Examples Of Special Offers

To create a new special offer (also known as a 'cart content discount'):

1.  Go to 'Marketing | Discounts and Surcharges Settings | Cart Contents'.

2.  In the 'Show Discounts of Product Group' drop-down at the top, select the product group that you would like to apply this discount to. Product groups are described in Putting Products Into Groups.

3.  Click 'New' and enter a name for your discount in the field provided.

The creation of cart content discounts is discussed in more depth in Discounts Based On Products Ordered.

There now follows three different examples of cart content discounts:

"Three For The Price Of Two"

Field

Required Setting

'General' tab:

 

Enabled

Selected

Based On

Quantity

Trigger

3

Reward Type

% off cheapest

Reward Amount

100.00

Product

n/a

Group

n/a

Reward Product

n/a

Only One Reward Per Order

Select this box if you only want to apply this discount once. In other words, if they buy six items, they will only get one free.

'Presentation' tab:

 

Description for Product

Something like:

"3 for 2 offer. Buy any three products, and you'll receive the cheapest one free. Click [GROUPLINK] to see the available products."

Use Link To Product Group

Selected

Link Text

HERE

You can now set up any relevant coupons and restrictions as required.

"Spend £100, And Receive A Free Product"

Field

Required Setting

'General' tab:

 

Enabled

Selected

Based On

Value. Whether it is including or excluding tax is up to you.

Trigger

£100

Reward Type

% off extra product

Reward Amount

100.00

Product

Selected

Group

Not selected

Reward Product

Select the product that you want to give away free

Only One Reward Per Order

Select this box if you only want to apply this discount once. In other words, if they spend £200, they will still only get one product.

'Presentation' tab:

 

Description for Product

Something like:

"Special Offer. Spend £100 and receive [PRODUCTLINK] free."

Use Link To Reward Product

Selected

Link Text

Enter the name of the product

You can now set up any relevant coupons and restrictions as required.

"Buy Any Two Of These Products, And Choose Any One Of These With £5.00 Off"

Field

Required Setting

'General' tab:

 

Enabled

Selected

Based On

Quantity

Trigger

2

Reward Type

£ off extra product

Reward Amount

50.00

Product

Not Selected

Group

Selected

Reward Product Group

Select the product group that contains the items that you are offering at a reduced cost.

Only One Reward Per Order

Select this box if you only want to apply this discount once. In other words, if they buy four products, they will still only get the offer once.

'Presentation' tab:

 

Description for Product

Something like:

"Special Offer. Buy any two of these products and you can buy any from [GROUPLINK] with £5.00 off."

Use Link To Product Group

Selected

Link Text

THIS LIST

You can now set up any relevant coupons and restrictions as required.