Limit the number of times a product can be purchased By a single user

[john booth]

Is there a way to limit the number of times a user can purchase a single product? Or can the first time be free and each time after have a charge?

I have a customer that wants to add shirts and jackets for their employees but wants to limit the numbers they can receive because this is a free item.

My thought was to add a table to the database that would keep track of who and what was ordered and if the user has reached the limit, make the product unavailable. I was wondering if this feature was already in xmpie.

[Wayne]

An alternative out of the box solution would be to please an Order Approval process on the Store and have the customer approve Orders of said product.

Regards,

Wayne 

[couch]

Coupons may be another valid option to suggest?