Help! I have a unique bundle / discount scenario

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We sell modular sofas, consisting of 4 pieces - left arm - right arm - corner - armless.

2 pieces is $1495

3 pieces is $1995

4 pieces is $2495

5 pieces is $2995

6 pieces is $3495

+$500 per additional piece

To achieve these prices, I use a bundle app that discounts the individual pieces to match the bundle pricing.

The issue is that customers can’t use coupons on top of the bundle price, because shopify has to use a coupon to equal the bundle price. Shopify doesn’t allow use of more than one coupon, or automatic discount on top of a coupon.

I need suggestions on a workaround for this.. is there an app that can bundle items together to form a unique price without having to use a coupon? Please help!

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Hi

Sounds like you are using a theme based bundle app which add the discount code during checkout.

You can try out a backend driven bundle app like our own as it doesn’t use any discount codes but instead you predefine your prices for different bundles. Not sure the bundle components you have and how buyers select options or if you have default items included but part of our app you can set option variants to allow a buyer to select different parts. For example:

  • Option 1: Left arm pieces
  • Option 2: Right arm pieces
  • Option 3: Corner pieces

Obviously limited to 3 options by Shopify.

The way Bundleup differs from others is that you create/use a product as any other and then link up the component SKUs in the background so no edits to your theme are required. There are 2 main functions:

1. Inventory Management

It lets you connect up products to correct SKUs and we then update their inventory based on the component stock level.

2. Order Fulfilment

When you sell a bundle product only one order line shows in cart. We can update the order post purchase by replacing the order line with the component SKUs so you can fulfil as you would any other purchase. This option also reduces the stock of the component SKUs which then updates inventory as per point 1 above.

Regards

Sam

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I tried to use your app but it doesn’t work, nothing happens when a bundle parent is purchased.

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Hi @bbuckvold

This is Jun from Bundle Kit.

You may want to consider using our app. Bundle Kit bundles are built on top of normal Shopify products and it also does not interfere with discount codes, however, you can also have the entire bundle discounted using our app (and still have your customers use a discount code at the end of checkout).

Here are some articles that might help:

https://help.bundlekit.io/overriding-bundle-price

https://help.bundlekit.io/displaying-bundle-price-as-a-sale-price

Let us know if you have any questions.

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I like to the app, but can’t use since it keeps the bundle dummy product in the customers order, in our scenario that needs to disappear, not just on the packing slip.

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Yes

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Hi @bbuckvold

Thank you for the response.

Unfortunately, we are unable to remove the dummy bundle line item due to Shopify limitations, and it is for the same reason why similar bundle apps don’t do this.

However, there may be workarounds:

  1. Some of our merchants would give their dummy bundle products a generic bundle SKU (e.g. BUNDLESKU123) and ask their 3PL to automatically filter them out. For example, a 3PL called ShipStation has this functionality (https://help.bundlekit.io/using-bundle-kit-with-shipstation). Please check with your 3PL to see if this is an option.

  2. Some 3PLs have a delay when importing orders from Shopify into their system. We have an in-app setting to automatically fulfill the dummy bundle line item so that it does not get imported by the 3PL: Bundle Kit then Settings then ‘Fulfill dummy bundle product line item automatically?’

Note that this only works if the order import delay is sufficiently long but this is often configurable on the 3PL side (please consult your 3PL to extend this delay if necessary).

  1. Alternatively you may choose to disable adding bundle items to bundle orders if it suits your operations better: https://help.bundlekit.io/disable-adding-bundle-items-as-separate-line-items-to-bundle-orders

Hope it helps!

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That’s not true, the app Bundleup (referenced above) removes the dummy item.