What the Customer Needs to Buy

In the What the customer needs to buy section, you set the Buy conditions for the promotion. These determine what the customer must add to a transaction to be eligible for the discount provided by the promotion.

Note:

Item promotions can contain eligibility criteria for a minimum order amount and a specific item or items, for example, a customer must spend at least $100 and buy a blue scarf. A transaction will only be eligible for a promotion’s discount if it meets all of the criteria. A blue scarf added to the order by a free gift promotion is not taken into consideration for eligibility.

Field	Description
Buy Anything	Select this option if you do not want to specify any Buy conditions. The eligibility of the promotion will not depend on what the customer buys.
Spend a Minimum Order Amount or Buy Specific Items	Select this option if you want to specify Buy conditions. The Minimum Order Amount and Specific Items boxes will appear.
Minimum order Amount	Check this box if you want to specify a minimum order amount that must be spent before a transaction is eligible for the promotion.
Specific Items	Check this box if you want to specify an item or items that must be bought before a transaction is eligible for the promotion. The Item and Item Saved Search lists appear. Free gift items added to the order by a free gift promotion are not taken into consideration for eligibility.
From Items List	Select an item or items from the Item list that must be bought before a transaction is eligible for the promotion.
From Saved Search	Select an item saved search from the From Saved Search list that must be bought before a transaction is eligible for the promotion. Saved searches can be created to group specific items together. For example, all the dresses to be discounted in the Spring Sale. For more information, see Saved Searches. When you use an item saved search, the Saved Search Preferences subtab appears on the promotion record. For more information, see Saved Search Performance.
Item Quantity	Enter the quantity of items that the shopper needs to buy to be eligible for the discount. For example, enter 2 to set up “Buy 2, Get 1” or “Buy 3 for the price of 2” promotions.
Repeat Discount Incrementally	Check this box to apply the discount to the order every time the customer buys the required item quantity. This option is not available for Shipping type SuitePromotions. Note, if this box is checked: you cannot apply the discount to each item in the order on an Item type SuitePromotion; you cannot offer a percentage discount on an Order type SuitePromotion. See What the Customer Will Get.

Field

Description

Buy Anything

Select this option if you do not want to specify any Buy conditions. The eligibility of the promotion will not depend on what the customer buys.

Spend a Minimum Order Amount or Buy Specific Items

Select this option if you want to specify Buy conditions. The Minimum Order Amount and Specific Items boxes will appear.

Minimum order Amount

Check this box if you want to specify a minimum order amount that must be spent before a transaction is eligible for the promotion.

Specific Items

Check this box if you want to specify an item or items that must be bought before a transaction is eligible for the promotion. The Item and Item Saved Search lists appear.

Free gift items added to the order by a free gift promotion are not taken into consideration for eligibility.

From Items List

Select an item or items from the Item list that must be bought before a transaction is eligible for the promotion.

From Saved Search

Select an item saved search from the From Saved Search list that must be bought before a transaction is eligible for the promotion.

Saved searches can be created to group specific items together. For example, all the dresses to be discounted in the Spring Sale.

For more information, see Saved Searches.

When you use an item saved search, the Saved Search Preferences subtab appears on the promotion record. For more information, see Saved Search Performance.

Item Quantity

Enter the quantity of items that the shopper needs to buy to be eligible for the discount.

For example, enter 2 to set up “Buy 2, Get 1” or “Buy 3 for the price of 2” promotions.

Repeat Discount Incrementally

Check this box to apply the discount to the order every time the customer buys the required item quantity.

This option is not available for Shipping type SuitePromotions.

Note, if this box is checked: you cannot apply the discount to each item in the order on an Item type SuitePromotion; you cannot offer a percentage discount on an Order type SuitePromotion. See What the Customer Will Get.

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