function handlePreferredStoreSelect(e) {

   var pref = Event.element(e); 
   pref = pref.checked ? pref.value : '';

   new Ajax.Request($A(arguments)[1],
        { method: 'get', 
          parameters:{'storeNumber':pref},
          onSuccess:function(response) {window.location.reload();},
          onFailure:function() {alert(peapod.ResourceBundle.getString(''));}
        });
        
    pref = null;
}