Coupon question

[chariot_badges]

If I print a "20% off" coupon and send it with an order ... and at the same time I am having a sale of 20% off storewide .... will that coupon allow a discount of 40%?

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Funny story to go along with the above question:

I was at the airport in San Francisco waiting for a connection.

Within sight was a store that sold neckties.   I used and owned a LOT of neckties and took pride in finding unique ones.

They had a great selection of fine silk, vivid colors ... they weren't cheap so I limited my purchase to three.

I took them up to the cute Barbie at the cash register and she rang them up and told me the  total.   It didn't sound right to me so I questioned   "Oh," she says cheerfully "we are having a ten percent off sale and you got three of them so that's thirty percent off."

I looked at her in amazement, and gave her my charge card.

I told my wife later and she said, "You should have gotten ten of them ... or twenty."

I bet the boss was NOT happy when the cash register was z'd out.  

So, do our coupons work the same way?

[wastingtime101]

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@chariot_badges wrote:

If I print a "20% off" coupon and send it with an order ... and at the same time I am having a sale of 20% off storewide .... will that coupon allow a discount of 40%?

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Technically it would be more like ... 36%? And the answer is yes, they will stack.

20% off $100 comes out to $80

20% off $80 comes out to $64

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Order Discounts:

• will stack with sale events (markdowns)
• will stack with shipping discounts
• will not stack with offers
• will not stack with coupons (system will apply whichever discount is greater between the two)
• will not stack with volume discounts (system will apply whichever discount is greater between the two)
• will not stack with other order discounts (system will apply whichever discount is greater between multiple order discounts on the same listing)

Sale Events (Markdowns):

• will stack with order discounts
• will stack with shipping discounts
• will stack with volume discounts
• will stack with coupons
• will not stack with offers (offer takes precedence). Exception is seller initiated offers sent after a sale event is already in effect; in that case the offer will be taken off the sale price, not the initial price.

Shipping Discounts:

• will stack with order discounts
• will stack with sale events (markdowns)
• will stack with volume discounts
• will stack with coupons
• will not stack with offers

Volume Discounts:

• will stack with shipping discounts
• will stack with sale events (markdowns)
• will not stack with offers (offer takes precedence)
• will not stack with order discounts (system will apply whichever discount is greater between the two)
• will not stack with coupons (system will apply whichever discount is greater between the two)

Coupons:

• will not stack with order discounts (system will apply whichever discount is greater between the two)
• will stack with sale events (markdowns)
• will stack with shipping discounts
• will not stack with volume pricing (system will apply whichever discount is greater between the two)
• will not stack with offers (offer takes precedence)
• will not stack with other coupons

[silverstatetreasureboxes · Accepted solution]

@chariot_badges 

😆 🤣 Looks fade but dumb is forever!

[meme6253]

Yes they will, You have to be careful with running sales & offering coupons.

[dhbookds]

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@chariot_badges wrote:

If I print a "20% off" coupon and send it with an order ... and at the same time I am having a sale of 20% off storewide .... will that coupon allow a discount of 40%?

------------

Funny story to go along with the above question:

I was at the airport in San Francisco waiting for a connection.

Within sight was a store that sold neckties.   I used and owned a LOT of neckties and took pride in finding unique ones.

They had a great selection of fine silk, vivid colors ... they weren't cheap so I limited my purchase to three.

I took them up to the cute Barbie at the cash register and she rang them up and told me the  total.   It didn't sound right to me so I questioned   "Oh," she says cheerfully "we are having a ten percent off sale and you got three of them so that's thirty percent off."

I looked at her in amazement, and gave her my charge card.

I told my wife later and she said, "You should have gotten ten of them ... or twenty."

I bet the boss was NOT happy when the cash register was z'd out.  

So, do our coupons work the same way?

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so 10 would have been free.........and 20......they would have paid you ??

[simply-the-best-for-you]

Coupons yes.  Offers no.  That's why I always do offers.  They either accept the offer I sent them OR they get any sale if I happen to be running one.   That's one of the main reasons I love SIO's. 

[chariot_badges]

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@dhbookds wrote:

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@chariot_badges wrote:

If I print a "20% off" coupon and send it with an order ... and at the same time I am having a sale of 20% off storewide .... will that coupon allow a discount of 40%?

------------

Funny story to go along with the above question:

I was at the airport in San Francisco waiting for a connection.

Within sight was a store that sold neckties.   I used and owned a LOT of neckties and took pride in finding unique ones.

They had a great selection of fine silk, vivid colors ... they weren't cheap so I limited my purchase to three.

I took them up to the cute Barbie at the cash register and she rang them up and told me the  total.   It didn't sound right to me so I questioned   "Oh," she says cheerfully "we are having a ten percent off sale and you got three of them so that's thirty percent off."

I looked at her in amazement, and gave her my charge card.

I told my wife later and she said, "You should have gotten ten of them ... or twenty."

I bet the boss was NOT happy when the cash register was z'd out.  

So, do our coupons work the same way?

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so 10 would have been free.........and 20......they would have paid you ??

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They'd of had to pay ME, but ... just LoL.

and, Yea, my wife is good at math ... for a girl.

[chariot_badges]

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@silverstatetreasureboxes wrote:

@chariot_badges 

😆🤣 Looks fade but dumb is forever!

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Ya know, I remember that lass.

She was fresh-faced, with light red hair and green eyes.

About 5'7", 130 lbs.

Looked to be early 20's.

I don't know what job she had after this one, but I bet she started looking ... like, the next day.   

[12345jamesstamps]

As a San Franciscan resident we do have a lot of 'Barbies' who actually work for fun and are kept you know what as.

And you don't do anything 'promoted'?

Off the subject...but I have my dad's neckties which are the skinny ones and I really don't prefer the fat ones.

Not sure how the fat ones came into being unless it's because we got fatter?

[chariot_badges]

Yea, mine are the wider ones, paisley was in then.  I don't have many left, but I bet the ones I had are worth some money now.

Hey thanks to all who offered their opinion/advice.

I have come to the conclusion that nagging for feedback is not a good idea.

Cheers

[wirkaholic]

This is the best breakdown of the discount system I've ever seen!  I printed it out so I have a reference when I forget how they work.  Ebay should put this in their Help section.   I mainly stick with coupons because they don't work with offers.  This will come in handy in the future.   As always, you rock!