Hi,
We are interested in using this product to reward customers with merchandise for points earned. We already have a process and system in place to award and manage points. We now need a solution through which our customers can use the points to select items in a storefront and then check out with their points. The solution can deduct the points in an internal variable or communicate with our internally developed points management system (which works within WP). These points are analogous to frequent flyer programs and we will not need any kind of payment gateway or credit card processing. The only currency is the points that have been accumulated. So a common scenario would be that a customer arrives at the ‘storefront’ – they have 5000 points accumulated previously. They select item A (which costs 1000 points) and item B (2000 points). They should then be able to checkout from the store and provide shipping informaiton. The fulfilment will be handled internally. The points are then deducted at the end so they are left with 2000 points.
Please note we are a university and the points above are earned by students for completing certain professional development tasks as well as by alumni for completing certain tasks. They are meant to reward and recognize our community. The ‘products’ in the storefront will be low dollar value but highly relevant – for example, a branded mug, dinner with the dean, and so on.