Discount Coupon Guide?!

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Kim

Hi all,
I'm currently starting up a new business where I'd like to have a Discount Coupons for new prospect customers.
The idea is to print 250-500 Coupon-ID's on 85x54mm vcards and distribute them on fairs, clinics, etc....

So my question is:
Is there a simple way to generate 250 codes in a row and were all coupons have the same properties? (1 € discount per coupon for example).

Thanks a lot for all ideas
Best regards,
Michael

Hi

I have created a discount coupon called "summer specials" which I uploaded when I created the discount coupon in the admin. But when I email it to the customers the discount coupon that I uploaded does not appear in the email. The customer only gets the discount coupon code and other details but not the actual coupon ie the coupon image does not display. How can I do this? I appreciate your help.

estore

After lots of hunting and not finding the answer, I'm hoping someone can tell me if I'm doing something wrong, or if what I want to do isn't possible.

Situation: We give away complementary tickets, and would like to do so by giving a coupon code so the recipient can pick which show they go to.

I've set up a coupon code with top level deny, a category allow, and several products in that category to deny (so the coupon can only be used against certain shows, not the sell-out shows).

In testing, I've found that:

Fixed value of $40 for four tickets: user could buy one ticket and a sweatshirt and the coupon would apply to both

Percentage value of 100%: coupon only applies to the specified product, but not limited to quantity of four.

Am I missing something, or is this something I need to code up?

Also, I see the SQL records in the coupons table for restrict_to_products and restrict_to_categories. Are these used, or reserved for future use?

Thanks

@carlvt88, you can restrict your coupon to certain products if that's what you want to do. Use the "Restrictions" button after going to admin->gift certificate->coupon admin and selecting your coupon. It's on the right hand side on the second row of buttons.

That's what I'm trying to do, but it doesn't seem to be working. I've set the top category to deny, the allow the evening shows, except for Friday 10/19 at 8pm:

But when I place an order, the coupon (fixed value) appears to apply to all products in the cart:

This is with version 1.5.0

Am I looking at this wrong?
Thanks,
Carl

Just tested, works fine in a clean copy of 1.5.0. Check your copy of includes/modules/order_total/ot_coupon.php.

Sorry, I missed the fact that it was a fixed value coupon. I see what you're trying to do but you can't do that with coupons.

Another option would be a certain percent off the evening shows with a minimum order.

Scott, thanks for taking a look at this.

I can fix this, that is, make it do what I want by adding a line in ot_coupon.php line 421:

            case 'F':
              $od_amount['total'] = zen_round($coupon->fields['coupon_amount'] * ($orderTotalDetails['orderTotal']>0), $currencyDecimalPlaces);
              $od_amount['type'] = $coupon->fields['coupon_type']; // amount off 'F' or amount off and free shipping 'O'
              if ($od_amount['total'] > $orderTotalDetails['orderTotal']) $od_amount['total'] = $orderTotalDetails['orderTotal'];

But, I don't know if this is a bug, or if this is intended operation and I just happen to want something unusual. Any idea on this? Why would it apply the entire coupon against products that are restricted?

Also, I'm guessing that there's a typo in functions_general.php line 830 - should say '===' instead of '==' in the first if ($allow_for_category) statement

carlvt88:

Also, I'm guessing that there's a typo in functions_general.php line 830 - should say '===' instead of '==' in the first if ($allow_for_category) statement
No. In the case of string comparisons such as against the string 'none', the use of == and === are synonymous. In the context of this present discussion, it's moot. Unrelated.

Hi Guys. I need some help with this.

Is there anyway to have one or the other on the discount codes / gift vouchers.

To explain what I mean, for example:
A customer places a £30 order. She has a £6 gift certificate and also a 20% off code.

Is there anyway to allow ONE of the ways. Not both.

Thanks.

You'd have to customize it to work this way; nothing is built in.

Ok Thanks SWGuy! Do you know what files I would have to change?

Thanks.

Ajeh:

Discount Coupons were not made to be completely deleted to lockout old Discount Coupon codes so that once a Discount Coupon is dead, it is dead ...

Is this still the issue, or has this been reconsidered in an update since? I have a coupon code that I use weekly and accidently deleted it. If the case is that you cannot reactivate, nor completely delete, nor create another coupon with same code, what files would I go into to remove the information of the coupon code so that I may create another one exactly the same? Basically tricking the cart into thinking there was never that code and completely removing it.

Please let me know.

Thanks!

If you look at the Inactive Coupons, does it show?

If so ... is the only thing that happened to the Discount Coupon that you accidentally marked it Inactive?

Or ... did you delete it from the database in another manner such as through phpMyAdmin?

hi guys. i can't seem to find answer to this scenario.
we are trying to give one certain item discounted for the full amount of the product price (say $25.00), if someone uses a coupon and spends $50. this doesn't seem to be working.
i restricted all categories, and allowed only that certain product in coupon restriction. and in coupon i set up coupon amount 25.00 and minimum order $50. Now when i fill my cart up to $100 including this item, it shows that you must spend $50.00 and rejects the coupon.
coupon works only if i set coupon minimum amount to $25.00 and discounted amount to $25.00 with same restrictions above.
is there a workaround?
using zen-cart 1.5.0
thanks.

You could try this ot_coupon.php and see if it accomplishes what you are looking for ...

Ajeh, you are incredible!, thank you!

I do have my moments ... :smile:

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