public boolean isProductImported() {
		System.out.println("Is this product imported or not?(Y/N)\n");

		//validate user's input
		while(!input.hasNext("Y") && !input.hasNext("y") && !input.hasNext("N") && !input.hasNext("n")) {
			System.out.println("Invalid input. Enter (Y/N)");
			input.next();
		}

		char answer = input.next().charAt(0);
		boolean imported = parseAnswer(answer);
		return imported;
	}