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How do they work? 

  1. You specify the product(s), the discount percentage, and the minimum buy requirements. 
  2. You spread the word about your nifty new promotion.
  3. Your customer purchases the required number of promotional product(s), and applies the promo code at checkout. 
  4. Your customer receives an order confirmation email as usual, but this one includes a thank you message and a new, randomly-generated promo code!
  5. The new code entitles your customer to the same discount on the same products, but they don't have to purchase the minimum quantity they bought the first time around.
  6. Your customer returns and orders more of your amazing products at a discount, expanding your base of loyal customers.
     

 

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Have you ever ordered pizza online and and been offered garlic bread for $1 when you buy 2 or more pizzas? Well that's essentially how this one works.

You can specify that when a customer orders product X (in the quantity you specify), they can also order product Y at a discounted price with this promo code.

With this promo type, you can create offers where you can give customers buying a set number of one Product a discount on a set number of the same Product or a different Product. You can also use this promo code with a Product with variants. 

 

This Product promo code allows you to give customers a discounted price for a specified quantity (Y) of a product when they buy a certain number (X) of a specific product. You can work this promo in different ways. One is some variation of the 'buy two pizzas, get one garlic bread at a discounted price'. Another is the ''buy two pairs of glasses, get one at the discounted price' offer. It can also be used with Master products so that all child products are automatically included. (See Special use with Master product below.)

Step-by-step guide

This guide will help you create a promotion using this promo code type.

  1. In the CMS, navigate to Campaigns & Promotions → Promotion Codes

  2. Click 'Add Promotion Code'.

  3. Set the promotion type to In the Select Promotion Type list, select Product
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  4. Select the scenario 'When I buy X quantity of specific product then I can buy Y quantity of specific product at a specified price'.
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  5. Enter the Promotion Code your customers will use at checkout. 

     
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  6. Enter a Description. This will be displayed in the users user's cart and on in their order summary. 
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  7. Set the promotion's Start and End Dates

  8. Enter the Discount Quantity Threshold. This is the minimum number of qualifying product your customer must purchase to be eligible for the initial promotiondiscounted pricing.
  9.  Enter the Discount %. This is the discount they'll receive on the promotional products. 
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  11. Define the Eligible Products  
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  12. Add the Eligible Product, searching by either description or code. (Once you click 'Add', the description will be replaced by the code only).
    You can add products by: 

  13. Individual Product 
  14. Stock Group 
  15. Category
    .. or a combination of the above.Add the Special Price Product, again searching by description or product code. This product can be different from the Eligible Product (as in the pizza and garlic bread example) or the same (as in the glasses example).
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  16. Enter the Qty of the product your customer can buy at the discounted price when they qualify for the promotion.
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  17. Decide whether this promo will Apply In Multiples. That is, if 2 pizzas qualifies your customer for 1 cheap garlic bread, then 4 pizzas will entitle them to 2 cheap garlic breads. 
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  18. Click Save & Exit to finish creating your promo code.  


Tip

Please be aware that there are also additional advanced options that you can configure for promotions.  They become available after the promo is created. 

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And that's it! Get the word out about your amazing new promotion, sit back, and watch the orders roll in.

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You'll find info on these under Advanced Options, later on this page.

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Special use with Master and Child products (variants)

Master products are products that have child products (variants). (For details on how they work, see the Product Variants page.)


You can use this promo code type with products in a Master/Child relationship in various ways. For example, 'buy any 2 variant products in a Master product range and get 1 at a discounted price' - 'buy any 3 large pizzas in our premium range and get 1 for $10'. Or 'buy 3 of a specific product and get 1 different product (any variant of a Master product) at a discount' - 'buy 3 pizzas and get 1 2L softdrink for $1'.


Use Case

In the use case here, our store sells medical garb and wants to use the promo code to encourage the purchase of matching tunic and trousers. For the promotion, the trousers has been enabled as a Master product. It, along with the matching tunic, are added as Child products.  A customer must buy one of each to get the tunic at a discount price.      

Master Product and eligible Child Product 

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We can now go to Promotion Codes to create the promo code.

  1. Follow steps 1-4 to reach the Promo codes page.

  2. Enter details of the promotion code as required. Here is an example:
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  3. Click Save and Exit. The promo is active from the start date to the end date.

Let's say your customer adds the eligible product to their order, in this case, the medical scrub trousers, and also adds the matching tunic. In the Shopping Cart, before adding the promo code, the normal prices are displayed. After applying the promo code, the special price on the discount product is calculated.
Note - your customer could have also brought up the discount by adding just the correct number of eligible products, going straight to the Shopping Cart, and entering the promo code.  

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Shopping cart - after applying promo code

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Additional Information 

 

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Buy X Quantity of a Product and Get Y Quantity of Specific Product at Special Price



Minimum Version Requirements


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4.17.00


Prerequisites


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The Promotion Codes feature must be enabled.


Self Configurable


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Yes


Business Function


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Promotions


BPD Only?


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Yes


B2B/B2C/Both


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Both


Ballpark Hours From CV (if opting for CV to complete self config component)


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Contact Commerce Vision


Ballpark Hours From CV (in addition to any self config required)


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Contact Commerce Vision


Third Party Costs


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CMS Category


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Campaigns & Promotions → Promotion Codes


 

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