Same Store - New Look!
We have been very busy over the last year planning, designing, researching, testing, reworking, redesigning, and testing some more, all of the elements and features we feel are needed to make a web-site truly user-friendly and so easy to navigate, that shopping a massive catalog is actually kinda fun! If you haven't taken a whirl around the new site yet, grab some coffee and check it out.
What do you think about the new design and features? We would love to hear your input and feedback, whether it be certain additions you find particularly helpful, changes you dislike, or other features we haven't thought of or been feasible to create (yet) - there are more coming! Please contact us with your comments!
Our Favorite New Features:
- New Top Menu Navigation with Ribbon category mega-menu that displays ALL ribbon categories including sub-categories so that you can quickly find the exact category you are trying to get to and get there in one click.
- Layered catalog navigaton, which is particularly useful if clicking on the main "Ribbon" catgory in the top menu. Every ribbon product on the site will display when clicking the "Ribbon" category and you can then handily click on various filters on the left side of the page to sort and filter by newly added criteria such as main color family, theme, ribbon width, ribbon type, new, sale, and category. Whew! Just for fun, first select the "Printed Ribbon" category filter which will display ALL of our prints on one page (couldn't do that before) and then you can select another filter such as a certain theme or color to get a result such as all available Easter printed ribbons. You can then deselect the "Printed Ribbon" filter and the Easter filter will stay in effect to show you ALL of the ribbons we have marked on the site as "Easter" theme. We think this will be one of the most useful and favorite customer features on the new site !
- Shop by Theme in our new "Theme" section (located in the top menu) where every item across our site is grouped together into applicable themes. For example, you can see all Christmas-themed ribbons, resins, flowers, etc. in the same place !
- Category Grid or List View - you choose whether to view items in a category displayed in a grid (standard) or a list. The two icons are located above the product listing and you can easily click to switch back and forth. It may be beneficial to use the list option when viewing on a narrow tablet or mobile device .
- Multi-Currency option for you to choose what currency displays on the site. All sales will be processed in US dollars, but if you wish to view what the equivalent is in another currency, select from the available currency options from the drop-down list at the top of the page.
- Out-of-Stock Email Alerts allow you to be notified when a product that is out-of-stock comes back in-stock and is available to purchase again. Customers must be logged-in to their user account to be able to request notifications. Please note that this currently does not work for a product where other products on the same page are still in-stock, such as a white tutu when there are still pink available. We are hoping to find a solution where this can be used for every product soon.
- Improved Wish List functions with easy-to-see "favorite" heart icons throughout the site to quickly click on to add a product to your favorites wishlist. Easily view all of your favorite items by clicking on the heart that is located at the very top right corner of every web-page. The wishlist is a handy feature if there are certain items that you frequently purchase. Customers must be logged-in to their user account to add items to or view their wishlist
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