diff --git a/docs/examples/feed-example.json b/docs/examples/feed-example.json
index 9297461..c3114e4 100644
--- a/docs/examples/feed-example.json
+++ b/docs/examples/feed-example.json
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     "vendorId" : 47363942276,
     "handle" : "t-shirt",
     "lastUpdatedAt" : "2017-08-10T17:15:05.589Z",
-    "price" : 25.00
+    "price" : "$25.00"
   },
   {
     "_id" : "donation1",
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
     "vendorId" : 47361943276,
     "handle" : "donation-1",
     "lastUpdatedAt" : "2017-08-10T17:15:05.589Z",
-    "price" : 25.00
+    "price" : "Donation"
   },
   {
     "_id" : "event2",
diff --git a/docs/index.html b/docs/index.html
index 398362a..3e407b2 100644
--- a/docs/index.html
+++ b/docs/index.html
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@
     "vendorId" : 47363942276,
     "handle" : "t-shirt",
     "lastUpdatedAt" : "2017-08-10T17:15:05.589Z",
-    "price" : 25.00
+    "price" : "$25.00"
   },
   {
     "_id" : "donation1",
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@
     "vendorId" : 47361943276,
     "handle" : "donation-1",
     "lastUpdatedAt" : "2017-08-10T17:15:05.589Z",
-    "price" : 25.00
+    "price" : "Donation"
   },
   {
     "_id" : "event2",
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@
     "createdAt": "2016-09-10T19:00:00+00:00",
     "__v": 0
   }
-]</code></pre></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="panel panel-default"><div class="panel-heading"><h3 id="webhooks_eventbrite" class="panel-title">/webhooks/eventbrite</h3></div><div class="panel-body"><div class="panel-group"><div class="panel panel-white resource-modal"><div class="panel-heading"><h4 class="panel-title"><a class="collapsed" data-toggle="collapse" href="#panel_webhooks_eventbrite_create"><span class="parent">/webhooks/eventbrite</span>/create</a> <span class="methods"><a href="#webhooks_eventbrite_create_post"><span class="badge badge_post">post</span></a></span></h4></div><div id="panel_webhooks_eventbrite_create" class="panel-collapse collapse"><div class="panel-body"><div class="resource-description"><p>POST an event.created webhook from Eventbrite. <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/developer/v3/api_overview/webhooks/">Eventbrite docs</a> <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/myaccount/webhooks/">Configure here</a></p></div><div class="list-group"><div onclick="window.location.href = '#webhooks_eventbrite_create_post'" class="list-group-item"><span class="badge badge_post">post</span><div class="method_description"></div><div class="clearfix"></div></div></div></div></div><div class="modal fade" tabindex="0" id="webhooks_eventbrite_create_post"><div class="modal-dialog modal-lg"><div class="modal-content"><div class="modal-header"><button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">&times;</button><h4 class="modal-title" id="myModalLabel"><span class="badge badge_post">post</span> <span class="parent">/webhooks/eventbrite</span>/create</h4></div><div class="modal-body"><ul class="nav nav-tabs"><li class="active"><a href="#webhooks_eventbrite_create_post_request" data-toggle="tab">Request</a></li></ul><div class="tab-content"><div class="tab-pane active" id="webhooks_eventbrite_create_post_request"><h3>Body</h3><p><strong>Media type</strong>: application/json</p><p><strong>Type</strong>: object</p><strong>Properties</strong><ul><li><strong>api_url</strong>: <em>required (string)</em><p>URL for the updated resource</p></li><li><strong>config</strong>: <em>required (object)</em><ul><li><strong>action</strong>: <em>required (string)</em><p>Name of the event that occured on Eventbrite</p></li><li><strong>endpoint_url</strong>: <em>required (string)</em><p>The URL to which Eventbrite will POST the hook body</p></li><li><strong>user_id</strong>: <em>required (string)</em></li><li><strong>webhook_id</strong>: <em>required (string)</em></li></ul></li></ul><p><strong>Example</strong>:</p><div class="examples"><pre><code>{
+]</code></pre></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="panel panel-default"><div class="panel-heading"><h3 id="webhooks_eventbrite" class="panel-title">/webhooks/eventbrite</h3></div><div class="panel-body"><div class="panel-group"><div class="panel panel-white resource-modal"><div class="panel-heading"><h4 class="panel-title"><a class="collapsed" data-toggle="collapse" href="#panel_webhooks_eventbrite_create"><span class="parent">/webhooks/eventbrite</span>/create</a> <span class="methods"><a href="#webhooks_eventbrite_create_post"><span class="badge badge_post">post</span></a></span></h4></div><div id="panel_webhooks_eventbrite_create" class="panel-collapse collapse"><div class="panel-body"><div class="resource-description"><p>POST an event.created webhook from Eventbrite. <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/developer/v3/api_overview/webhooks/">Eventbrite docs</a> <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/myaccount/webhooks/">Configure here</a></p></div><div class="list-group"><div onclick="window.location.href = '#webhooks_eventbrite_create_post'" class="list-group-item"><span class="badge badge_post">post</span><div class="method_description"></div><div class="clearfix"></div></div></div></div></div><div class="modal fade" tabindex="0" id="webhooks_eventbrite_create_post"><div class="modal-dialog modal-lg"><div class="modal-content"><div class="modal-header"><button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">&times;</button><h4 class="modal-title" id="myModalLabel"><span class="badge badge_post">post</span> <span class="parent">/webhooks/eventbrite</span>/create</h4></div><div class="modal-body"><ul class="nav nav-tabs"><li class="active"><a href="#webhooks_eventbrite_create_post_request" data-toggle="tab">Request</a></li></ul><div class="tab-content"><div class="tab-pane active" id="webhooks_eventbrite_create_post_request"><h3>Body</h3><p><strong>Media type</strong>: application/json</p><p><strong>Type</strong>: object</p><strong>Properties</strong><ul><li><strong>api_url</strong>: <em>required (string)</em><p>URL for the updated resource</p></li><li><strong>config</strong>: <em>required (object)</em><ul><li><strong>action</strong>: <em>required (string)</em><p>Name of the event that occurred on Eventbrite</p></li><li><strong>endpoint_url</strong>: <em>required (string)</em><p>The URL to which Eventbrite will POST the hook body</p></li><li><strong>user_id</strong>: <em>required (string)</em></li><li><strong>webhook_id</strong>: <em>required (string)</em></li></ul></li></ul><p><strong>Example</strong>:</p><div class="examples"><pre><code>{
   "api_url": "https://www.eventbriteapi.com/{api-endpoint-to-fetch-object-details}/",
   "config": {
     "action": "test",
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@
     "webhook_id": "455763"
   }
 }
-</code></pre></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="panel panel-white resource-modal"><div class="panel-heading"><h4 class="panel-title"><a class="collapsed" data-toggle="collapse" href="#panel_webhooks_eventbrite_update"><span class="parent">/webhooks/eventbrite</span>/update</a> <span class="methods"><a href="#webhooks_eventbrite_update_post"><span class="badge badge_post">post</span></a></span></h4></div><div id="panel_webhooks_eventbrite_update" class="panel-collapse collapse"><div class="panel-body"><div class="resource-description"><p>POST an event.updated webhook from Eventbrite. <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/developer/v3/api_overview/webhooks/">Eventbrite docs</a> <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/myaccount/webhooks/">Configure here</a></p></div><div class="list-group"><div onclick="window.location.href = '#webhooks_eventbrite_update_post'" class="list-group-item"><span class="badge badge_post">post</span><div class="method_description"></div><div class="clearfix"></div></div></div></div></div><div class="modal fade" tabindex="0" id="webhooks_eventbrite_update_post"><div class="modal-dialog modal-lg"><div class="modal-content"><div class="modal-header"><button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">&times;</button><h4 class="modal-title" id="myModalLabel"><span class="badge badge_post">post</span> <span class="parent">/webhooks/eventbrite</span>/update</h4></div><div class="modal-body"><ul class="nav nav-tabs"><li class="active"><a href="#webhooks_eventbrite_update_post_request" data-toggle="tab">Request</a></li></ul><div class="tab-content"><div class="tab-pane active" id="webhooks_eventbrite_update_post_request"><h3>Body</h3><p><strong>Media type</strong>: application/json</p><p><strong>Type</strong>: object</p><strong>Properties</strong><ul><li><strong>api_url</strong>: <em>required (string)</em><p>URL for the updated resource</p></li><li><strong>config</strong>: <em>required (object)</em><ul><li><strong>action</strong>: <em>required (string)</em><p>Name of the event that occured on Eventbrite</p></li><li><strong>endpoint_url</strong>: <em>required (string)</em><p>The URL to which Eventbrite will POST the hook body</p></li><li><strong>user_id</strong>: <em>required (string)</em></li><li><strong>webhook_id</strong>: <em>required (string)</em></li></ul></li></ul><p><strong>Example</strong>:</p><div class="examples"><pre><code>{
+</code></pre></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="panel panel-white resource-modal"><div class="panel-heading"><h4 class="panel-title"><a class="collapsed" data-toggle="collapse" href="#panel_webhooks_eventbrite_update"><span class="parent">/webhooks/eventbrite</span>/update</a> <span class="methods"><a href="#webhooks_eventbrite_update_post"><span class="badge badge_post">post</span></a></span></h4></div><div id="panel_webhooks_eventbrite_update" class="panel-collapse collapse"><div class="panel-body"><div class="resource-description"><p>POST an event.updated webhook from Eventbrite. <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/developer/v3/api_overview/webhooks/">Eventbrite docs</a> <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/myaccount/webhooks/">Configure here</a></p></div><div class="list-group"><div onclick="window.location.href = '#webhooks_eventbrite_update_post'" class="list-group-item"><span class="badge badge_post">post</span><div class="method_description"></div><div class="clearfix"></div></div></div></div></div><div class="modal fade" tabindex="0" id="webhooks_eventbrite_update_post"><div class="modal-dialog modal-lg"><div class="modal-content"><div class="modal-header"><button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">&times;</button><h4 class="modal-title" id="myModalLabel"><span class="badge badge_post">post</span> <span class="parent">/webhooks/eventbrite</span>/update</h4></div><div class="modal-body"><ul class="nav nav-tabs"><li class="active"><a href="#webhooks_eventbrite_update_post_request" data-toggle="tab">Request</a></li></ul><div class="tab-content"><div class="tab-pane active" id="webhooks_eventbrite_update_post_request"><h3>Body</h3><p><strong>Media type</strong>: application/json</p><p><strong>Type</strong>: object</p><strong>Properties</strong><ul><li><strong>api_url</strong>: <em>required (string)</em><p>URL for the updated resource</p></li><li><strong>config</strong>: <em>required (object)</em><ul><li><strong>action</strong>: <em>required (string)</em><p>Name of the event that occurred on Eventbrite</p></li><li><strong>endpoint_url</strong>: <em>required (string)</em><p>The URL to which Eventbrite will POST the hook body</p></li><li><strong>user_id</strong>: <em>required (string)</em></li><li><strong>webhook_id</strong>: <em>required (string)</em></li></ul></li></ul><p><strong>Example</strong>:</p><div class="examples"><pre><code>{
   "api_url": "https://www.eventbriteapi.com/{api-endpoint-to-fetch-object-details}/",
   "config": {
     "action": "test",
diff --git a/docs/m2l.raml b/docs/m2l.raml
index 9f4e9eb..0710d1f 100644
--- a/docs/m2l.raml
+++ b/docs/m2l.raml
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ types:
         type: string
         description: The date the item was last updated on the vendor's system
       price:
-        type: number
-        description: The price of the item
+        type: string
+        description: The price of the item for labelling purposes
   Donation:
       type: FeedItem
       properties:
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ types:
           type: string
           description: The date the item was last updated on the vendor's system
         price:
-          type: number
-          description: The price of the item
+          type: string
+          description: The 'price' of the item for labelling purposes (always has value "Donation")
   EventWebhook:
     properties:
       api_url:
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ types:
         properties:
           action:
             type: string
-            description: Name of the event that occured on Eventbrite
+            description: Name of the event that occurred on Eventbrite
           endpoint_url:
             type: string
             description: The URL to which Eventbrite will POST the hook body
diff --git a/server/controllers/donationController.js b/server/controllers/donationController.js
index 3513ed1..4a0d5fe 100644
--- a/server/controllers/donationController.js
+++ b/server/controllers/donationController.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ var DonationController = {
             handle: item.handle,
             feedImageUrl: item.images[0].src,
             lastUpdatedAt: item.updated_at,
-            price: item.variants[0].price
+            price: 'Donation'
         });
 
         DonationController.saveDonation(donation);
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ var DonationController = {
         donation.feedImageUrl = item.images[0].src;
         donation.handle = item.handle;
         donation.lastUpdatedAt = item.updated_at;
-        donation.price = item.variants[0].price;
 
         DonationController.saveDonation(donation);
     },
@@ -67,4 +66,4 @@ var DonationController = {
     }
 }
 
-exports.DonationController = DonationController;
\ No newline at end of file
+exports.DonationController = DonationController;
diff --git a/server/controllers/listingController.js b/server/controllers/listingController.js
index ea14c87..7f559f0 100644
--- a/server/controllers/listingController.js
+++ b/server/controllers/listingController.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ var ListingController = {
             handle: item.handle,
             feedImageUrl: item.images[0].src,
             lastUpdatedAt: item.updated_at,
-            price: item.variants[0].price
+            price: '$'+item.variants[0].price.toFixed(2);
         });
 
         ListingController.saveListing(listing);
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ var ListingController = {
         listing.feedImageUrl = item.images[0].src;
         listing.handle = item.handle;
         listing.lastUpdatedAt = item.updated_at;
-        listing.price = item.variants[0].price;
+        listing.price = '$'+item.variants[0].price.toFixed(2);
 
         ListingController.saveListing(listing);
     },
@@ -67,4 +67,4 @@ var ListingController = {
     }
 }
 
-exports.ListingController = ListingController;
\ No newline at end of file
+exports.ListingController = ListingController;
diff --git a/server/models/donation.js b/server/models/donation.js
index 75ae03e..9d8eeef 100644
--- a/server/models/donation.js
+++ b/server/models/donation.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ var donationSchema = new mongoose.Schema({
     vendorId: Number,
     handle: String,
     lastUpdatedAt: String,
-    price: Number
+    price: String
 });
 
 // discriminator used for document inheritance within the same collection
diff --git a/server/models/listing.js b/server/models/listing.js
index 200e675..34d6f16 100644
--- a/server/models/listing.js
+++ b/server/models/listing.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ var listingSchema = new mongoose.Schema({
     vendorId: Number,
     handle: String,
     lastUpdatedAt: String,
-    price: Number
+    price: String
 });
 
 // discriminator used for document inheritance within the same collection