Buy One Get One promotions are a wonderful tool for your business’ tool belt, and Counterpoint can be configured to process these deals automatically.Whenever you set up a price rule in Counterpoint consider the following questions:
- Who – Which customers are eligible for this price rule? Do they have something in common, like their category?
- What – What items qualify for this price rule? Can you mix-and-match them and still qualify for this price rule?
- When – Does the price rule have a beginning date or ending date?
- Where – Does this price rule only work at certain stores in your database?
- How – How are you pricing items? Is this a buy one get one free promotion? A buy two get one free?
Mix-and-match Codes
Mix-and-Match codes allow Counterpoint to calculate price rules across multiple lines in Touchscreen Ticket Entry.Mix-and-Match codes are only necessary if you are creating a BOGO price rule that can include multiple items.Mix-and-Match codes need to be present in two places, on the individual items and the Price Rule (Promotional Prices, Contract Prices, or Special Prices).
Creating a New Mix-and-match Code
1. Go to Inventory → Prices → Mix-and-Match Codes
2. Enter a Mix-and-Match code and click Enter
3. Enter a description
4. Click Save
Assigning Mix-and-Match Code to Items
1. Click Inventory → Items
2. Enter, scan, or look up your item
3. Lookup the Mix-and-Match Code
4. Save the Item
Creating the Promotion
1. Click Inventory → Prices → Promotional Prices
2. Enter a Group Code and click Enter
3. Enter a description
4. (Optional) Enter or look up the Mix-and-Match code
5. Enter a Begin Date and End Date or choose No Begin Date and No End Date
6. Click the Rules Tab
7. Enter a description for the rule
Options for Defining a BOGO Price Break
True Buy One Get One Free
Result: Pay full price for first item and get the second item free, when you buy in groups of two. Customer may be able to return full priced item and keep the free one when doing a validated return.
Buy One Get One Free Where Discount is Shared between Both Items
Result: Both items share the discount, which is only reached if you buy in groups of two. Customer would be able to return one item but cannot return a full priced item and keep a free item when doing a validated return.
Buy One Get One 50% Off
Result: Second item is discounted 50% when you buy in groups of two. Customer might be able to return full priced item and keep the discounted one when doing a validated return.
Buy One Get One 50% Off Where Discount is Shared between All Items
Result: Both items are discounted by 25% when you buy in groups of two. Customer cannot return a full priced item when doing a validated return.
Buy Two Get One Free
Result: First two items are full price and the third item is free. Customer might be able to return a full priced item when doing a validated return.
Buying in Sets (3 for $1)
Result: All items are discounted and total $1. Customer cannot return a full priced item when doing a validated return.
Finishing the Price Rule
1. If you did not use a Mix-and-match code, use the Items tab to filter for which items are eligible for this price rule NOTE: If you did not use a Mix-and-Match code, you must use items filters or your BOGO deal will work on any lines that fit the quantity break, likely including items you do not want to discount.
2. Use the Customers tab to filter for which customer are eligible for this price rule
3. Use the Sales Tab to define any sales scenario filters for the price rule (e.g. Day of the week, hour of the day)
