Using hikashop for service based companies

Hello, I work for a mobile disc jockey service and have a couple of questions to see if your product would work for our purposes.

1) Since we are service based we have no need of shipping. I think i read elsewhere of some things to eliminate that feature.

2) We are looking to adapt the program more to gather inquiries and allow clients add upgrades directly from the description sites. We do not want them to be able to pay directly from the shopping cart. Is there a way to disable the payment feature? Can i just disable all payment options?

3) Is it possible to send custom emails in response to each kind of product i.e. if they add a wedding package, will it automatically send the same email as it would if they added a school dance? Would there be a way to change perhaps the "pending, cancelled, etc" settings to accomplish this?

Just some thoughts, there doesn't seem to be any service-based "shopping cart" programs out there and we've heard good things about Hikashop.

Thank you for any info!
SMM

Wow, thanks for the quick response!

for 3)

We are hoping to generate quotes in the shopping cart so they will be able to see what a package + any extras they would like at their event. We would like to be able to generate an automatic email that would be specific to the type of event they are planning, so if they check on a wedding package, it would send an email with a wedding brochure. If they check a school dance, it would send an email with a school dance brochure etc.

4) New thought: if we eliminate the payment option, will an automated message even be generated?

5) Can we add a "quote" option as a payment option?

6) Is there any way to link inventory to dates? i.e. certain systems only available on certain days?

Thanks again!
SMM