Optional packaging - wrong results

[csamu]

Hello everyone. I have some questions and I will try to be brief.

 

I have a product on which I want to enable "optional packaging" as radio buttons.

I thought I could use attributes ... 

 

Im going to present my issues as images:

 

 This is what the Front Office looks like, and what I want:

 

 This is what I thought the structure would look like:

 

 This is what I wanted; clean and simple:

 

 This was the real, uncomfortable, result.

After all, PS can only handle attributes with permutations:

 

 This was the real problem and deal breaker:

 

 

So. What I really am looking for is a way to decouple/separate an attribute from the permutations (combinations) and use it as an independent option.

 

I have (already) noticed Presto-Changeo Attribute Wizard / Single Stock Attributes, but i thought this feature would be included in the main package. Its just 2 simple radio buttons.

I also don't think you can place Attribute Wizards radio buttons in the product info box (under the colors). 

 

It really seems a little hacky to get all of this working. 

I have read that other people have had this problem too and ended up actually moving to another platform. Im not sure, is this a deal breaker? Comments?

 

After all, this platform is free and open source 

Thank you PrestaShop company.

Edited December 7, 2014 by csamu (see edit history)

[tuk66]

As I know database structure and classes, I think, you are forced to use the permutations.