Methods, systems, and products for electronic purchases
An electronic shopping cart may reference multiple items from different merchants. Any merchant may inspect the electronic shopping cart and make counteroffers to a purchaser. If the purchaser approves one of the counteroffers, then an item in the electronic shopping cart is replaced with a substitute item offered by a different merchant.
1. A method, comprising:
receiving an electronic shopping cart at a server associated with a merchant;
inspecting the electronic shopping cart for an item selected for purchase from a different merchant;
determining a substitute item offered by the merchant;
recommending replacement of the item in the electronic shopping cart with the substitute item offered by the merchant;
sending a notification from the merchant to the different merchant, the notification describing the replacement of the item from the electronic shopping cart; and
receiving a counteroffer from the different merchant, the counteroffer comprising an updated price for the item in the electronic shopping cart.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising sending a recommendation to a customer to remove the item from the electronic shopping cart and to add a substitute item offered by the merchant.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining a substitute bundle of items offered by the merchant.
4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising querying for pricing of the substitute item.
5. The method of claim 3 , further comprising replacing the item in the electronic shopping cart with the substitute item offered by the merchant.
6. The method of claim 3 , further comprising querying for inventory of the substitute item.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising finding the item selected for purchase from a different merchant.
8. A system, comprising:
a processor; and
memory storing code that when executed causes the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
receiving an electronic shopping cart at a server associated with a merchant;
inspecting the electronic shopping cart for an item selected for purchase from a different merchant;
determining a substitute item offered by the merchant;
recommending replacement of the item in the electronic shopping cart with the substitute item offered by the merchant;
sending a notification from the merchant to the different merchant, the notification describing the replacement of the item in the electronic shopping cart; and
receiving a counteroffer from the different merchant, the counteroffer comprising an updated price for the item in the electronic shopping cart.
9. The system of to claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise sending a recommendation to a customer to remove the item from the electronic shopping cart and to add the substitute item offered by the merchant.
10. The system of according to claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise determining a substitute bundle of items offered by the merchant.
11. The system of according to claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise querying for pricing of the substitute item.
12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise replacing the item in the electronic shopping cart with the substitute item offered by the merchant.
13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise querying for inventory of the substitute item.
14. The system of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise receiving an approval for the merchant to remove the item from the electronic shopping cart.
15. A memory storing instructions that when executed cause a processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
receiving an electronic shopping cart associated with a merchant;
inspecting the electronic shopping cart for an item selected for purchase from a different merchant;
determining a substitute item offered by the merchant;
recommending replacement of the item in the electronic shopping cart with the substitute item offered by the merchant;
sending a notification from the merchant to the different merchant, the notification describing the replacement of the item in the electronic shopping cart; and
receiving a counteroffer from the different merchant, the counteroffer comprising an updated price for the item in the electronic shopping cart.
16. The memory of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise sending a recommendation to a customer to remove the item from the electronic shopping cart and to add the substitute item offered by the merchant.
17. The memory of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise determining a substitute bundle of items offered by the merchant.
18. The memory of claim 17 , wherein the operations further comprise querying for inventory of the substitute item.
19. The memory of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise querying for pricing of the substitute item.
20. The memory of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise removing the item from the electronic shopping cart.