How to set up Volume Discounts

There are many ways to implement volume discounts in WooCommerce based on the quantity ordered by the customer. The Conditional Discounts for WooCommerce plugin takes several scenarios for executing discounts into account.

1. Singular type of Volume discount

This type of volume discount in WooCommerce allows you to define a pricing table per product in order to apply a discount based on the purchased quantity. This feature is available in the product admin page in the Quantity Based Pricing tab.

To put this in place, you have to visit the WooCommerce product edit page and select the ‘Quantity Based Pricing’ tab:

  1. Go to Products > Add New (for new products) or Products > All Products (to edit an existing product).
  2. Ensure that the product type is either a Simple or Variable product. The plugin only works with these two types for now.
  3. Scroll down to the left-handed tab named “Quantity Based Pricing”. Click it. You will be presented with the options below:
    • Enabled: field to enable or disable the special discount type.
    • Discount type: select the type of quantity price discount you want to apply. There are four types:
      • Percentage off product price: defines the discount percentage off the products in the selected list.
      • Fixed amount off product price: defines the discount amount off the products in the selected list.
      • Fixed product price: defines a new fixed product price that should be paid by the customer.
      • Percentage off order subtotal: defines the discount percentage off the order subtotal.
      • Percentage off order subtotal (including taxes): defines the discount percentage off the order subtotal with the taxes included.
      • Fixed amount off order subtotal: defines the discount amount off the order subtotal.
      • Fixed amount off order subtotal (including tax): defines the discount amount off the order subtotal with the taxes included.
      • Percentage off shipping fees: defines the discount percentage off the shipping fees.
      • Fixed amount off shipping fees: defines the discount amount off the shipping fees.
      • Fixed shipping fees: defines a new fixed shipping fee that should be paid by the customer.
      • Free Gift: defines a list of items the customers can choose from on the cart page as a free gift.
    • Rules type: This field lets you select the type of rule to apply. You can apply the Intervals or the Steps. Interval means that you determine the intervals (between a minimum and maximum numbers. See image above) when the chosen discount type will be applied. ‘Steps’ means in multiples, that is, at “every X items”, apply the selected discount type.
    • Intervals rules: If the quantity ordered is between Minimum and Maximum, then the discount specified will be applied.
    • Steps rules: If the quantity ordered is a multiple of the given step, then the discount specified will be applied.

2. Coupled Rule type of Volume discount

This type of volume discount in WooCommerce entails using more than one discount rule to derive volume or bulk discounts, within the Conditional Discounts for WooCommerce plugin. The plugin allows you to join more than two rules together when defining a discount. The different options available include:

  1. Order items count: applies a discount based on the number of items in the cart (is a multiple of, is more or equal to, is more than, equals, is less or equal to, is less than).
  2. If Different Order items count: applies a discount based on the number of different ordered items in the cart.
  3. Order products: applies a discount if the customer orders at least one item in the list selected in the value field (Product lists help group particular products together for easier manipulation).

As long as they are placed first, these options can be combined with any of the other discount rules available, to achieve a volume discount in WooCommerce. Examples:

2.1. Volume discount based on the number of all kinds of products in the cart

  1. Example 1: ordered items
    • Rules: If Order items count is more than 10
    • Action: Fixed amount off product price
    • Fixed amount: $5.00
  2. Example 2: ordered items is within a range
    • First Rule: If Order items count is more than 10 and
    • Second Rule: If Order items count is less than 50
    • Action: Fixed product price
    • Fixed amount: $12.00

2.2. Volume discount based on the number of products within a list in the cart

Example:

  • First Rule: If Order items count is more than 12 and
  • Second Rule: If Order product in Hoodset product list
  • Action: Percentage off product price
  • Percentage: 5%

2.3. Volume discount based on the number of different products in the cart

  1. Example 1
    • First Rule: If different order items count is more than 4
    • Second Rule: If order items count is more than 10
    • Action: Fixed amount off product price
    • Amount: $5.00
  2. Example 2
    • First Rule: If order product in Threeshirts product list and
    • Second Rule: If different order items count is more than 3 and
    • Third Rule: If order items count is more than 15
    • Action: Fixed amount off the product price
    • Amount: $3

2.4. Volume discount based on the subtotal of products within a list in cart

Example:

  • First Rule: If Order items in “Threeshirts” product list and
  • Second Rule: If Order subtotal is more than $250.00
  • Action: Fixed amount off Order subtotal
  • Amount: $25.50

3. Conclusion

At the end of the day, the aim is to attract and retain customers to your store. It is best to give out reasonable discounts now and then. Be sure to factor in your costs and margins so you do not make a loss. Keep a record and eventually, you can tell which type of volume discount your customers responded to the most.

Having all the different types of combinations possible using the Conditional Discounts for WooCommerce plugin for your WooCommerce store is a lifesaver!

Last updated on May 11, 2023

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