# i cant seem to add variables to my cart

**URL:** <https://forum.ipums.org/t/i-cant-seem-to-add-variables-to-my-cart/1304>\
**Category:** USA\
**Created:** [May 12, 2016, 10:42am UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/i-cant-seem-to-add-variables-to-my-cart/1304 "2016-05-12T10:42:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![khdjabbas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/df705f/32.png) [@khdjabbas](https://forum.ipums.org/u/khdjabbas)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2016, 10:42am UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/i-cant-seem-to-add-variables-to-my-cart/1304/1 "2016-05-12T10:42:00Z")

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i have read on how to select sample and variables. however when i click on the add sign next to the variables it does nothing. my cart still shows no variables

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**Author:** ![Gray](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.ipums.org/gray/32/209_2.png) [@Gray](https://forum.ipums.org/u/Gray)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2016, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/i-cant-seem-to-add-variables-to-my-cart/1304/2 "2016-05-16T16:02:00Z")

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There was a javascript error that made it impossible to select variables (among other problems) on many browsers, including Safari, older versions of Chrome, and IE. It has now been fixed, so you should be able to add variables to your cart now.