diff --git a/tailbone/static/js/tailbone.mobile.receiving.js b/tailbone/static/js/tailbone.mobile.receiving.js
index c82a7924..d46740ac 100644
--- a/tailbone/static/js/tailbone.mobile.receiving.js
+++ b/tailbone/static/js/tailbone.mobile.receiving.js
@@ -15,6 +15,13 @@ $(document).on('autocompleteitemselected', 'form[name="new-receiving-batch"] .ve
 $(document).on('autocompleteitemcleared', 'form[name="new-receiving-batch"] .vendor', function(event) {
     $('#new-receiving-types').hide();
 });
+$(document).on('change', 'form[name="new-receiving-batch"] select[name="vendor"]', function(event) {
+    if ($(this).val()) {
+        $('#new-receiving-types').show();
+    } else {
+        $('#new-receiving-types').hide();
+    }
+});
 
 
 // submit new receiving batch form when user clicks "Receive" type button
diff --git a/tailbone/templates/mobile/ordering/create.mako b/tailbone/templates/mobile/ordering/create.mako
index 68f11737..ae292269 100644
--- a/tailbone/templates/mobile/ordering/create.mako
+++ b/tailbone/templates/mobile/ordering/create.mako
@@ -9,12 +9,21 @@ ${h.form(request.current_route_url(), class_='ui-filterable', name='new-purchasi
 ${h.csrf_token(request)}
 
 <div class="field-wrapper vendor">
-  <div class="field autocomplete" data-url="${url('vendors.autocomplete')}">
-    ${h.hidden('vendor')}
-    ${h.text('new-purchasing-batch-vendor-text', placeholder="Vendor name", autocomplete='off', data_type='search')}
-    <ul data-role="listview" data-inset="true" data-filter="true" data-input="#new-purchasing-batch-vendor-text"></ul>
-    <button type="button" style="display: none;">Change Vendor</button>
-  </div>
+  % if vendor_use_autocomplete:
+      <div class="field autocomplete" data-url="${url('vendors.autocomplete')}">
+        ${h.hidden('vendor')}
+        ${h.text('new-purchasing-batch-vendor-text', placeholder="Vendor name", autocomplete='off', data_type='search')}
+        <ul data-role="listview" data-inset="true" data-filter="true" data-input="#new-purchasing-batch-vendor-text"></ul>
+        <button type="button" style="display: none;">Change Vendor</button>
+      </div>
+  % else:
+      <div class="field-row">
+        <label for="vendor">Vendor</label>
+        <div class="field">
+          ${h.select('vendor', None, vendor_options)}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+  % endif
 </div>
 
 <br />
diff --git a/tailbone/templates/mobile/receiving/create.mako b/tailbone/templates/mobile/receiving/create.mako
index 668ab69f..97cb132d 100644
--- a/tailbone/templates/mobile/receiving/create.mako
+++ b/tailbone/templates/mobile/receiving/create.mako
@@ -10,14 +10,23 @@ ${h.csrf_token(request)}
 
 % if phase == 1:
 
-    <div class="field-wrapper vendor">
-      <div class="field autocomplete" data-url="${url('vendors.autocomplete')}">
-        ${h.hidden('vendor')}
-        ${h.text('new-receiving-batch-vendor-text', placeholder="Vendor name", autocomplete='off', **{'data-type': 'search'})}
-        <ul data-role="listview" data-inset="true" data-filter="true" data-input="#new-receiving-batch-vendor-text"></ul>
-        <button type="button" style="display: none;">Change Vendor</button>
-      </div>
-    </div>
+    % if vendor_use_autocomplete:
+        <div class="field-wrapper vendor">
+          <div class="field autocomplete" data-url="${url('vendors.autocomplete')}">
+            ${h.hidden('vendor')}
+            ${h.text('new-receiving-batch-vendor-text', placeholder="Vendor name", autocomplete='off', **{'data-type': 'search'})}
+            <ul data-role="listview" data-inset="true" data-filter="true" data-input="#new-receiving-batch-vendor-text"></ul>
+            <button type="button" style="display: none;">Change Vendor</button>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+    % else:
+        <div class="field-row">
+          <label for="vendor">Vendor</label>
+          <div class="field">
+            ${h.select('vendor', None, vendor_options)}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+    % endif
 
     <br />
 
diff --git a/tailbone/views/purchasing/ordering.py b/tailbone/views/purchasing/ordering.py
index 87a61ca5..06d7eb6b 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/purchasing/ordering.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/purchasing/ordering.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 ################################################################################
 #
 #  Rattail -- Retail Software Framework
-#  Copyright © 2010-2017 Lance Edgar
+#  Copyright © 2010-2019 Lance Edgar
 #
 #  This file is part of Rattail.
 #
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ from rattail.db import model, api
 from rattail.core import Object
 from rattail.time import localtime
 
+from webhelpers2.html import tags
+
 from tailbone.views.purchasing import PurchasingBatchView
 
 
@@ -317,6 +319,17 @@ class OrderingBatchView(PurchasingBatchView):
         data['index_title'] = self.get_index_title()
         data['index_url'] = self.get_index_url(mobile=True)
         data['mode_title'] = self.enum.PURCHASE_BATCH_MODE[mode].capitalize()
+
+        data['vendor_use_autocomplete'] = self.rattail_config.getbool(
+            'rattail', 'vendor.use_autocomplete', default=True)
+        if not data['vendor_use_autocomplete']:
+            vendors = self.Session.query(model.Vendor)\
+                                  .order_by(model.Vendor.name)
+            options = [(tags.Option(vendor.name, vendor.uuid))
+                       for vendor in vendors]
+            options.insert(0, tags.Option("(please choose)", ''))
+            data['vendor_options'] = options
+
         return self.render_to_response('create', data, mobile=True)
 
     def configure_mobile_row_form(self, f):
diff --git a/tailbone/views/purchasing/receiving.py b/tailbone/views/purchasing/receiving.py
index 2c7969bc..b4c7cc2a 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/purchasing/receiving.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/purchasing/receiving.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 ################################################################################
 #
 #  Rattail -- Retail Software Framework
-#  Copyright © 2010-2018 Lance Edgar
+#  Copyright © 2010-2019 Lance Edgar
 #
 #  This file is part of Rattail.
 #
@@ -677,10 +677,23 @@ class ReceivingBatchView(PurchasingBatchView):
         data['dform'] = form.make_deform_form()
         data['mode_title'] = self.enum.PURCHASE_BATCH_MODE[mode].capitalize()
         data['phase'] = phase
-        if phase == 2:
+
+        if phase == 1:
+            data['vendor_use_autocomplete'] = self.rattail_config.getbool(
+                'rattail', 'vendor.use_autocomplete', default=True)
+            if not data['vendor_use_autocomplete']:
+                vendors = self.Session.query(model.Vendor)\
+                                      .order_by(model.Vendor.name)
+                options = [(tags.Option(vendor.name, vendor.uuid))
+                           for vendor in vendors]
+                options.insert(0, tags.Option("(please choose)", ''))
+                data['vendor_options'] = options
+
+        elif phase == 2:
             purchases = self.eligible_purchases(vendor.uuid, mode=mode)
             data['purchases'] = [(p['key'], p['display']) for p in purchases['purchases']]
             data['purchase_order_fieldname'] = self.purchase_order_fieldname
+
         return self.render_to_response('create', data, mobile=True)
 
     def make_mobile_receiving_from_po_schema(self):