Discussion Forum: Thread 120238

 Author: PatrickvH View Messages Posted By PatrickvH
 Posted: Sep 29, 2011 08:44
 Subject: Adress at signup form needs to be improved
 Viewed: 100 times
 Topic: Suggestions
 Status:Open
 Vote:[Yes|No]
Cancel Message
Cancel
Reply to Message
Reply
BrickLink
ID Card

PatrickvH (2298)

Location:  Netherlands, Noord-Holland
Member Since Contact Type Status
Feb 18, 2011 Contact Member Seller
Buying Privileges - OKSelling Privileges - OK
Store: Brickoogle
I regularly get orders with improper formated addresses. I suggest that the address
part in the signup form needs an overhaul to something like this.

First Name:
Last Name:
Address:
Town/City:
County:
Country:
Zip/Postal Code:

Which should result in an address formated like this on users profile/submited
order page ..etc.

"First Name" "Last Name"
"Address"
"Zip/Postal Code" "Town/City", "County"
"Country"
 Author: starbeanie View Messages Posted By starbeanie
 Posted: Sep 29, 2011 09:35
 Subject: Re: Adress at signup form needs to be improved
 Viewed: 27 times
 Topic: Suggestions
Cancel Message
Cancel
Reply to Message
Reply
BrickLink
ID Card

starbeanie (10827)

Location:  USA, Virginia
Member Since Contact Type Status
Jan 23, 2004 Contact Member Seller
Buying Privileges - OKSelling Privileges - OK
Store: Starbeanie's Bricks
In Suggestions, PatrickvH writes:
  I regularly get orders with improper formated addresses. I suggest that the address
part in the signup form needs an overhaul to something like this.

First Name:
Last Name:
Address:
Town/City:
County:
Country:
Zip/Postal Code:

Which should result in an address formated like this on users profile/submited
order page ..etc.

"First Name" "Last Name"
"Address"
"Zip/Postal Code" "Town/City", "County"
"Country"

Except that varies by Country. In the US it would be "Town/City", "State" "Zip/Postal
Code" for us County is irrelevant.

Ideally the signup form should ask you your country first and then provide the
address fields need for your specific country.

Bret
 Author: Tracyd View Messages Posted By Tracyd
 Posted: Sep 29, 2011 09:38
 Subject: Re: Adress at signup form needs to be improved
 Viewed: 28 times
 Topic: Suggestions
Cancel Message
Cancel
Reply to Message
Reply
BrickLink
ID Card

Tracyd (418)

Location:  USA, Texas
Member Since Contact Type Status
May 29, 2003 Contact Member Seller
Buying Privileges - OKSelling Privileges - OK
Store Closed Store: Tracyd's
In Suggestions, starbeanie writes:
  In Suggestions, PatrickvH writes:
  I regularly get orders with improper formated addresses. I suggest that the address
part in the signup form needs an overhaul to something like this.

First Name:
Last Name:
Address:
Town/City:
County:
Country:
Zip/Postal Code:

Which should result in an address formated like this on users profile/submited
order page ..etc.

"First Name" "Last Name"
"Address"
"Zip/Postal Code" "Town/City", "County"
"Country"

Except that varies by Country. In the US it would be "Town/City", "State" "Zip/Postal
Code" for us County is irrelevant.

Ideally the signup form should ask you your country first and then provide the
address fields need for your specific country.

Bret

196+ countries, and how many different ways of listing addresses? Sounds like
a nightmare to set-up.

Tracyd
 Author: starbeanie View Messages Posted By starbeanie
 Posted: Sep 29, 2011 11:10
 Subject: Re: Adress at signup form needs to be improved
 Viewed: 25 times
 Topic: Suggestions
Cancel Message
Cancel
Reply to Message
Reply
BrickLink
ID Card

starbeanie (10827)

Location:  USA, Virginia
Member Since Contact Type Status
Jan 23, 2004 Contact Member Seller
Buying Privileges - OKSelling Privileges - OK
Store: Starbeanie's Bricks
In Suggestions, Tracyd writes:
  In Suggestions, starbeanie writes:
  In Suggestions, PatrickvH writes:
  I regularly get orders with improper formated addresses. I suggest that the address
part in the signup form needs an overhaul to something like this.

First Name:
Last Name:
Address:
Town/City:
County:
Country:
Zip/Postal Code:

Which should result in an address formated like this on users profile/submited
order page ..etc.

"First Name" "Last Name"
"Address"
"Zip/Postal Code" "Town/City", "County"
"Country"

Except that varies by Country. In the US it would be "Town/City", "State" "Zip/Postal
Code" for us County is irrelevant.

Ideally the signup form should ask you your country first and then provide the
address fields need for your specific country.

Bret

196+ countries, and how many different ways of listing addresses? Sounds like
a nightmare to set-up.

Tracyd

I said "ideally" not "easily"

Bret
 Author: bb257159 View Messages Posted By bb257159
 Posted: Sep 29, 2011 14:00
 Subject: Re: Adress at signup form needs to be improved
 Viewed: 25 times
 Topic: Suggestions
Cancel Message
Cancel
Reply to Message
Reply
BrickLink
ID Card

bb257159 (149)

Location:  USA, Texas
Member Since Contact Type Status
May 22, 2011 Contact Member Seller
No Longer RegisteredNo Longer Registered
Store Closed Store: ZombieMutts Apocalypse Den
No Longer Registered
In Suggestions, Tracyd writes:
  In Suggestions, starbeanie writes:
  In Suggestions, PatrickvH writes:
  I regularly get orders with improper formated addresses. I suggest that the address
part in the signup form needs an overhaul to something like this.

First Name:
Last Name:
Address:
Town/City:
County:
Country:
Zip/Postal Code:

Which should result in an address formated like this on users profile/submited
order page ..etc.

"First Name" "Last Name"
"Address"
"Zip/Postal Code" "Town/City", "County"
"Country"

Except that varies by Country. In the US it would be "Town/City", "State" "Zip/Postal
Code" for us County is irrelevant.

Ideally the signup form should ask you your country first and then provide the
address fields need for your specific country.

Bret

196+ countries, and how many different ways of listing addresses? Sounds like
a nightmare to set-up.

Tracyd

Thats what interns are for!
 Author: BrickMick View Messages Posted By BrickMick
 Posted: Sep 29, 2011 09:42
 Subject: Re: Adress at signup form needs to be improved
 Viewed: 31 times
 Topic: Suggestions
Cancel Message
Cancel
Reply to Message
Reply
BrickLink
ID Card

BrickMick (77)

Location:  United Kingdom, Wales
Member Since Contact Type Status Collage
May 17, 2005 Contact Member Seller
Buying Privileges - OKSelling Privileges - OK
View Collage Pic
Store Closed Store: BrickStack
The problem is different countries have different addressing formats.

For example my address is
"First Name" "Last Name"
"House Name/Number" "Road Name"
"Town/City"
"County"
"Zip/Postal Code"
"Country"

A form on BL will be able to deal with all the various international formats,
what is right for you will be wrong for many others.

I think there two options;

- Continue to manually rearrange the address to match the receiving countries
format.
- BL makes a different form for almost every country.

I am happy the way it is.

In Suggestions, PatrickvH writes:
  I regularly get orders with improper formated addresses. I suggest that the address
part in the signup form needs an overhaul to something like this.

First Name:
Last Name:
Address:
Town/City:
County:
Country:
Zip/Postal Code:

Which should result in an address formated like this on users profile/submited
order page ..etc.

"First Name" "Last Name"
"Address"
"Zip/Postal Code" "Town/City", "County"
"Country"
 Author: misbi View Messages Posted By misbi
 Posted: Sep 29, 2011 11:40
 Subject: Re: Adress at signup form needs to be improved
 Viewed: 32 times
 Topic: Suggestions
Cancel Message
Cancel
Reply to Message
Reply
BrickLink
ID Card

misbi (8768)

Location:  United Kingdom, Scotland
Member Since Contact Type Status Collage
Nov 25, 2001 Contact Member Seller
Buying Privileges - OKSelling Privileges - OK
View Collage Pic
Store: Brickshop UK
In Suggestions, BrickMick writes:
  The problem is different countries have different addressing formats.

For example my address is
"First Name" "Last Name"
"House Name/Number" "Road Name"
"Town/City"
"County"
"Zip/Postal Code"
"Country"

You can delete the county field

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/royal-mail/7919253/Counties-to-be-axed-from-postal-addresses.html