diff --git a/src/components/forms/fields/OrderGrid.tsx b/src/components/forms/fields/OrderGrid.tsx
index 71ded0f..27a54d6 100644
--- a/src/components/forms/fields/OrderGrid.tsx
+++ b/src/components/forms/fields/OrderGrid.tsx
@@ -345,10 +345,10 @@ export function OrderGrid({
             const computedRowKgs = skuNum * bagsNum;
 
             const isMissingProd = isCategorySelected && !currentProdVal.trim();
-            const prodError = showErrors && isMissingProd ? 'Required' : undefined;
+            const prodError = showErrors && isMissingProd ? true : undefined;
 
             const isMissingBags = isCategorySelected && (!currentBagsVal || Number(currentBagsVal) <= 0);
-            const bagsError = showErrors && isMissingBags ? 'Required' : undefined;
+            const bagsError = showErrors && isMissingBags ? true : undefined;
 
             return (
               <div key={rowIdx}>
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ export function OrderGrid({
                           onChange={(e) => updateRowField(rowIdx, fieldId, e.target.value)}
                           disabled={!isCategorySelected && categoriesList.length > 0}
                           options={[
-                            { value: '', label: isCategorySelected || categoriesList.length === 0 ? 'Select product' : 'Select category first' },
+                            { value: '', label: isCategorySelected || categoriesList.length === 0 ? (prodError ? 'Select product *' : 'Select product') : 'Select category first' },
                             ...prodOptions
                           ]}
                           error={prodError}
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ export function OrderGrid({
                           min={isMainBagsCol ? "1" : undefined}
                           value={numVal !== undefined && numVal !== null ? String(numVal) : ''}
                           onChange={(e) => updateRowField(rowIdx, fieldId, e.target.value)}
-                          placeholder={isMainBagsCol && isCategorySelected ? 'Bags' : '0'}
+                          placeholder={isMainBagsCol ? (bagsError ? 'Bags *' : (isCategorySelected ? 'Bags' : '0')) : '0'}
                           error={isMainBagsCol ? bagsError : undefined}
                           className="w-full"
                         />
diff --git a/src/components/reusable/Input.tsx b/src/components/reusable/Input.tsx
index 40d1354..1699d4b 100644
--- a/src/components/reusable/Input.tsx
+++ b/src/components/reusable/Input.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { cn } from '../../lib/cn';
 export interface InputProps extends Omit<InputHTMLAttributes<HTMLInputElement>, 'prefix'> {
   label?: string;
   hint?: string;
-  error?: string;
+  error?: string | boolean;
   /** Leading adornment, e.g. "₹". */
   prefix?: ReactNode;
   /** Trailing adornment, e.g. "/ year". */
@@ -52,8 +52,10 @@ export function Input({
         />
         {suffix && <span className="text-faint text-sm">{suffix}</span>}
       </div>
-      {(hint || error) && (
-        <span className={cn('text-xs', error ? 'text-ruby-600' : 'text-faint')}>{error || hint}</span>
+      {(hint || (typeof error === 'string' && error)) && (
+        <span className={cn('text-xs', error ? 'text-ruby-600' : 'text-faint')}>
+          {typeof error === 'string' ? error : hint}
+        </span>
       )}
     </label>
   );
diff --git a/src/components/reusable/Select.tsx b/src/components/reusable/Select.tsx
index 6182029..be72480 100644
--- a/src/components/reusable/Select.tsx
+++ b/src/components/reusable/Select.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export interface SelectOption {
 export interface SelectProps extends SelectHTMLAttributes<HTMLSelectElement> {
   label?: string;
   hint?: string;
-  error?: string;
+  error?: string | boolean;
   placeholder?: string;
   /** Either strings or {value,label} objects. */
   options?: Array<string | SelectOption>;
@@ -247,8 +247,10 @@ export function Select({
         ))}
       </select>
 
-      {(hint || error) && (
-        <span className={cn('text-xs', error ? 'text-ruby-600' : 'text-faint')}>{error || hint}</span>
+      {(hint || (typeof error === 'string' && error)) && (
+        <span className={cn('text-xs', error ? 'text-ruby-600' : 'text-faint')}>
+          {typeof error === 'string' ? error : hint}
+        </span>
       )}
     </div>
   );