Purchase Questions

**Q: How do I add pricing data for existing bottles in my cellar?**<br>
A: The answer below presumes you added bottles to inventory without associated 
purchase data.
  1. Navigate to the wine in question.
  1. Click on the link to add a new purchase. EDIT BOTTLES.
  1. Choose Click the "associate with existing inventory" delivery
option, pick checkboxes next to the specific size/quantity, bottles in question
and fill then click the EDIT button at the top of the screen. Fill in the rest
of purchase details and press the purchase details.
  http://www.cellartracker.com/images/retropurchase.gif button to update.
  
**Q: How do I remove a store from the list of stores in my dropdown?**<br>
A: When you go to add/edit a purchase, the store dropdown just shows you any 
store from which you have purchased wine in the prior year. If you see a typo 
that you want to remove, you will need to edit all of the purchases from that 
use that store.
  1. Look at your [http://www.cellartracker.com/list.asp?table=PurchaseStore 
purchases grouped by store].
  1. Click on a store name to see the list of purchases using that store.
  1. SHIFT-CLICK on the wineglass at the left of the wine to pop up a new 
window where you can edit that purchase.
  
**Q: Are there any plans to add sub total lines in the wine cost area for 
shipping, tax and total cost?**<br>
A: This is on our to-do list.
  
**Q: Can I keep track of purchases in different currencies such as Euros, US 
Dollars and British Pounds?**<br>
A: While you can change your locale (click 
[http://www.cellartracker.com/editprofile.asp MY ACCOUNT] at the upper right) 
to set your default currency, there is currently no way to store transactions 
in multiple currencies. This is on our to-do list.
  
**Q: Can I keep track of what a wine is worth, not just what I paid for 
it?**<br>
A: Absolutely! There is a [AutoValuation whole FAQ just on this topic].
  
**Q: If I enter a $0 gift bottle, will that throw off the community pricing or 
my own average price?**<br>
A: No. When calculating average prices any purchase with a price of $0 is 
disregarded. The recommended way to track a gift is to add a purchase with a 
price of $0, a store name of "Gift" and then put the name of the 
giver in the (private) purchase note field.
  
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