diff --git a/lib/common/apifunctions/find_organisations.dart b/lib/common/apifunctions/find_organisations.dart
index c39afd7..4c6346a 100644
--- a/lib/common/apifunctions/find_organisations.dart
+++ b/lib/common/apifunctions/find_organisations.dart
@@ -7,22 +7,70 @@ class Organisation {
   var id = 0;
   var name = "";
   var postcode = "";
-  var street_name = "";
+  var streetName = "";  //street_name
   var town = "";
+
+  Organisation(int id, String name, String postcode, String streetName, String town) {
+    this.id = id;
+    this.name = name;
+    this.postcode = postcode;
+    this.streetName = streetName; //street_name
+    this.town = town;
+  }
+
 }
 
 List<Organisation> jsonToOrganisations(String json) {
   Map decoded = jsonDecode(json);
-  print(decoded);
+//  print(decoded);
 
-  List<dynamic> validated = decoded['validated'];
+  List<dynamic> validated = decoded['unvalidated'];
 //  Map organisation = validated[0];
 
-  List<Map> organisations = new List<Map>();
+  print("");
+  print("Response:");
+  for (var i = 0; i < validated.length; i++) {
+    print(validated[i]);
+  }
 
-  validated.forEach((element) => organisations.add(element));
+  List<Map> organisationsMaps = new List<Map>();
 
-//  print(organisations);
+  validated.forEach((element) => organisationsMaps.add(element));
+
+//  print("");
+//  print("organisationsMaps:");
+//  print(organisationsMaps);
+
+  List<Organisation> organisations = new List<Organisation>();
+  
+//  organisationsMaps[0].forEach((k,v) => print('${k}: ${v}'));
+
+  for (var i = 0; i < organisationsMaps.length; i++) {
+    final params = organisationsMaps[i].values.toList();
+
+    var newOrganisation = new Organisation(
+      params[0].toInt(),
+      params[1].toString(),
+      params[2].toString(), // oof
+      params[3].toString(), // this could be improved...
+      params[4].toString(),
+    );
+
+    organisations.add(newOrganisation);
+  }
+
+  // the reason some organizations do not show up is because they are not all validated
+  // option to 'show unvalidated' should be added along with maybe a settings section
+
+  print("");
+  print("Local:");
+  for (var i = 0; i < organisations.length; i++)
+    {
+      print(organisations[i].name);
+    }
+  print("");
+
+  return organisations;
 }
 
 Future<List<Organisation>> findOrganisations(String search) async {
@@ -43,7 +91,7 @@ Future<List<Organisation>> findOrganisations(String search) async {
     body: json.encode(body),
   );
 
-  print(response.body);
+//  print(response.body);
 
   if (response.statusCode == 200) {
     //request successful
diff --git a/lib/common/widgets/popupListView.dart b/lib/common/widgets/popupListView.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ef18bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/common/widgets/popupListView.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+
+class PopupListView {
+  List<String> options = new List<String>();
+  var context;
+  String listTitle;
+  List<SimpleDialogOption> simpleDialogOptions = new List<SimpleDialogOption>();
+  String result;
+
+  PopupListView(context, List<String> options, String title) {
+    this.context = context;
+    this.options = options;
+    this.listTitle = title;
+  }
+
+
+  List<SimpleDialogOption> getDialogOptions() {
+    var dialogOptionsList = new List<SimpleDialogOption>();
+
+    for (var i = 0; i < options.length; i++) {
+      dialogOptionsList.add(
+        new SimpleDialogOption(
+          child: Text(options[i]),
+          onPressed: () {
+            Navigator.of(this.context).pop();
+//            print("Chosen organisation is " + options[i]);
+            optionChosen(options[i]);
+          },
+        ),
+      );
+    }
+
+    return dialogOptionsList;
+  }
+
+  Widget dialog() {
+    return new SimpleDialog(
+      title: Text(listTitle),
+      children : getDialogOptions(),
+    );
+  }
+
+  void optionChosen(String option) {
+    // this works at least...
+
+    
+  }
+}
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/lib/pages/login_page.dart b/lib/pages/login_page.dart
index 1e01460..d102639 100644
--- a/lib/pages/login_page.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/login_page.dart
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ class LoginPage extends StatefulWidget {
 }
 
 class LoginPageState extends State<LoginPage> {
-  final TextEditingController _emailController = TextEditingController();
-  final TextEditingController _passwordController = TextEditingController();
+  final TextEditingController _emailController = TextEditingController(text: 'test@example.com'); // remove
+  final TextEditingController _passwordController = TextEditingController(text: 'abc123');        // remove
 
   FocusNode focusNode;  // added so focus can move automatically
 
diff --git a/lib/pages/receipt_page.dart b/lib/pages/receipt_page.dart
index 53f126e..fa145d1 100644
--- a/lib/pages/receipt_page.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/receipt_page.dart
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import 'package:url_launcher/url_launcher.dart';
 import 'package:intl/intl.dart';
 import 'package:datetime_picker_formfield/datetime_picker_formfield.dart';
 import 'package:local_spend/common/apifunctions/find_organisations.dart';
+import 'package:local_spend/common/widgets/popupListView.dart';
 
 const URL = "https://flutter.io/";
 const demonstration = false;
@@ -146,6 +147,32 @@ class ReceiptPageState extends State<ReceiptPage> {
     // know that before writing this and it's done now so I'm keeping it.
   }
 
+  String listOrganisations(List<Organisation> organisations, context) {
+    var optionsList = new List<String>();
+
+    for (var i = 0; i < organisations.length; i++) {
+      optionsList.add(organisations[i].name);
+    }
+
+    var popupListView = new PopupListView(context, optionsList, "Choose Organization");
+
+    popupListView.options = optionsList;
+
+    var dialog = popupListView.dialog();
+
+//    print(dialog);
+
+    showDialog(
+      context: context,
+      builder: (BuildContext context) {
+        return dialog;
+      },
+    );
+
+    print(popupListView.result);
+    return popupListView.result;
+  }
+
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     var drawer = Drawer();
@@ -264,10 +291,12 @@ class ReceiptPageState extends State<ReceiptPage> {
                             padding: EdgeInsets.fromLTRB(5,0,0,4),  // sorry about hardcoded constraints
                               child: FlatButton(
                                 onPressed: () {
-                                  debugPrint("TODO: 'find organisation' dialog");
-
-                                  findOrganisations(_orgController.text);
+                                  var organisations = findOrganisations(_orgController.text);
+                                  // some tasty async stuff here yum yum
+                                  // and a pretty little dialog too yay
+                                  var choice = organisations.then((data) => listOrganisations(data, context));
 
+                                  // choice is a Future<String>
                                 },
                                   child: Text("Find",
                                     style: