Request a Quote and hide price

Collecting options as part of a quote request rather than an immediate sale.

Some businesses do not sell directly. Trade suppliers, made-to-measure manufacturers, and wholesalers collect a specification, price it, and then send a quote.

Product options suit this well, because the option form is the specification.

How the parts fit together

Piece	Does
This app	Collects the specification — measurements, materials, quantities, uploaded drawings
A quote or hide-price app	Replaces the buy button with a quote request, and hides prices where you do not want them shown
Your process	Prices the specification and responds

The app supports flows that create a draft order rather than a normal checkout, which is how quote requests are usually handled. The specification becomes a draft order you can price and send.

What to test

Test	What you are checking
Options appear on a hidden-price product	The widget is not tied to the price being visible
Required options block the quote request	You do not receive specifications with gaps
The option details reach the quote or draft order	Otherwise you have a request with no specification
Uploaded files reach you	Drawings and artwork are usually the point
Add-on prices behave as you expect	You may want them recorded but not shown

Building a quote form

Use	For
Dimension	Measurements with units and limits, so you never receive an impossible size
File upload	Drawings, specifications, artwork
Number	Quantities, with a minimum that matches your minimum order
Dropdown	Materials and finishes you actually offer
Textarea	Anything you have not thought of. Always include one
Email and Phone	How to reach them, if the quote tool does not already ask
Required field	Everything you cannot quote without. This is where required earns its keep
Conditional logic	Asking follow-up questions only when relevant, so the form stays short

A quote form is the one place to use required fields freely. On a retail product, required options reduce conversions. On a quote request, an incomplete specification means another round of emails, so require everything you need.

Trade prices alongside retail

If you sell both ways, use customer rules so one product behaves differently for trade customers:

• Your retail option set, with Customers set to exclude your trade tag

• A trade option set, with Customers set to that tag, with different options or prices

Both option sets target the same products, and only one is displayed to any given customer. See Duplicate and delete.

Notes

• You can use any quote app. This app collects the product specifications.

• Options are collected before the cart, so they are available for both regular checkouts and draft orders.

• If the flow does not work from start to finish on your theme, the issue requires integration work. See Contact support.