When you shop with A Taste of the Region for our gourmet products, you will go through a quick and convenient process (outlined in further detail lower down in The Order Process). We accept payment via direct deposit, Paypal, Visa & Mastercard credit cards, and cheque (see lower down in How To Pay).

• Browse
• Select & Add-to-cart
• Continue browsing
• Checkout
• Login/create new account
• Complete the online order process;
  • Delivery information
  • Payment information
  • Confirmation

How To Pay

We aim to make payment as convenient, quick and as easy as possible. You can pay by Online Banking direct deposit, using your Paypal account, by cheque, or by Visa/Mastercard credit card (via the Paypal system, you do not need a Paypal account). Your quickest and easiest option is to pay using your Paypal account (if you don't yet have one, consider signing up with Paypal, we highly recommend it for its safety and convenience).

• Online Banking direct deposit - transfer the full amount as shown on your invoice using your Online Banking "Pay Anyone" (or equivalent) facility to the following bank account ;

  Account Name	A Taste of the Region Pty Ltd
  Account Bank	Bendigo Bank
  Account BSB	633 000
  Account Number	131323669
  Reference	Your invoice number

• Paypal - simply follow the links and instructions in the Shopping Cart when you checkout (ie. finalise your order - see The Order Process below) to make instant payment online.
• Cheque - make your cheque payable to "A Taste of the Region Pty Ltd", please write your Invoice number on the back of the cheque. Note that your order will not be despatched until the cheque has cleared to our account, which may take up to a week.

The Order Process

• Browse

  You browse the available items, choosing from the categories (eg. wine, olive oil, jam) and as you come across those you'd like to purchase, simply click "Add to cart"

• Select & Add to cart

  You will be taken to your virtual (online) shopping cart so that you can see what you have chosen so far, and the total cost. If you'd like to amend the quantities of any item in the cart, you can do so by changing the quantity number and clicking "Update".

• Continue browsing

  Click "Continue shopping" to return to the online store.

• Checkout

  When you have selected all the products you desire, if necessary click on the numer of items next to "Shopping Cart" under our banner images to go to your cart. Double-check you have all that you want and in the right quantities, then click "Checkout"

• Login or Create account

  You will change to an encrypted connection between you and our server, to ensure that all your personal details remain confidential. If you have shopped with us before, you will have an account already along with your email address and a login password - simply enter your email address and password, and your details will be retrieved. If you have not shopped with us before, you will need to create an account - but don't worry, this is straightforward and only requires the information we need to be able to send your order to you (or your gift recipient) and to keep in contact with you about your order.

• Fill in order details

  Once logged in to the checkout system, complete the steps as guided by the system to enter the delivery address, and to choose a payment system - if you select Paypal Express, you will be taken to the Paypal login page, if you select Proceed to Checkout you will be emailed an invoice which includes payment information such as our bank account details. Your order will be received by us immediately either way, but we will not despatch any goods until full payment has been received and cleared to our account.