How to Merge hundreds of orders for a school?

Shopify Discussion

Topic summary

Goal: combine 200+ individual online orders into a single fulfillment for bulk delivery/local pickup to a school. “Merging orders” means consolidating multiple orders into one combined order for fulfillment/shipping.

Platform limits: Shopify does not natively support merging multiple orders into one.

Workarounds suggested:

  • Manually create one new order containing all items from the 200+ orders.
  • Use third-party tools that can merge/combine orders.

Tools mentioned:

  • ShippingEasy: can automatically combine orders sharing the same shipping address.
  • Mergify (Shopify app): proposes merging multiple orders into a single combined order without changing inventory, enabling one shipment and potentially reducing shipping costs; link and support offered.

Outcome/status: No built-in solution or final decision from the requester. Viable path is app-based or manual consolidation. Suitability for a local pickup workflow and the requester’s chosen approach remain unresolved/ongoing.

Summarized with AI on December 13. AI used: gpt-5.
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I created a collection on my online store for our local elementary school. We’ll receive 200+ orders all being delivered in bulk to the school. How to combine or merge all 200+ orders for one local pickup?

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Shopify doesn’t have this ability. You will either need to manually create 1 order to add all the products or you will need to add an app to your store through the app store that can do the merge. If this is something you need often, I would recommend something like ShippingEasy, as it automatically can combine orders with the same shipping address.

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Hi LRGSDesigns;

“Mergify” our Shopify app, is designed to streamline order merging and effortlessly solve the problem of combining orders. With Mergify, merging multiple orders into a single order becomes effortless, without any inventory changes. By creating a combined order that includes all the necessary items for fulfillment, you can conveniently ship all the orders together to the customer in just one shipment.

Numerous stores are already using the benefits of Mergify, enjoying significant savings on shipping costs.

We invite you to personally experience the convenience and cost-effectiveness of Mergify.

If you have questions, our team is readily available to assist you.

Mergify | Mergify: Combine, Merge Orders - Merge orders, save on shipping costs & delight customers | Shopify App Store
Merge & combine orders to save on shipping costs