A Shopify store owner wants to restrict product purchases to increments of 3 (e.g., 3, 6, 9, 12) rather than allowing single-unit purchases. Their attempt to create a custom “Quantity” variant failed, as the standard quantity dropdown still appeared on the product page.
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The discussion remains open with no confirmed resolution yet. The store owner has not indicated which approach they’ll pursue.
I would like to set the Quantity drop-down menu to only show option ‘3’ or increments of 3 (e.g., 3, 6, 9, 12, …). I would also be okay with having a validation rule that informs the customer to select a value/increment of 3 on the product page. TLDR, I need Shopify to not allow customers to select single units.
I tried to set up a Variant called Quantity, but the original/standard Quantity drop-down appears on the page preview.
Any guidance would be appreciated, thank you!
Hey there!
I see you want the quantity selector to only allow increments of 3 and block single units. Instead of trying to create variants or mess with the default quantity dropdown, there’s a much simpler way to handle this.
I’m working with an app called DC Order Limits that lets you set quantity increments on products. This means you can force customers to buy in multiples of 3, 6, 9, and so on, without extra setup or confusing workarounds. If the customer tries to buy more or less, they get a popup notification telling them the error.
I find it much easier than going into the theme of the code and trouble shooting as the app handles most of the work for you.
We actually wrote a quick blog post about how this works if you’re curious to dive deeper. The app is free for up to 10 monthly orders (great for testing it out), and if it works well for you, there’s also a Pro plan at $14/month that unlocks unlimited orders, bulk actions, and multilingual support. There’s even a 3-day free trial on the paid plan so you can try everything out with no risk.
Let me know if you have any questions, I’d be happy to help!
