diff --git a/vendorInfo.c b/vendorInfo.c
index 1c48d69..ad9998c 100644
--- a/vendorInfo.c
+++ b/vendorInfo.c
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ int main()
 
 	int total_vendors = index - 1;
 	printf("\n>>> Read %d vendors from file %s\n", total_vendors, file_name);
-	
+
+	// print out each vendor's info
 	for (int i = 0; i <= total_vendors; i++) 
 	{
 		char vendor_info[200];
@@ -79,6 +80,9 @@ int main()
 	
 		printf("%-50s %s\n", vendor_info, vendor_stock);		
 	}
+
+	char user_purchase[50];
+	
 		
 	fclose(fp);
 	free(file_buffer);
@@ -100,3 +104,10 @@ int read_input(char str[], int n)
 	str[i] = '\0';
 	return i;
 };
+
+int purchase(struct vendor_item vendors, int index, char str[], int amount) 
+{
+	
+}
+
+