// The number of days to store the shopping cart information in the user's browser
var orderCookieExpiration = 30;


/**
 * The getExpires function returns an expiration date based on a specified number of 
 * days from the current day.
 */
function getExpires(days) {
	var today = new Date();
	var expires = new Date(today.getTime() + (30 * 86400000));
	return expires;
}