Can I have an item available to view but unavailable to buy?

[J31]

I'm running a small grocery store, and I'm unable to sell certain items online because they are sold by weight, not by the each, and it's too difficult to hit a specific weight (i.e heads of cauliflower). I'd like to have the items available for customers to browse, and see they're in stock at the store, but not be able to purchase online.  Any suggestions?  Thank you.

[PaulNewton]

Hi @J31 👋

Create an alternate template for those products that has the block|section for the buy-buttons disabled/removed.

https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/online-store/themes/os20/theme-structure/templates#create-a-new-t... 

If you do not care about the shopify inventory of those retails  products then just set the inventory to zero and turn on inventory tracking to prevent sales.

https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/products/inventory/transfers/enable-tracking 

For extra preventions at every step in the order process:

Shipping - either make the weight of the product astronomical so no shipping profile applies to it, or create a shipping profile just for those retail items that has no shipping destinations.

Post checkout - An automation in shopify-flow to tag/reject any orders that may somehow contain an invalid retail only item.

[J31]

Thank you so much for your help, I will give that a try!

[flareAI]

Hello @J31,

I am Gina from flareAI app helping Shopify merchants get $7Million+ in sales from Google Search, on autopilot. Hope you are having a good day.

Here are some tips on how to sell by weight products on your Shopify store without allowing customers to purchase them online.

-> Label the products as "In-store only." This will make it clear to customers that these products can only be purchased at your physical store location.

-> Disable the "Add to Cart" button. This will prevent customers from adding weight-based products to their cart, but they will still be able to see the product information and availability.

-> Encourage customers to visit the store. You can do this by adding a message or notification on the product pages, or by offering in-store specials.

-> Set the product price to "Call for Price". This means that the price of the product will not be displayed on the website, but customers will still be able to add it to their cart. When they do, they will be prompted to contact you to get a final price. This is a good option if the weight of the product can vary significantly, as it allows you to quote a price that is accurate for the specific weight that the customer wants.

-> Provide detailed product information. This includes the average weight, price per unit weight, and any other relevant details. This will help customers make informed decisions when visiting your store.

-> Use a real-time inventory management system. This will ensure that customers can see if the products are currently in stock at your store.

-> Offer alternatives. If there are packaged versions of the products available, make sure to highlight those as alternatives for online purchase.

-> There are a number of Shopify apps that can help you sell by weight products online. These apps typically allow you to set a minimum and maximum weight for each product, and they will calculate the final price based on the weight that the customer selects.

-> Promote your store location. Make sure your store's address and opening hours are prominently displayed on your website.

I hope this information proves useful.

Gina

[J31]

Thank you Gina, those are all very helpful ideas! How do I go about
disabling the 'Add to cart' option?