I'm not UncleSteve, but I use QB and have used the sub-assembly feature. What it allows me to do, for example, is enter Rowmark and magnets into inventory. I enter rowmark in units of 1x1 inches - a 12x24 piece is 288 units. Then, I create my badges - a 1-1/2x3 is 4.5 units of rowmark and 1 magnet. When I sell a 1-1/2x3 badge it automatically decrements the rowmark by 4.5 units and the magnets by 1. You can "assemble" badges in QB and it can tell you how many of that particular item you can create with what you have in stock. That way I can pretty accurately track purchases of material and know what I have in stock. It's a little bit more to setup this way, but this kind of tracking is virtually impossible without this feature.
I upgraded to the "Retail Store" verison of QB and it's well worth it. FYI - Costco has it for $299.00 vs $149 for the standard version. This was quite a bit cheaper than I found it elsewhere. Please don't tell me if you found it cheaper anywhere else, I want to keep my illusion of getting the best deal... :)

Gary

Gary,
Thanks for the info. I will check with my accountant and see if she can help me set that up. ( I'll have to find this thread again to show her).

Costco is hard to beat. I'm sure you did.

Gary,

Are you talking about the 2007 version of QB? We have been on QB Premier 2005 and just upgraded to 2007 and find it is a PIG for memory!!!!!!!!!!!!! Runs verrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry slow, especially across the same network as 2005 was running.

I keep thinking we don't have the options installed correctly but have been told over and over that we do. Of course QB says you have free 30 day Tech Support, but the e-mail system rejects our registration number and phone support only is voice mail. Looking to upgrade the computer now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AGRGGH!

My bookkeeper actually is the one who is wanting me to use Peachtree because that is the program she has used for years. My accountant is good with either Peachtree or QB Pro.

I'm kind of ticked off right now. Received a post card from Sage Software saying that I'm not getting my $140 rebate for buying Peachtree because the location it was purchased at was not valid. That is so much bull. I bought it on line from Staples and the rebate offer was plastered all over the offer. And the link to download the rebate paperwork with instructions.

However, when you try and call to get any resolution, you end up in voice recording nightmares and if you try and contact them on-line it is the same thing. No e-mail contact. Interesting. It is on my list of things to do to call Staples and talk to a manager about this situation. Don't know if I can get any resolution, but this just really bugs me.

Anybody else have this problem and find a solution?
Cindy M