diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Commerce/Item/Event.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Commerce/Item/Event.pm
index 1d1696e41..a76c66078 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Commerce/Item/Event.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Commerce/Item/Event.pm
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ sub priceLineItem {
 	my $quantity = shift;
 	# this is the output of ShoppingCart->getItems (the \@normal arrayref).
 	my $cartItems = shift;
+	use Data::Dumper;
+	$self->session->errorHandler->warn('normal contents: '.Dumper($cartItems));
 	# this is the default price of this event.
 	my $price = $self->{_event}->{price};
 	# get the list of discount passes that this event is "under"