I've read some previous posts on this topic and there are several ways to offer discounts online but I'm not sure which is the best way for our site. I know there are the following options:
I want to have the greatest flexibility so I can do two-4-one, 50% off one show, buy x get 10% off, etc.. Which methods are you using and is it working the way you want it to? Which provides the greatest flexibility?
I was thinking that ApplyDiscount would be best because of the fact that you can do a percentage or dollar amount. And I understand that we would need custom code to determine the conditions for the discount. Is anyone using this method? Are there limitations?
Unfortunately, there is no built in procedure for handling buy X shows and get a discount. You would have to handle that using custom web coding that changes the price type once the correct number of performances have been added to the order. I think it should be possible for a web developer to set it up for you in a way that is configurable, so that you can change the number of performances and which performances are involved, though I have no idea how complicated that would be. I’m pretty sure there are some other organizations that have set up their websites for this type of discount. You should start a new thread asking specifically about that type of discounting (probably in both the web and ticketing forums) and hopefully someone from one of those organizations will answer.
Kevin Sheehan
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