This guide explains how to set up a Volume Discount — create tiered pricing that rewards larger purchases (e.g., Buy 3+ get 10% off, Buy 5+ get 15% off). Great for wholesalers and increasing order value.
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🧩 What is a Volume Discount?
A Volume Discount lets you create tiered pricing that rewards larger purchases (e.g., Buy 3+ get 10% off, Buy 5+ get 15% off). It is great for wholesalers and increasing order value, and is POS supported.
⚙️ How Does It Work?
Tiered Pricing Structure → Set up pricing tiers that reward larger purchases.
Quantity-Based Discounts → Discounts unlock based on the quantity purchased.
Wholesale Support → Perfect for wholesale businesses and B2B sales.
Increase Order Value → Automatic quantity breaks that increase your average order value.
🛠️ Step 1: Create the Offer
Go to Bundles & Discounts on the Appstle Bundles dashboard and click Create Offer.
🧱 Step 2: Select the Volume Discount
On the Create an Offer page, open the Volume Discount tab and click Create Discount.
🗂️ Step 3: Choose a Deal Template
Start with a common setup, then adjust products, tiers, and labels. The available deal templates are:
Buy more, save more (Quantity tiers) → Simple quantity breaks for one product.
Volume discount + subscriptions (Subscriptions) → Show quantity breaks with a subscription option.
Buy X, get Y free (Free units) → Free-unit offer such as buy 2, get 1 free.
Mix and match discount (Product group) → Let shoppers combine eligible products to unlock tiers.
Free gift threshold (Gift unlock) → Unlock a gift when shoppers reach a higher tier.
Click Use template on the setup you want to start with. You can also toggle Storefront display on or off at the top of the page.
⚙️ Step 4: Offer Setup
Enter Internal Name, Bundle Title, and Checkout Discount Name.
Choose where the discount applies: Product or Collection, then select items using Browse Products / Collections.
Set Preselect Variants for Each Tier to define the default selected variant.
Set How Quantities are Counted (e.g., same variant only)
Choose How Discount is Applied (once per order or multiple items)
Set Customer Usage Limit to control discount usage per customer.
💸 Step 5: Tiered Discounts
In the Tiered Discounts section, you can manage the discount tiers for your offer.
🎨Step 6: Widget Style, Upsells & Typography
Customize widget layout, colors, and card styling (spacing, borders, hover states)
Configure tier-level upsells & subscription display settings.
Adjust the typography for titles, prices, badges, and labels to ensure a consistent UI.
🗓️ Step 7: Schedule
Open the Schedule section to control when the offer is active.
🛍️ Step 8: Purchase Options
Choose Customer Purchase Type (One-time, Subscription, or Both) to define eligibility
Set the Recurring Cycle Limit to control how long the discount applies for subscriptions.
🔄 Step 9: Subscriptions
Choose Layout (Checkbox / Horizontal / Vertical) and set the position of subscription options
Configure subscription title & subtitle and one-time option labels
Enable preselect subscription option and selling plan description if needed.
Step 10 🎁: Upsells
Set the Upsell Section Title & Subtitle to define how the section appears
Choose Variant Selection for Upsells to control discount behavior per variant
Add upsell products using Add Upsell to include extra offers.
🎁Step 11: Progressive Gifts
Set Gift Section Title & Subtitle to define how the gift area appears
Optionally enable Hide Gifts Until Unlocked to control visibility
Choose Variant Selection for Gifts to define how free items are applied
Add Free Product or Free Shipping rewards using the buttons.
Refer to the Mix & Match section (separate configuration link provided) for advanced product combination settings.
⚙️Step 12: Display Options
Configure price display settings (subscription price, compare-at price, per item pricing, decimals)
Control gift behavior (auto-apply gifts, tier retention, quantity selector visibility)
Manage inventory handling (disable tiers with insufficient stock, badge label settings, theme price updates)
🔁Step 13: Discount Stacking
Enable Product Discounts to allow stacking with product-level coupons
Enable Order Discounts to allow stacking with cart discount codes
Enable Shipping Discounts to allow stacking with shipping offers like free shipping.
🏷️Step 14: Tags & Visibility
Set Customer Tag Access to control who can view and purchase the offer (show/hide by tags)
Add Shopify Order Tags to automatically tag orders containing this bundle for tracking.
Step 15 📢: Announcement Bar
Enable the Announcement Bar to show discount progress messages on the widget
Configure Unlocked Messages for percentage and fixed discounts
Set Quantity & Amount Progress Messages for unlock progress states.
🖥️ Storefront View
Once configured, the offer will be displayed on your storefront as shown in the screenshot.
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