Setting Up a Buy One Get One Coupon

Some manufacturers offer a BOGO coupon, or buy one get one. We are working on building a quick and easy way to create a coupon within your system with this functionality. Until then, this is how to properly establish a buy one get one coupon in your inventory system. Note, that this coupon can be used for ANY item, as it is a 0 priced coupon.

 

First, go to IC | Inventory File and click the Add button to create a new item (may have to close the Find window first). Enter an Item ID that you want to associate with this coupon (for example: BOGO). Next, add a description to distinguish this coupon from the rest of your coupons/items in your inventory (for example: Buy one Get one). Click Next twice and you will be on the Pricing Information screen. Change the Item Type to "Coupon" and leave the rest of this screen alone (price should be 0). Finally, click Save twice to complete this item entry. You will then be brought to the Inventory screen with the information about the coupon you just created.

 

 

Click the Edit button along the bottom to make one last change to this coupon before it is available for use. Once in Edit mode, change the Matrix to "Cash Value" while still leaving the $ Off at 0. This will allow a price to be entered at the point of sale.

 

To use this coupon, go into the point of sale and begin the sale as usual (select a customer or select cash customer). Scan the item the BOGO coupon is good for (in the example below, a "GT DHSP Scooping Shovel" is the item being sold). Either scan the item a second time or change the quantity to 2.

 

Next, enter the Item ID for the BOGO coupon (in our example, we created a "BOGO" Item ID). This will pop up an "Enter Price" window, prompting you to enter the price for the coupon. Make sure you enter the Price for the item being sold, not the Extended Price.

 

Clicking OK or pressing the Enter key twice will enter the coupon on the invoice. This will have successfully discounted the invoice the amount of the cost of one of the items entered. The customer will only be charged for one item, but will receive two. Continue creating the invoice, either by adding additional items or ending the sale and accepting payment.