On Monday morning, a customer wrote to me saying he wanted to buy more than 18 Dionaeas but simply couldn’t add any more plants to the cart.
Naturally, I checked the website and everything seemed fine. Adding plants worked, removing worked, refreshing worked. So my first thought was: maybe just a random glitch.
It wasn’t.
Later that day, with more time to properly test it, I finally managed to reproduce the problem. The cart stopped accepting plants after exactly 18 pieces. No error message, no warning — just silent refusal.
The Invisible Enemy: Cookies
After digging into the cart logic, I discovered the culprit: cookie memory size.
My website stores cart content in cookies so when someone closes the browser and comes back later, the selected plants are still there. A nice feature — until the cookie fills up.
And with 18 flytraps… it was full.
So yes, for an entire year my e-shop had a hidden maximum order size and I had absolutely no idea.
Fixing the Problem
I changed the way the cart stores data, adjusted the logic and tested everything properly. Now the limitation is gone.
You can add as many Venus flytraps as you want. The cart finally behaves like a real cart and not like a VIP club with a strict guest list.
The Biggest Order of the Year
The funniest part? The same customer who discovered the issue placed an order for more than 50 Venus flytraps right after the fix.
That instantly became the biggest order of the year.
Next Sunday will be a full packing marathon — selecting plants, checking them and preparing a jungle shipment for its trip abroad.
Why Feedback Matters
Sometimes everything looks perfect from the owner’s perspective. Until a customer tries something you never tested.
So honestly — thank you! Without that single email, the 18-flytrap rule might still exist today.
Now I’m curious who will be the first to break the new record.
Stay snappy 🌱
— Peter