You can setup and manage promotions for certain items on this tab of the Product window.

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• Promo Start – This is the date when the promotion will start to take effect.
  • This setting only applies to the "Promo Price" promotion field.
• Promo End – This is the date when the promotion will end.
  • This setting only applies to the "Promo Price" promotion field.
• Promo Price – The price of the currently selected item during the promotional period.
• Quantity Break At – You can give a special price to customers who purchase at least certain quantity of the selected item. This setting is for the quantity.
  • For example, if the Quantity Break is set to 5, then a customer will pay the regular price for up to 4 of the item. Once a customer purchases at least 5, they will be charged the Break Price.
• Break Price – Following from the last setting, this is the price of the item once the "Quantity Break At" quantity has been reached.
• Two-Fer Quantity – A popular type of promotion ("two for…"), this is another "Quantity Break At" type of promotion.
  • Enter the quantity to trigger this promotion, just like "Quantity Break At."
  • The difference here is that a customer must purchase the exact number of items specified to receive the promotional price.
  • For example, if the Two-Fer quantity is 2, the normal price is $10.00, and the Two-Fer price is $15.00…
    • If I purchase only one of this item I am charged $10.00
    • If I purchase two of this item I am charged $15.00 (the total for both)
    • If I purchase three of this item I am charged $25.00 ($15.00 for the 2 and then $10.00 for the additional item)
    • If I purchase four of this item I am charged $30.00, etc.
• Two-Fer Price – Enter the promotional price that will be used once the "Two-Fer Quantity" figure has been reached.
  • This not the price per item, but the total price for the Two-Fer Quantity.
• Three-Fer Quantity – Just like the Two-Fer, a Three-Fer can actually be configured for any quantity. This is just a separate setting so you can configure multiple "promos" at once for an item.
• Three-Fer Price – Just like the Two-Fer Price, but this setting pertains to the Three-Fer Quantity.

• Mix Case/Mix Match – This is important to users who have set up multiple promotions at once for certain items. The screen displays either "ENABLED" or "DISABLED" depending the current Transaction Settings. To change this setting, go to Management, Customize, Transaction Settings, Pricing tab, "Enable Price Schemes Mix & Match."
  • This is a very important setting for calculating discounts, and it is enabled by default.
  • With this enabled, MicroBiz will combine the discounts of any promotions that are currently in effect for the item.
  • With this disabled, the customer will receive only one promotion's discount at a time per item. The Price Scheme will take priority over the "Promo Price" and Two-Fer type promotions.
  • See the section below on "Setting Up Price Schemes" for more information.
• Item is Discountable – With this option enabled, customers can apply other discounts (i.e. by entering "D" at the Front Register and giving a percentage off) on top of the promo price.
  • Uncheck this option if you want to disallow other discounts when a customer is receiving the promo price.
  • Note that discounts will still apply if the promo price is not given (i.e. you have a Two-Fer set up on an item, but a customer only purchases one).
• This size = Number Bottles – This is only applicable to promotions that are set up to reflect the number of "bottles" per SKU (i.e. a six-pack of beer).
• Price Scheme Settings – Price Schemes are a more advanced way to manage promotions within MicroBiz, and this display provides you with a way to configure these for the currently selected item.
  • The "Price Scheme Assignments" box will display any Price Schemes that the currently selected item is assigned to.
  • Click on "Assign Price Scheme" to assign this item to a Price Scheme, or "Remove from Price Scheme" to remove this item from a Price Scheme.
  • See the section below on "Setting Up Price Schemes" for more information.