Create automatic discount codes in Shopify Store – Part 2

Create an automatic Buy X Get Y discount

There are two variations of Buy X Get Y discounts. One requires the customer to buy a specified quantity of products to get the discount and the other requires them to spend a specified amount of money to get the discount.

The discount can be either free products or a percentage off of the price of products. If you are offering free products, then it is important that you have adequate inventory. If the inventory of free products drops to zero, then the products are shown as being sold out and customers can’t take advantage of the discount.

Steps for Desktop

1. From your Shopify admin, go to Discounts.
2. Click Create discount.
3. Click Automatic discount.
4. In the Automatic discount title section, enter a name for the automatic discount (for example, buyonegetonefree).
5. Optional: To offer this discount for your retail locations, check Also offer on Point of Sale (POS Pro locations only). Automatic discounts only apply to retail locations with a POS Pro subscription. If you have some locations with a POS Lite subscription, then the automatic discounts will not appear in their checkout.
6. In the Types section, select Buy X get Y.
7. In the Customer buys section, configure the following settings.
   • Choose Minimum quantity of items or Minimum purchase amount.
   • Set the number of items that the customer must buy or the amount of money that the customer must spend to be eligible for the discount.
   • In the Any items from section, choose whether you want to include products or collections as the qualifying items.
   • Use the search field or the Browse button to add products or collections to the promotion. If you want to remove a product or collection from the discount, then click X to delete it from the list.
8. In the Customer gets section, configure the following settings.
   • Set the quantity of items that the customer must add to their cart to get the discount.
   • In the Any items from section, choose whether you want to include products or collections as the discounted items. If the product or collection is the same as the one set in the Customer buys section, then the lower-priced item that the customer chooses is the item that the customer gets at a discount.
   • Use the search field or the Browse button to add products or collections. If you want to remove a product or collection, then click X to delete it from the list.
   • In the At a discounted value section, choose the discounted value that customers receive when they buy the set number of items. If you want to offer a percentage discount, then select Percentage and enter a rate. If you want to offer items for free, then select Free.
   • Optional: Check Set the maximum number of uses per order and then enter the maximum number of times that this promotion can be applied to an order.
9. In the Active dates section, configure the following settings.
   • Use the calendar to set the start date for the discount.
   • If you want to set an end date for the discount, then click Set end date and use the calendar to choose when the discount will end.If you don’t choose an end date for your discount, then it will have no expiry. If you want the discount to be valid for only one day, then select the same calendar day for both the start date and the end date.
10. Click Save discount.

Your new discount appears on the Discounts page.

Steps for iPhone

1. From the Shopify app, go to Store > Discounts.
2. Tap Automatic discount.
3. Tap the + button.
4. In the Automatic discount title section, enter a name for the automatic discount (for example, buyonegetonefree).
5. In the Discount type section, tap Buy X get Y.
6. Optional: To offer this discount for your retail locations, check Also offer on Point of Sale (POS Pro locations only). Automatic discounts only apply to retail locations with a POS Pro subscription. If you have some locations with a POS Lite subscription, then the automatic discounts will not appear in their checkout.
7. In the Customer buys section, configure the following settings.
   • Tap Minimum quantity of items or Minimum purchase amount.
   • Set the number of items that the customer must buy or the amount of money that the customer must spend to be eligible for the discount.
   • In the Any items from section, choose whether you want to include products or collections as the qualifying items.
   • Tap Add and select the products or collections to add to the promotion. If you want to remove a product or collection, deselect it to delete it from the list.
   • Tap Done.
8. In the Customer gets section, configure the following settings.
   • Set the quantity of items that a customer must add to their cart to get the discount.
   • In the Any items from section, choose whether you want to include products or collections as the discounted items.
   • Tap Add and select the products or collections that the customer must add to their cart to get the discount. If you want to remove a product or collection, deselect it to delete it from the list.
   • In the At discounted value section, tap Percentage if you want to offer a percentage discount or tap Free if you want to offer items for free.
   • If you are offering a percentage discount, then enter a value.
   • Tap Back.
9. Optional: Tap Uses per order and then enter the maximum number of times that this promotion can be applied to an order.
10. Tap Active dates to set the start date for the discount. If you want to set an end date for the discount, then enable Set end date and use the end date calendar to choose when the discount will end. If you don’t choose an end date for your discount, then it will have no expiry. If you want the discount to be valid for only one day, then select the same calendar day for both the start date and the end date.
11. Tap Save.

Your new discount appears on the Discounts page.

Steps for Android

1. From the Shopify app, go to Store > Discounts.
2. Tap Automatic discounts.
3. Tap the + button.
4. In the Automatic discount title section, enter a name for the automatic discount (for example, buyonegetonefree).
5. Tap Discount type section, select Buy X get Y.
6. Optional: To offer this discount for your retail locations, check Also offer on Point of Sale (POS Pro locations only). Automatic discounts only apply to retail locations with a POS Pro subscription. If you have some locations with a POS Lite subscription, then the automatic discounts will not appear in their checkout.
7. In the Customer buys section, configure the following settings.
   • Tap Minimum quantity of items or Minimum purchase amount.
   • Set the number of items that the customer must buy or the amount of money that the customer must spend to be eligible for the discount.
   • In the Any items from section, choose whether you want to include products or collections as the qualifying items.
   • Tap the + button and select the products or collections to add to the promotion. If you want to remove a product or collection, deselect it to delete it from the list.
8. In the Customer gets section, configure the following settings.
   • Set the quantity of items that a customer must add to their cart to get the discount.
   • In the Any items from section, choose whether you want to include products or collections as the discounted items.
   • Tap the + button and select the products or collections that the customer must add to their cart to get the discount. If you want to remove a product or collection, deselect it to delete it from the list.
   • In the At discounted value section, tap Percentage if you want to offer a percentage discount or tap Free if you want to offer items for free.
   • If you are offering a percentage discount, then enter a value.
9. Optional: Tap Set the maximum number of uses per order and then enter the maximum number of times that this promotion can be applied to an order.
10. Tap Active dates to set the start date for the discount. If you want to set an end date for the discount, then enable Set end date and use the end date calendar to choose when the discount will end. If you don’t choose an end date for your discount, then it will have no expiry. If you want the discount to be valid for only one day, then select the same calendar day for both the start date and the end date.
11. Tap ✔.