[BNM] shopping cart software / includes auto dispatch notification etc

[Chris Adams]

Thanks Tom,
Most helpful ;]
Chris

Tom Coady wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 11:31, Chris Adams <chris at pynto.com 
> <mailto:chris at pynto.com>> wrote:
> 
>     I've been using amongst others Mals cart for more simple lower budget
>     eCommerce sites that plug onto the back of their static pages and at the
>     more complex end Actinic.
> 
> There's a lot of free carts that were mentioned here recently like in 
> http://groups.google.com/group/brightonnewmedia/search?group=brightonnewmedia&q=magento&qt_g=Search+this+group 
> <http://groups.google.com/group/brightonnewmedia/search?group=brightonnewmedia&q=magento&qt_g=Search+this+group>
> one of which links 
> to http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/05/05/25-magento-templates-for-your-e-commerce-business/#comment-346669
> where the comments seem to favour prestashop.com <http://prestashop.com>
> 
> here's one example:
> 
> osCommerce: It was Good, but now despertly needs updating with a better 
> engine.
> Wordpress: Good
> Joomla: Good
> OpenCart: Good
> Pestashop: Good
> Magneto: Terrible to code with. Buggy as hell. It Actually has so much 
> bloat it takes a few seconds on each request. The coding is all over the 
> place it may never be bug free. etc. 
> 
>     I'm looking for an alternative cart to use for a current 'mals' client
>     as they need to have more control over the back end and more automated
>     processes such as dispatch notification 
> 
> 
> looks pretty straightforward:
> https://www.mals-e.com/support/topicbody.php?topic_id=26 
> 
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