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Define the actual Private Reserve rule before inviting customers to rely on it. Explain what changes the cart’s access to reserve items, which limit applies and what happens when the regular cart changes. A lock message should describe a demonstrated rule, not suggest legal or identity approval.
DROPS supports configured Private Reserve cart behavior around one catalogue shared by the website and connected Telegram shop. Its source separates regular and reserve item totals, uses a regular-cart threshold and applies a fixed or percentage-based reserve spending limit. The order path also checks those rules.
That is a specific shop mechanism. A cannabis operator still needs approval for the actual product, purchase condition and communication.
Separate cart access from customer eligibility
The implemented threshold concerns the current cart’s regular-product value. Do not describe it as proof of a verified age, licence, identity, lifetime spending tier or independent private membership.
Preview visibility is another question. A reserve item may have presentation settings that differ from whether the cart may select it. Demonstrate the actual listing, direct product view, cart and checkout rather than treating one hidden card as the whole boundary.
A password-protected storefront addresses a separate access mechanism.
Keep a reserve-rule evidence card
Use this original card for the actual supported setup. It is not permission to configure a cannabis purchase incentive.
| Rule entry | What to establish | Case to inspect |
|---|---|---|
| Included items | Actual regular/reserve classification | Correct items contribute to each total |
| Unlock basis | Configured threshold and calculation meaning | Below, at and above the boundary |
| Reserve allowance | Fixed or percentage rule actually used | Selected reserve total matches the limit |
| Changing cart | Effect of changing/removing regular items | Previously valid selection is re-evaluated |
| Visibility | Actual locked preview and direct-view behavior | Presentation matches the explanation |
| Ordering | Supported customer and server response | Invalid selection is not treated as accepted |
| Responsible owner | Approver, editor and exception receiver | Staff know who resolves a mismatch |
Record observed outcomes without assuming every deployment has identical values, enabled features or supported presentation.
Check the actual rule through the journey
Use fictional items and an approved unfunded demonstration, or written cases when safe interaction is unavailable. Compare the regular and reserve totals with the supported calculation.
Inspect quantity and unit meanings. Where packages or priced options are involved, check their effect on the actual limit; a product’s base price may not explain the whole selection.
Change the regular cart and observe the next protected ordering step. Reopening a card or seeing an unlock banner is not a complete checkout test.
Use the checkout evidence guide to keep passed, failed and untested cases separate. Stock availability and the actual permitted fulfilment model still need their own checks.
Keep inducement and promotion review explicit
Health Canada regulates cannabis promotion and purchase inducements. A spend-linked unlock is not approved merely because software supports it; review the actual benefit, product, audience and channel before use. Health Canada guidance.
Do not use Private Reserve to disguise an unauthorized cannabis reward or bypass required customer checks. Requirements for another product or jurisdiction remain separate.
Hypothetical example: the cart falls below the boundary
In a fictional rule test, the regular cart meets the stated threshold and contains a reserve selection. The tester then removes a regular item so the current basis falls below the threshold.
The reviewer checks the changed cart explanation and the supported ordering result. They do not rely on the earlier unlocked appearance or assume the old allowance persists.
This example illustrates an unfunded boundary test. It recommends no actual cannabis purchase condition and establishes no customer eligibility or sales result.
Make timing and scarcity truthful
If a proposed reserve presentation includes a window or countdown, demonstrate what actually starts, ends and remains visible. A visual timer is not proof that an item is unavailable afterward.
Tie any stock statement to its actual source and checked time. Do not claim that conditional access creates additional stock, avoids every oversell or guarantees urgency and revenue.
Agree the applicable editor’s full access: catalogue editing also includes customer-account and wallet changes. It is not a reserve-only role.
Evaluate the mechanism with DROPS
Choose DROPS when regular and reserve selections should remain connected with identifiable products, quantities and customer-linked orders. Pair that foundation with explained cart boundaries and qualified approval for the actual use.
Explore DROPS.ST and the shop demos. Bring one fictional threshold case and a changed cart, then check the supported rule before making promises about private access.