Restrict product availability by several zones

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Hi,

Before you tell me this question is answered let me explain...

I am already using the Shipping Method trick to exclude some of my products from the EU. Now I have a new product that is only available to users in US. Since the EU exclusion works on fake product weight I suppose I could conceivably use fake product volume to trick the system into excluding non-US customers for my new product.

But I ask myself and you how deep into what is basically a kludge should we be going? Is there anything else I can use?

Best regards,

Conrad

Sorry, but just to get this clear in step-by-step fashion. I want a virtual product that only ships to the US so:

1) I create shipping method with zone US with use shipping price per product option set to YES

2) I create shipping method with zone Rest of World with use shipping price per product option set to YES

3) in my product I set shipping method 2) blocked.

That's all? Correct?

And another thing ...

I really need to provide the user with a different message in these two cases:

a) products that are blocked to EU countries we say "contact distributor"

b) product blocked outside USA we say " sorry not available in your territory"

For case a) I did a language file override. Now I'm a bit snookered for handling case b)

Conrad

Answered my own question. I used the fake product weight to handle the EU restrictions and the "new proper way" to handle the US restriction, so two different messages with suitable overrides.

Closing in on perfection here