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Scheduled promotions
An item can carry a promotional price as either a fixed amount or a percentage off, with a start and an end time. It stops on its own when it ends. At the counter, staff apply it per line, or Settings → POS applies it automatically.
What it does
The hard part of a sale is not starting it. It is remembering to end it, which is how a weekend promotion runs for three weeks.
A promotion on an item is either a fixed sale price or a percentage off the sell price, between one and ninety nine.
It carries a start time and an end time. The end must be at least an hour after the start, which stops a promotion that ends before anyone can use it.
At the counter, a switch in Settings → POS decides whether a line starts at the sale price. It starts off, so the till shows the sale and staff apply it per line. Switched on, lines start at the sale price and staff can switch one back. Either price is a catalogue price, so neither counts as a price override.
A bill with a sale line strikes through the regular price and shows what the customer saved. That holds on till receipts, invoices, quotations and repair bills.
Items marked for the web carry the promotion out to a connected storefront. An item with a web price runs its own web sale online instead.
Every capability
| Type | A fixed sale price, or a percentage off |
|---|---|
| Percentage range | 1 to 99 |
| Starts | At a time you set, defaulting to when you save it |
| Ends | At a time you set, at least an hour after the start |
| Scope | Per item, and per variation |
| At the counter | Applied per line, or automatically from Settings → POS |
| On the bill | The regular price struck through, and the amount saved |
| Web | Carried to a connected storefront, unless the item has a web price |
| Optional | An item with no promotion set simply has none |
Questions
What happens when the promotion ends?
The item goes back to its normal sell price. Nothing needs editing on the day.
Can I set a promotion on a variable product?
Promotions are set per item, and each variation is an item, so you can promote one colour and not another.
Does the till charge the promotional price?
Only if you want it to. In Settings → POS it starts off: the sale shows on the line and staff apply it. Switch it on and lines start at the sale price.
Does this affect what I already sold?
No. A sale records the price charged at the time, so past sales are unaffected by a later promotion.