Discounts
Satchmo allows you to setup multiple types of discount codes:
- Straight dollar amounts
- Percentage off
- Free shipping
Each of these types can be qualified or limited by:
- Number of uses
- Minimum order
- Specific dates
- Specific products
Creating Discounts
A discount code is easy to setup in Satchmo using the following fields:
- Description
- A simple characterization of the discount. For example, “New User Discount” or “Repeat Customer Promotion.”
- Code
- The unique identifier a user would enter to activate this discount.
- Amount
- A straight dollar discount off a product. You can only have a dollar OR percentage.
- Percentage
- A percent discount off the price.
- Allowed Uses
- The number of times this discount can be applied.
- Num Uses
- The number of times this discount has been used.
- Minimum Order
- The minimum amount that must be purchased before this can apply.
- Start Date
- The date when this discount becomes effective.
- End Date
- The date when this discount is no longer valid.
- Active
- A flag you can set to make it active. If you want to create a discount in advance but hold off on making it available, you can use this flag.
- Free Shipping
- Whether or not this discount allows the user to not have to pay shipping charges.
- Include Shipping
- A flag to determine if shipping costs should be affected by the discount.
- Valid Products
- A list of all the products this discount is valid for.
