Apply discount together with free shipping

[Tehreem]

Hi,

Is there a way I can apply a fixed discount (or percentage) together with free shipping? Or any workaround?

Thanks

[JessLeon]

We would like to use free shipping fo friends and family who will pick the products up in person, plus give them a discount as thanks. 

Right now they have to pay for shipping despite not needing it. We could discount further but the feeling then is that they still paid for the shipping service which was not used

[Delbarton_Shopi]

We need this too.  We are a non-profit school store.  We give our faculty customers a discount on all products so have a discount code set up for them.  But since they can come and pick up their orders from the school store since they are already there teaching, we don't need to charge them shipping.  We don't want to offer local pickup because during this pandemic, parents are not allowed at the school so we wouldn't want this option offered to everyone. Is there a way to offer local pickup only to a select group of people?

[Delbarton_Shopi]

Also, why isn’t free shipping one of the options under automatic discounts like it is for discount codes?

[Rewindd22988]

This seems to work, it’s not the best idea but it’s something

https://community.shopify.com/c/Shopify-Design/How-to-give-free-shipping-with-100-discount-code/td-p...

[RubyOfTheSea]

we need this desperately as well. This will allow us discounted $ + free shipping (for local pickup) and simplify our account. Seems pretty straight forward needs for business owners. 😉

Count me vote in pls

[Pedroy]

I would also like my vote added

[PublicEnemy]

We would urgently like this feature. In our case, we want to send out promotional inventory to people and have a discount code that allows for 100% discount + free shipping.  

we are trying to avoid someone getting to checkout and being required to cover shipping. 

[AfterDarkGrafx]

Don't know if you read all of the posts in this thread but I posted on 3/21 this

"We ended up biting the bullet and used a paid app.  Discount Ninja.  I liked this app so much I made video about it here: https://www.afterdarkgrafx.com/combine-discount-code-free-shipping-shopify/  

It is silly that Shopify does not offer this simple ability on their basic platform 😞  - Anyway, we are not affiliated with them, I just tested out several apps and this one stood out.  It starts at $29/mo but pays for itself.  - good luck "

[AfterDarkGrafx]

AND UP VOTES do nothing except make you feel better about letting Shopify know it is needed... sorry 

What sucks is, you finally find a system like Shopify that works for you but then you are crushed with subscription apps for some basic functionality or have to use an expert like me. The good thing, it keeps me working but they really should implement some basic features that 99% of other commerce carts have. 😞     

If you do not need advanced features, your budget is low and are selling basic widgets then Shopify is for you. Otherwise, at some point in your, "I have so many apps it cost me X dollars" it may be time to upgrade your Shopify plan or start visiting other vendors.  I have found that upgrading to the plus plan, although expensive, sometimes ends up being cheaper than all the apps people add to their websites (and yes, you will need some apps on Shopify Plus). 

Remember, you do not need a Merchant Account with Shopify. You also do not need to manage the day-to-day updates that other systems require. So, there are good and bad things about all carts. Good luck!

#theloveandhaterelationshipofecommerce

[bdmarsh]

@PublicEnemy 

You may be able to handle this without a discount code update.

We do the same thing and we have our pricing table in the shipping settings set up so that the shipping cost for any $0 order is $0.

So when the promo code gets applied for 100% off then the customer will see an option for $0 shipping cost.

We use the Advanced Shipping Rules App and that is where we define the rates.  Not sure we actually need this app anymore as Shopify has beefed up their shipping settings over the years but is it relatively inexpensive and probably more of a pain to change.  If you use another shipping app or the Shopify native settings I think you can set up the same structure.

[JackTr]

Genius!!!!

[ShushiSocal]

Exactly what I wanted!!! > Offering free shipping for free order.

[michaelduff]

Any news about combining free shipping with discount codes? Store owners have been asking for it for years. 

[zqlimy17]

Hey guys,

I managed to make something work for my store:

I have multiple products, say product A (most expensive), B, C, D.

I have a discount code for product A which gives 100% to that product alone, but there is no free shipping if the discount code is used.

Others have said that you can create a shipping rate where if the total cart value is $0.00, create a new shipping called Free Shipping. This works, but if someone adds product B, C, D to the cart, then no free shipping.

Solution:

Change product A to 100kg.

Change the free shipping (in General Profile) so that if the total weight of the cart is more than 100kg free shipping (provided that product B, C, D are no where close to 100kg).

This way, if someone adds product A to the cart, they get free shipping regardless of price - so that when the discount is applied, they will also get free shipping.

The downside is that if someone simply buys product A alone without any discounts, they too get free shipping for product A (unless they add product B, C, or D).

Oh, and Shopify, go suck a pp.

[jvyenielo]

I want this feature and seeing as its now 2021 and a while since this was posted, and I still cant do this - obviously Shopify hasnt added yet.

Please add.  I want to do a giveaway and give the winner a free item with free shipping.  It would have been nice to let them pick out their own item online and place the order but that doesnt seem possible without this option.  I will have to have them select what they want, provide their information and send the order that way.  As I dont want them to have to enter in any credit card information.  Shopify - please add this option to stores & listen to your customers. 

[PublicEnemy]

@jvyenielo - We run into this same issue ALL THE TIME.  We are a new company, and constantly doing promotions or offering free product to influencers, athletes, etc.  With a 100% off promo code, our promo customers inevitably get hit with a shipping charge at checkout.  Our work around has been to just have our promo customer tell us their address, and manually create a order with 100% discount and free shipping.  Not ideal.

Conversely, we have also ran into the issue with not having the ability to "charge" shipping with big discount promo codes.  Our goods are very high-end, heavy, and we run on slim margins, so when we offer someone a Friends/Family 40% off promo code, we want to charge them shipping.  Our store offers free shipping on orders over $50.  So, when someone across the country purchases our $95 product, uses a 40% off promo code, they still end up with free shipping.  Well if that person lives across the country, shipping can easily be ~$20 given the weight.  This is crushing.  Of course, we could just change to to 30% off, but that's not really a "deal" from most peoples perspective. 

Moral of the story......Shopify simply needs to create two options/toggles in the promo code setup settings:

1) Free Shipping in all circumstances

2) Charge for shipping in all circumstances

[Sixbarrelsoda]

We need this updated, it's been three years, surely it can be done.

[Parent_Road_Min]

Trevor,

I'm wanting to create gift certificates to give away at a conference Apr. 1-2, 2022. How can I offer a discount with free shipping?

[briangable]

Vote me up! Stacking discounts please.

[akscai]

Voting for this as well. We are switching from WooCommerce where this was possible so we are in need of this feature asap. 

Aksel, Norway

[FastMask]

Please add my vote as well. Really need this feature

[SimplySpruce]

Just hopping on the bandwagon!

I'm running into similar issues that others have described and would love this feature!

Add a vote in from me 🙂

[GonzoP]

Please count my vote too! 

Though given that this thread has stretched on for going on two years now, I won't hold my breath... 

[Bradley_Bernhar]

Add a vote from me.

You're killing me with not having this functionality Shopify!

...and you've been killing me for 8 years by not having this option!

[RocketResource]

Please add another vote from us.

How does one manage an affiliate campaign without free product and shipping?

Are you able to give an update on how many votes you have received to have this feature implemented?

[Thomas_Romer]

It is like talking to ghosts in here. 

[haydenbjewelry]

+1 here.

[Palys]

FYI: All sent this letter to all Applicable Executives at Shopify this am through Linkedin

Topic: help Us Shopify Store Owners

March 30, 2020

Attention: Shopify Executive

Dear Sir,

As we all struggle through this “thing” we find ourselves in, maybe Shopify development team can help eliminate one of the problems/issues we Shopify store owners face every day.

There has been a Topic circulating for some time now (3 years?) with respect to “Apply Discount with FREE Shipping”. I won’t go into the nut and bolts of the want, however, during this time/crisis, it sure would help all of us Store Owners, especially given the fact that most of our sales revenue have fallen off or stopped completely.

Thank you in advance for looking into this.

Be safe,

Paul R Lystiuk CUO @ 3C Underwear

Ps:  https://community.shopify.com/c/Shopify-Discussion/Apply-discount-together-with-free-shipping

[netfast]

Did you get a response from this?

I think maybe the best way is to bombard their Facebook. Ridiculous there is no update on this. So rather than their suggested feature request vote lets do it on their facebook directly.  Publically. Go here and add a post about it.

Copy and paste something like this or copy mine so maybe they will get the message:
21 pages of feature requests over 2 years to such a simple request. Businesses who use shopify need a solution to allow Free Shipping + Discount at the same time like all other shopping cart platforms. Come on Shopify are you really interested in being the best shopping cart platform or not???????

https://www.facebook.com/shopify

[shabeer]

no response yet from them, thank you for making me aware about their social media platform,

[mvu00]

Posted this today on their page. Will see how long it lasts :

"Shopify, 21 pages of the same, basic, feature request for over 2 years, with no reply or update. Just tumble weeds. Businesses on the Shopify platform need a solution to allow Free Shipping + Discount at the same time, like 'all' other shopping cart platforms. It's a basic feature. We shouldn't have to install buggy bloat ware apps to achieve such a simple task that should be natively supported. Are you really interested in being the best shopping cart platform? Do you really listen to your customers? 21 pages. 2 years. Zero. Please put a run on the board.

Direct 1 developer on a sprint for a day and get this done, pretty please."

[netfast]

At least you got a response. Nice response from them but doesn't really help the many businesses who need a broader solution. So keep "voting" for feature change our way ...
I cant update my original link from above but continue adding here until they fix it:
https://www.facebook.com/shopify/community/

Geeze Shopify just fix it.

[not_a_bot]

Wow. What's the problem with Shopify to not allow both Free Shipping and Discount. Vote +1. 

[not_a_bot]

Now we up to page 22! LOL

[brettcasson]

I'd really find this feature useful too.  Another +1 please.