Quantity Discounting Across Different Categories / Products

[M3NTA7]

Hello everyone,

I have two main related questions here.

Question one:
I can see how I can set quantity discounts on a product, but I need to set quantity discounts across categories. What this means, is that when a customer selects multiple products from a specified category, or multiple categories that I have predefined, then the quantity discount is based on the total quantity of those products.

I think I might be missing how to do this. If so, could someone be willing to explain it to me step by step please?

Example:

Available Products:

Category A
product 1 $9.95
product 2 $9.95

Category B
product 3 $9.95
product 4 $9.95

Customer Order (with discount applied):

product 1 (Category A) $7.95
product 4 (Category B) $7.95

2 or more products quantity discount (-$2.00)


Question Two:
Based on the available products above, and the multiple category/product scenario, is there also a way to set a price for a certain number of items across categories?

For instance let's say I want a set price if they order quantity of 3. Can this be done using kitting?

Customer Order:

QTY 2 of Product 1 (Category A)
QTY 1 of Product 4 (Category B)

Total QTY 3

Set price of $19.99


Thanks for reading!
Glen

[jmestep]

Quantity discounts-- I got it to work for the entire category by assigning it to the category-- Click change under discount scope and click the categories in the left menu.
Second question-- I think this can be done via kitting, but you would have to try it and see.

[M3NTA7]

Thanks for the reply.

I can get the discount to apply for every product in a category, or categories,
but the way it works is if you only select a certain quantity of a single product.
I need a mix and match of products to create a quantity that triggers the discount.

Maybe I need to dev my own discount.

Glen

[jmestep]

It worked in my test when I clicked to select the categories, but not the individual products. I put quantities of two different products in the basket and got the discounts on both.

[Logan Rhodehamel]

Go to Configure -> Store and check your Volume Discount settings about halfway down on the right. You want to use grouping mode to get discounts to add the quantities of products within a category.

[M3NTA7]

Ok, I've configured the store to use grouping mode, but now I'm getting really weird prices.

The regular price of the products are $9.95

I've set up a "Quantity of Line Item" Discount with a Min of 6 and a Max of 1000. The discount is 3.3 "Fixed Amount". The discount scope is "Specific" and I've selected 3 of my categories.

When I go to the catalog and add 6 different products to a basket, it displays a very high discount and my subtotal is now less than zero. This looks like a bug:

Discounts:-$118.80
Subtotal:-$59.10

-$118.80 turns out to be the correct discount of -$19.80 x 6 (the number of products) way too much.

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In another scenario, it gives the correct discount and subtotal if I simply add 6 of a single item to my basket:

Discounts:-$19.80
Subtotal:$39.90

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Thanks,
Glen

[M3NTA7]

Hello,

Should this method of discounting be available to sub-categories if the discount level is applied to a top-level category containing sub-categories?

I haven't tried this yet, but I hope it's the case.

Thanks,
Glen

[jmestep]

I went back and did another test and when I set it to qty of 6, I did have to add 6 of each product to the basket, not a mix and match of 6-- I had been using minimum of 1 before. My total discount is showing OK, though -- 19.80 for each 6.
The basket subtotal shows OK, but I don't see a line in my basket for the Discounts- total-- it shows for each item and they add up OK.

[Logan Rhodehamel]

Should this method of discounting be available to sub-categories if the discount level is applied to a top-level category containing sub-categories?

Yes. The default behavior is to include sub categories.

There is also a way to stop a sub category from being included. That is to create a new discount called "No Discount". Configure it so it does not provide a discount for any quantity. Then apply it to the sub category you want to exclude. That way, it will take priority over the discount on the parent category and apply a $0 discount to products within.

Regarding the bug you noted, this was a known bug 6480. I thought it was repaired in our RC2 release, but the fix came after. When we release the "RC3" update that will have the correction for your bug.

In the meantime, if you want to play with how it works, try setting your discount to a percentage. I believe that part of the calculation functions properly and you can see how the discounts would apply.

[M3NTA7]

Thanks for all the help!

This is a great community!


Glen