diff --git a/rattail/batch/custorder.py b/rattail/batch/custorder.py
index 0d3b50ebbcabed7d22f365e0863bea4119d123e4..87c4ce375f1513f94fc03463eb290907f09250e1 100644
--- a/rattail/batch/custorder.py
+++ b/rattail/batch/custorder.py
@@ -98,6 +98,24 @@ class CustomerOrderBatchHandler(BatchHandler):
                                    'new_orders.allow_contact_info_create',
                                    default=False)
 
+    def allow_case_orders(self):
+        """
+        Returns a boolean indicating whether "case" orders are
+        allowed.
+        """
+        return self.config.getbool('rattail.custorders',
+                                   'allow_case_orders',
+                                   default=False)
+
+    def allow_unit_orders(self):
+        """
+        Returns a boolean indicating whether "unit" orders are
+        allowed.
+        """
+        return self.config.getbool('rattail.custorders',
+                                   'allow_unit_orders',
+                                   default=False)
+
     def allow_unknown_product(self):
         """
         Returns a boolean indicating whether "unknown" products are
@@ -530,15 +548,17 @@ class CustomerOrderBatchHandler(BatchHandler):
         choices = []
 
         # Each
-        unit_name = self.enum.UNIT_OF_MEASURE[self.enum.UNIT_OF_MEASURE_EACH]
-        choices.append({'key': self.enum.UNIT_OF_MEASURE_EACH,
-                        'value': unit_name})
+        if self.allow_unit_orders():
+            unit_name = self.enum.UNIT_OF_MEASURE[self.enum.UNIT_OF_MEASURE_EACH]
+            choices.append({'key': self.enum.UNIT_OF_MEASURE_EACH,
+                            'value': unit_name})
 
         # Case
-        case_text = self.enum.UNIT_OF_MEASURE[self.enum.UNIT_OF_MEASURE_CASE]
-        if case_text:
-            choices.append({'key': self.enum.UNIT_OF_MEASURE_CASE,
-                            'value': case_text})
+        if self.allow_case_orders():
+            case_text = self.enum.UNIT_OF_MEASURE[self.enum.UNIT_OF_MEASURE_CASE]
+            if case_text:
+                choices.append({'key': self.enum.UNIT_OF_MEASURE_CASE,
+                                'value': case_text})
 
         return choices
 
@@ -547,7 +567,14 @@ class CustomerOrderBatchHandler(BatchHandler):
         Return a list of UOM choices for the given product.
         """
         products_handler = self.app.get_products_handler()
-        return products_handler.get_uom_choices(product)
+        choices = products_handler.get_uom_choices(product)
+        if not self.allow_case_orders():
+            choices = [choice for choice in choices
+                       if choice['key'] != self.enum.UNIT_OF_MEASURE_CASE]
+        if not self.allow_unit_orders():
+            choices = [choice for choice in choices
+                       if choice['key'] != self.enum.UNIT_OF_MEASURE_EACH]
+        return choices
 
     def why_not_add_product(self, product, batch):
         """
diff --git a/rattail/products.py b/rattail/products.py
index 5c6ba4c70125fe9dd4d1275b60661b26b86dfae2..f7e93512e86327053c51b04e9f35786b11e808fb 100644
--- a/rattail/products.py
+++ b/rattail/products.py
@@ -685,19 +685,25 @@ class ProductsHandler(GenericHandler):
         """
         choices = []
 
+        # TODO: not sure how generically useful this method even is? i
+        # think it is only used when making a new custorder so far..
+
+        # TODO: for instance "pound" vs. "each" is really just 2 ways
+        # of saying "unit" - and does not consider i18n etc.
+
         # Each
         if not product or not product.weighed:
             unit_name = self.enum.UNIT_OF_MEASURE[self.enum.UNIT_OF_MEASURE_EACH]
             choices.append({'key': self.enum.UNIT_OF_MEASURE_EACH,
                             'value': unit_name})
 
-        # Pound
-        if not product or product.weighed:
-            unit_name = self.enum.UNIT_OF_MEASURE[self.enum.UNIT_OF_MEASURE_POUND]
-            choices.append({
-                'key': self.enum.UNIT_OF_MEASURE_POUND,
-                'value': unit_name,
-            })
+        # # Pound
+        # if not product or product.weighed:
+        #     unit_name = self.enum.UNIT_OF_MEASURE[self.enum.UNIT_OF_MEASURE_POUND]
+        #     choices.append({
+        #         'key': self.enum.UNIT_OF_MEASURE_POUND,
+        #         'value': unit_name,
+        #     })
 
         # Case
         case_text = None