Coupons that grant bonus products

[mitch]

Hi guys

A suggested feature for a future release:

Currently coupons allow discounts to be received on orders. It would be great if a new type of coupon was made available that granted 'bonus' products. For example, if a customer places an order and uses promotional coupon X they receive a free product Y.

[sweeperq]

Yes, I agree. We currently grant a free gift to our customers when they use a coupon and the merchandise total is over $X.

Had to custom code it into AC5.5, but currently, the source is not available for AC7.

[sweeperq]

Does no one else find this useful? This offer is a huge draw for us.

We added this in AC5.5, but it was a painstaking experience. It would be better if it was fully integrated into AC for the masses to use (although I do like the current competitive advantage).

Judy, I seem to remember you having a free t-shirt offer on the paintball site. How did you implement this?

Devs, I think this would take:

1. An extra table for the free gifts (FreeGift_ID, SKU, Name, Image)
2. An extra field in the order coupon form: a drop down with the free gifts listed.
3. The rules for applying the free gift to the order would be the same as applying any discounts.

[compunerdy]

I would like to see this also

[calvis]

I would like to see this as well, but I would like to see the customer pick from a collection of free products. For example there are five different freebies and have the customer pick which one they want.

[jmestep]

Sam- I think with our free tee shirt, once it was with a purchase of certain products and we had it a hidden kit. If it was for orders over $xxx, the packers had to remember to put the tee shirt in when they packed.

[sweeperq]

Is anyone from AC still actively checking the Feature Requests, or has the window for features already lapsed?

The reason I ask is that there are some key features mandated by management that I need in order to go live. Most of the stuff I can code around on the front-end, but the following items appear to require core CommerceBuilder customizations.

1. Free gift coupon. Works just like any other coupon, but adds a free gift line item instead of a discount. Notes: Specify SKU, cannot adjust quantity in cart.

2. Customized shipping calculator. I need the matrix to be calculated for the whole order, then apply a flat rate fee for each shipment. It is not the most friendly logic, but unfortunately it is how a lot of the food gift industry (Figis, Swiss Colony, Wisconsin Cheeseman) calculate shipping.

While I'm confident in my abilities to customize the CB classes to meet our business needs (already did it 5.5), the CB source is currently unavailable for AC7 and will be for at least a couple more months (selling beta software as a finished product is a whole other topic we won't go in to).

I can probably work around the shipping calculator...it is not something many would find useful besides us. However, I don't want to replicate all of the coupon logic for free gifts if at all possible.

[DonAshby]

We agree - it is much better to give away a product ( with margin in it ) than discounting dollars. But a choice really is necessary otherwise you will lose a lot of people ( who dont want the 1 item you are offering ).

Don