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1 Feb 2007, 2:29 PM
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How do I give new customers discount

Is there a way to automatically add 25% discount to new customers order?Right now it will do a 25% off all items or give a coupon code but I dont want to give the code to everyone I would like to automatically have it applied to all new customers

1 Feb 2007, 2:36 PM
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Re: How do I give new customers discount

You could use the Group Discount and customize it to automate adding the customer when an account is created to add them to the group ...

Or, if this is for a one time order ... you could have the create_account_success page display a Discount Coupon redemption code that they can use with their first order ...

Or, you can use the built in Discount Coupon on the Welcome email to:

1 Send the Discount Coupon Redemption code to the customer

2 Show it on the create_account_success page

Now the customer has two chances to use it and see it right away as well as the reminder in the Welcome Email ...

1 Feb 2007, 2:40 PM
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Re: How do I give new customers discount

I am a new zenner can you give me an idea of how to do this please?

1 Feb 2007, 2:48 PM
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Re: How do I give new customers discount

I gave you a couple ideas on what can be done ...

Can you narrow down which one is what you want to do? :unsure:

1 Feb 2007, 2:49 PM
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Re: How do I give new customers discount

This will be a one time discount for new members. So not the group thing. Thank you

1 Feb 2007, 2:56 PM
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Re: How do I give new customers discount

If you look at the information on the create_account_success page ... as in go create an account ...

You will see that there is text on that page ...

You can customize the template to include additional text along with the Welcome Discount Coupon Redemption code ...

If you customize the language file for this page by copying the file:
/includes/languages/english/create_account_success.php

To your templates and overrides directory:
/includes/languages/english/your_template_dir/create_account_success.php

You can customize the define statement for:
TEXT_ACCOUNT_CREATED

That is the text that appears on that page ...

Add in there something about the Discount Coupon Redemption code ... perhaps make it stand out in red or something ...

This way, you are not getting into a lot of coding but rather are just changing the language file to display your Welcome Discount Coupon code ...

Should they miss it or not read the text about it on the create_account_success then not to worry ... they got it in email and they can use it next time ...

2 Feb 2007, 12:13 AM
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Re: How do I give new customers discount

Linda , how can I show discount coupon code on the create_account_success page...thanks

2 Feb 2007, 1:06 AM
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Re: How do I give new customers discount

Edit the language file and say:

The Discount Coupon redemption code is: XXXXXX

Just change the language to suite your needs in the create_account_success language file using your templates and overrides directory ...

Then remember you set this up manually so you can change it when you need to ...

4 Feb 2007, 9:58 AM
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Re: How do I give new customers discount

Thank you for sharing this information.

I'd like to give another idea. My site is not live yet but I used this idea with a picture I created and it worked beautifully!

(I am posting only part of the picture because I had to pay for some of the images used from a royalty free site and do not want to infringe any copyright if someone copies it (sorry)) :(

You can use an image in that code also. This is what I used: ```

<p> <img src="/catalog/images/nameofyourpicturehere.gif"> <p> ``` The <p> gives a blank line before and after your image.

I believe an image will give a better presentation or reward to the eye when a customer creates an account successfully rather than plain text.

I am getting help from this forum as I go and learning so this is a small give back. More will come as I learn more.

4 Feb 2007, 2:46 PM
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Re: How do I give new customers discount

Showing the image is the best method as it really stands out on the create_account_success page vs just plain text ...

For those immune to images ... I would do both ... :smile:

4 Feb 2007, 3:01 PM
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Re: How do I give new customers discount

That is a good idea, I like it, but unless it automaticaly generates a new code for each customer, it could lead to loss of profit, as a person could use the code over, and over, and...........
To keep this from happening, you would have to "baby-sit" your site to update the code each and every time a new customer creates an account.
So, Linda, is there a way to insert the code generater in there so it updates the code each time an account is created?

4 Feb 2007, 3:21 PM
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Re: How do I give new customers discount

When setting up the coupon you can set it up unlimited use but only 1 time per customer ... :smile:

4 Feb 2007, 3:30 PM
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Re: How do I give new customers discount

Of course.....DUH!!.....Hey, it's Sunday morning.....1 cup of coffee, out of the usual 10......you know how it is.
I knew that.........no, REALLY, I did.

4 Feb 2007, 3:33 PM
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Re: How do I give new customers discount

I have the advantage ... you asked the question that the haze allowed ... I just had to point out a feature ... :smartass:

Now where did I put that coffee ... :lamo:

5 Feb 2007, 5:45 AM
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Re: How do I give new customers discount

Thanks! Putting text on that page with the image is a great idea for those that are visually impaired. Their text to speech application can read it outloud versus having the customer go into their email accounts fishing for it.