Discount combination examples

The following are examples of how different combinations of discount types combine at checkout.

Multiple fixed amount product discounts and a free shipping discount

A merchant has a 20offPants product discount code that provides 20 USD off pants, and a 10offShirts product discount that provides 10 USD off shirts. They also have an automatic free shipping discount called Freeship100 that automatically provides free shipping to all purchases over 100 USD.

For the customer's address, the shipping rate is normally 20 USD, but because there is an automatic free discount active for carts over 100 USD, the shipping is free.

The customer's cart would have the following details.

Example of cart contents with multiple product discounts and a free shipping discount

Cart before discounts	Discounts	Cart after discounts
Pants: 100 USD Shirts: 50 USD Boots: 200 USD	20offPants: 20 USD off any pants 10offShirts: 10 USD off any shirt	Pants: 80 USD Shirts: 40 USD Boots: 200 USD
Subtotal: 350 USD		Subtotal: 320 USD
Shipping: 20 USD	Freeship100: Free shipping on any order over 100 USD	Shipping: Free
Total: 370 USD		Total: 320 USD

Fixed amount product discount and a percent off order discount

A merchant has a 20offPants product discount code that provides a fixed 20 USD off pants, and a 10offOrder order discount code that provides 10% off the order.

For the customer's address, the shipping rate is $20.

The customer's cart would have the following details.

Example of a cart with a fixed amount product discount and a percent off order discount

Cart before discounts	Discounts	Cart after discounts
Pants: 100 USD Shirts: 50 USD Boots: 200 USD	20offPants: 20 USD off any pants	Pants: 80 USD Shirts: 50 USD Boots: 200 USD
Subtotal: 350 USD	10offOrder: 10% off the order	Subtotal: 297 USD
Shipping: 20 USD		Shipping: 20 USD
Total: 370 USD		Total: 317 USD

Multiple percent off order discounts

A merchant has a 10offOrder discount code that provides 10% off a customers' first order, and a 15offOver200 automatic discount that provides 15% off an order with a subtotal over 200 USD.

If two or more order discounts that each provide a percent off are applied to the same order, then each percent off is calculated based on the original subtotal. In the following example, both the 15% off discount and the 10% off discount are applied to the 350 USD subtotal.

For the customer's address, the shipping rate is $20.

The customer's cart would have the following details.

Example of cart contents with multiple percent off order discounts

Cart before discounts	Discounts	Cart after discounts
Pants: 100 USD Shirts: 50 USD Boots: 200 USD		Pants: 100 USD Shirts: 50 USD Boots: 200 USD
Subtotal: 350 USD	10offOrder: 10% off the order 15offOver200: 15% off orders over 200 USD	Subtotal: 262.50 USD
Shipping: 20 USD		Shipping: 20 USD
Total: 370 USD		Total: 282.50 USD

A percent off order discount and a fixed amount order discount

A merchant has a 10offOrder discount code that provides 10% off a customer's first order, and a 20offOrder automatic discount that provides 20 USD off an order with a subtotal over 200 USD.

If an order discount that provides a percent off, and an order discount that provides a fixed amount off are applied to the same order, then the percent off order discount applies first, and then the fixed amount order discount applies after.

For this cart, the 10% off order discount is applied to the 350 USD subtotal, and then the fixed 20 USD off order discount is applied to the new subtotal.

For the customer's address, the shipping rate is $20.

The customer's cart would have the following details.

Example of cart contents with a percent off order discount and a fixed amount off order discount

Cart before discounts	Discounts	Cart after discounts
Pants: 100 USD Shirts: 50 USD Boots: 200 USD		Pants: 100 USD Shirts: 50 USD Boots: 200 USD
Subtotal: 350 USD	10offOrder: 10% off the order 20offOver200: 20 USD off orders over 200 USD	Subtotal: 295 USD
Shipping: 20 USD		Shipping: 20 USD
Total: 370 USD		Total: 315 USD

Multiple order discounts, multiple product discounts, and a free shipping discount

A merchant has the following discounts:

• a 10offOrder discount code that provides 10% off a customer's first order
• a 15offOver200 automatic discount that provides 15% off an order with a subtotal over 200 USD.
• a 20offPants product discount code that provides a fixed 20 USD off pants and
• a 10offBoots discount code that provides 10% off boots.
• a Freeship100 automatic free shipping discount that provides free shipping to all purchases over 100 USD.

The product discount codes apply first, and then the order discount codes apply to the subtotal.

For the customer's address, the shipping rate is normally $20, but because there is an automatic free discount active for carts over 100 USD, the shipping is free.

The customer's cart would have the following details.

Example of cart contents with multiple order discounts, multiple product discounts, and a free shipping discount

Cart before discounts	Discounts	Cart after discounts
Pants: 100 USD Shirts: 50 USD Boots: 200 USD	20offPants: 20 USD off any pants 10offBoots: 10% off any boots	Pants: 80 USD Shirts: 50 USD Boots: 180 USD
Subtotal: 350 USD	10offOrder: 10% off the order 15offOver200: 15% off orders over 200 USD	Subtotal: 232.50 USD
Shipping: 20 USD	Freeship100: Free shipping on any order over 100 USD	Shipping: Free
Total: 370 USD		Total: 232.50 USD