when I realized that I need to get an address when shipping physical goods in order to be able to calculate shipping and sales tax. So now my shopping cart checks for that, and collects an address anytime physical goods are ordered. The vast majority of my customers–who order software downloads–will still never see the address form.

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