# Configuring Coupons

### 📖 Types of Coupons in Meraki

Meraki provides two types of discounts you can configure:

### Cash Discount

* Applies a fixed amount discount on the order subtotal.
* You can target specific customer groups using the Rules section.
* Note: Cash discounts cannot be applied to specific items — it apply to the total bill value before taxes and delivery.

A discount is applied as a percentage of the order subtotal or on specific items, with two action types:

**Item Specific**

* Apply a percentage discount on selected items or the entire order subtotal.
* You can choose which items this discount should apply to.

**Buy X Get Y (BXGY) Specific**

* Create Buy X, Get Y Free/Discounted offers.
* Requires two lists:
* Items to Check: Items the customer must purchase.
* Items to Discount: Items that will receive the discount after qualifying conditions are met.

### 📌 Mandatory Coupon Rules

While setting up any coupon type in Meraki, these rules must be configured:

* Redemption Code:
* Must be entered manually.
* If left blank when required, the coupon will not work.
* Date & Time Validation:
* Always set the start date and end date/time for your coupons.
* Bulk Coupons:
* If using bulk coupon generation, once generated, ensure you remove the Redemption Code field from the main coupon setup.
* Otherwise, if you enable the suggestion toggle the redemption will be visible on the Coupons list & it won’t apply.

### 📌 Common Use Cases & Configuration Scenarios

Below are some typical promotional setups you can create using Meraki Coupons:

#### 📍 BOGO (Buy One Get One Free) — Same Item

Example: Buy 1 Dosa, Get 1 Dosa free

| Parameter                   | Value |
| --------------------------- | ----- |
| Items to Check              | Dosa  |
| Items to Discount           | Dosa  |
| Number of Items to Check    | 1     |
| Number of Items to Discount | 1     |
| Max No of Discounts         | 1     |
| Coupon Value                | 100%  |

Note:\
If both items to check and to discount are the same and multiple items are in the cart (e.g., Dosa ₹200 and ₹150), the lower-priced item (₹150) will get the discount.

#### 📍 Buy X Get Y Free (Different Items)

Example: Buy Chicken Biryani, Get Gulab Jamun free

| Parameter                   | Value           |
| --------------------------- | --------------- |
| Items to Check              | Chicken Biryani |
| Items to Discount           | Gulab Jamun     |
| Number of Items to Check    | 2               |
| Number of Items to Discount | 2               |
| Max No of Discounts         | 2               |
| Coupon Value                | 100%            |

Note:\
The 100% discount will apply to the price of Gulab Jamun.

#### 📍 B3G2 (Buy 3 Get 2 Free — Different Items)

Example: Buy 3 Chicken Biryani, Get 1 Gulab Jamun and 1 Coke free

| Parameter                   | Value             |
| --------------------------- | ----------------- |
| Items to Check              | Chicken Biryani   |
| Items to Discount           | Gulab Jamun, Coke |
| Number of Items to Check    | 3                 |
| Number of Items to Discount | 2                 |
| Max No of Discounts         | 1                 |
| Coupon Value                | 100%              |

{% hint style="info" %}
Note:\
If multiple items are present, Gulab Jamun and Coke (e.g. ₹50 and ₹20) will be discounted, totaling ₹70.
{% endhint %}

### 📌 How to Set Coupon Value

* In both Item Specific and BXGY Specific coupon types, you can configure discount percentages as required (e.g., 10%, 20%, 50%, 100%).
* For BOGO and free item promotions, always set the Coupon Value to 100% for the desired discount items.

### 📌 Important Notes

* Cash Discount: Applies on the order subtotal only, not item-specific.
* Percentage Discounts: Can be applied to:
* The entire order subtotal
* Specific items, BXGY offers (Buy X, Get Y) configurations<br>