Inventory with different weights

[AMF8020]

Hi there,

I currently work for an organic farm. We are interested in tracking the amount of goods we sell each week at our farmers markets by using the inventory system. However, I'm having some trouble figuring out a way to work around the way we market our cut greens.

Currently we have seperate buttons for each greens type.

Each individual type then has 3 variables: 

- 4 oz for $4

- 8 oz for $7

- 1# for $12

As the customer puchases more greens they get more of a discount. The problem I'm having is that we split these options down to the ounce, but our inventory that we harvest each week is in pounds. Does anyone have any suggestions of how I could work this in? I know I could price the variables by ounces or pounds, however, that then defeats our built in price discount. Please keep in mind that markets are generally super busy and the less buttons we need to push the better.

Thanks!

[Chad]

Hello @AMF8020, welcome to the Seller Community! 

I can explain how the Inventory Management system works and we can find a solution for your business together! 🙂

I have a couple of questions for you as well.

1. Are your greens pre-cut and packaged? Or do customers select their desired amount and then the greens are weighed at check out? 
2. What is the key take away that you want from Inventory Management? Is it the low stock alerts, to avoid selling an item that's out of stock, or to just to keep track of your stock? 

Currently each item and item variation will have its own inventory. The inventory employs units as the method of measurement. So heres what your inventory could look like: 

Greens 4 oz for $4 - units in stock 40 (10 pounds) 

Greens 8 oz for $7 - units in stock 60 (30 pounds)

Greens 1# for $12  - units in stock 40 (40 pounds) 

I'll keep an eye out for your reply! 👀

[AMF8020]

Hi Chad, 

Thank you for the response!

To answer your questions:

1. Our customers choose their desired amount and then it's weighed at check-out.

2. Our main goal is to know how much we're selling of each item. To put it simply, we have multiple acres on the farm that are at different properties and we want to try to get a round about idea of the amount of sales that comes from each property based on our inventory.

Looking at your example, that's how I thought to break it down potentially, but we don't know how many 4 oz bags vs 8 oz bags we're going to sell on a daily basis.

Let me know if you have other clarifying questions that could help!

Thanks!

[Chad]

@AMF8020 for your main goal I think the Item Sales Report will provide you with the information you need. It breaks down the amount of each item you sell for a given time period. 

The inventory management is typically used to keep track of stock. So you can order more of an item when you start to run low.  🙂