Pls i need a way of gathering items in cart of some sort before final submission. I does not include a payment solution it is just a way of indicating items u like so that u can send an automated e-mail order for them
Can anybody help?

Try getting your hands on a copy of ZenCart E-Commerce. It's open source (therefore free), it's powerful and stable and has a fairly wide support base. Find it at http://www.zen-cart.com/

An example of ZenCart in action is this site (i'm biased as i helped build it):

http://aquasmart.com.au/

Try www.cubecart.com

really simple to modify becuase its all css based, probally one of the best packages i have seen out there

I use mals cart ... http://www.mals-e.com/

Ive tried a few of these programs and I like cube cart the best

It is very easy to use and to change to your liking. You can pay (i think 60 bucks) to remove the advertisements but there are very minimal cubecart logos on the program.