Shopify Bundle vs Shipping Zones vs Inventory

Retired Boards Appdev Fulfillment Api
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Topic summary

  • Merchant needs a 3-unit discount bundle that ships as three separate shipments. To enable this, they created a Shopify Bundles product for the 3-pack and a hidden “real” product that actually manages inventory.

  • Fulfillment is multi-location: Los Angeles (North America), Amsterdam (Europe), Shenzhen (rest of world).

  • Issue 1: Inventory display is not location-aware. Customers see the same global stock across regions; e.g., US shoppers see availability even when the US warehouse is out of stock.

  • Issue 2: The bundle product has limited sales-channel availability (e.g., cannot publish to Instagram/social channels), complicating marketing.

  • Needs: Accurately show regional inventory on product pages and simplify management by merging/tying the bundle and the “real” product pages.

  • Proposed path: A vendor recommended the Profit Bundles app and offered a 1:1 setup call.

  • Current status: OP will try that app and evaluate other solutions. No resolution yet; additional app recommendations and approaches are still being sought.

Summarized with AI on December 24. AI used: gpt-5.
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Hey everyone,

I need some help with an issue related to Shopify bundles. Here’s a quick background and the problem I’m facing:

Background:

  • We offer a quantity discount for 3 units and we want the discount to be displayed
  • Because we need to ship a bundle of 3 as 3 different shipments, Shopify Bundles force you to create an additional product page to create the bundle: https://www.toneoptic.com/products/rpm
  • But the inventory is managed by the “real” product page that we haven’t linked anywhere: https://www.toneoptic.com/products/rpm-2024
  • We ship from three different locations
    • Los Angeles for North America
    • Amsterdam for Europe
    • Shenzen for the rest of the world

Current Issues:

  1. Inventory Mismatch: for the users, Inventory levels are showing the same across all locations (U.S., Europe, Asia) instead of being region-specific. Customers in different regions should see the correct stock for their area. For example, for american customers, a product out of stock in the US inventory still shows the rest of the stock from other warehouses.
  2. Bundle Confusion: The bundle product has limited publication methods. (eg. Instagram and other social media stores are not available, only online store)

Need Help With:

  • Displaying accurate regional inventory on product pages.
  • Merge both product pages for ease of management

Any advice or app recommendations to fix this?

Thanks!

Flo

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Hi @FlorianPhilippe ,

I understand your issue. Our app, Profit Bundles, can help you here. The problem is a bit complex, so I suggest download the app and book a 1:1 Google Meet with our experts. They will be able to help you resolve all of your issues during the meeting.

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Thanks, will try now

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We would like to try different solutions to see which one is the best