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# Progressive Case Multiples & Loose Unit Pricing

Progressive case multiples let you enforce **case-based buying** (e.g. cartons of 50) **without blocking customers who want to buy extra loose units**. You can apply **different pricing for full cases and leftover quantities** and even vary that pricing by volume tier.

This feature is designed for B2B use cases where bulk pricing is required, but flexibility is still important.

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### What problem does this solve?

Traditionally, **case multiples** meant:

* Customers could **only buy in fixed multiples** (e.g. 50, 100, 150).
* Buying anything outside that multiple wasn’t allowed.

With **Progressive Case Multiples**:

* Customers still get **discounted pricing for full cases**
* But they can also buy **additional loose units**
* Those loose units can have **a different price** than the case price

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### Example

Let’s say:

* Case multiple = **50**
* Case price = **₹700 per unit**
* Loose unit price = **₹720 per unit**

If a customer buys:

* **50 units** → all units priced at **₹700**
* **55 units** →
  * 50 units at **₹700**
  * 5 loose units at **₹720**

At checkout, this is automatically split into **two discounts**—one for the case quantity and one for the loose units.

<figure><img src="/files/mFReIDezqz4kW5yoD59G" alt="Loose pricing in action where same product is split into two to give two different prices to the different units of the product" width="375"><figcaption><p>50 units at 700, the rest at 720 per unit</p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/0McPkBUiJGIpSZxLXb73" alt="" width="375"><figcaption><p>If you have the volume pricing block enabled, here's how it'll show</p></figcaption></figure>

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### Key Concepts

#### 1. Case Multiple

This defines the minimum quantity and enforced multiples.

Example:

* Case multiple = `50`
* Valid case quantities = `50, 100, 150…`

Anything outside this multiple is treated as **loose quantity** (if enabled).

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#### 2. Loose Unit Pricing

Controls how pricing behaves for quantities **outside the case multiple**.

You have three options:

**❌ No Loose Pricing**

* Customers must buy **only exact multiples**
* Loose units are **not allowed**
* The “single unit” pricing column disappears

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**🌍 Global Loose Unit Pricing**

* One fixed loose-unit price applies **across all tiers**
* Useful if loose units should always cost the same, regardless of volume

Example:

* Any quantity that is **not a multiple of 50** is priced at ₹720

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**📊 Per-Tier Loose Unit Pricing**

* Define a **different loose-unit price for each volume tier**
* Gives you full control as order size increases

This is the setup used in the example above.

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#### 3. Volume Tiers

You can define multiple pricing tiers based on quantity.

Rules:

* All tiers (except the base tier) must be **multiples of the case size**
* Each tier can have:
  * Its own case price
  * Its own loose-unit price (if using per-tier pricing)

Example:

* 50 units → ₹700 per unit, loose units ₹720
* 100 units → ₹650 per unit, loose units ₹700
* 150 units → ₹600 per unit, loose units ₹680

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#### 4. Discount Type

You’re no longer limited to fixed prices.

You can choose:

* **Specific Unit Price**
* **Percentage Off**
* **Fixed Amount Off**

This allows discounts to be:

* Dynamically calculated
* Market-aware
* Easier to maintain across price changes

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### How to configure this in the app

1. Go to **Edit Price List**
2. Select the product or variant
3. Set the **Case Multiple**
4. Choose a **Discount Type** (Price / % Off / Fixed Off)
5. Select **Loose Unit Pricing**:
   * No loose pricing
   * Global
   * Per-tier
6. Add **Volume Tiers** and define:
   * Case pricing
   * Loose-unit pricing (if applicable)
7. Save your changes

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### Summary

Progressive Case Multiples allow you to:

* Enforce bulk buying
* Offer flexible loose-unit purchases
* Apply smarter, tier-based pricing
* Mix case pricing and loose pricing in a single order

It’s a powerful upgrade for B2B catalogs where **real-world ordering behavior** doesn’t always fit perfectly into cartons.