Discount types

The DollarLabs discount app supports a wide variety of discount types to fit your unique promotional strategies. While they all aim to reduce prices, each discount type works differently depending on the context.

This guide breaks down the available discount types, where they apply, and how each one behaves — especially within Product Discount V1, Order Discount V1, and Unified Discount V2.

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📘 Overview: Discount Types by Function

Discount Type	Product V1	Order V1	Unified V2 (Product)	Unified V2 (Order)	Unified V2 (Shipping)
Percentage	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Fixed Amount	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Fixed Amount per Item	✅	❌	✅	❌	❌
Product Cost Multiplier	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌
Specific Price	✅	❌	✅	❌	❌
Variant Meta Field Price	✅	❌	✅	❌	❌

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💡 What Each Discount Type Does

1. Percentage (%)

Applies a percentage off based on:

• Line item subtotal (for Product)

• Order total (for Order)

Example: If an item is ₹1,000 and the discount is 10%, the final price becomes ₹900.

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2. Fixed Amount

Reduces the line subtotal by a fixed amount, regardless of quantity.

✅ Available in Product V1

Example (Product V1):

• Item: ₹600

• Quantity: 2

• Line Subtotal = ₹1,200

• Fixed Amount = ₹100 → Final total = ₹1,100

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3. Fixed Amount Per Item

Applies a fixed discount per unit.

✅ Available in Product V1, Unified Product V2

Example:

• Unit price = ₹600

• Fixed per item discount = ₹100

• New unit price = ₹500

When using specific price discount type the Discount application strategy is automatically set to ALL in Product discount V1 and is not configurable.

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4. Product Cost Multiplier

Lets you discount a fraction or multiple of the product cost.

✅ Available only in Product V1

Example:

• Unit price = ₹600

• Multiplier = 0.5

• Discount = ₹300 → Customer pays ₹900 for 2 items

This is useful when you want to give part of a product for free. Or even a unit of product for free, for example.

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5. Specific Price

Overrides the unit price with a new one, regardless of the original price.

✅ Available in Product V1 and Unified Product V2

Example:

• Original price = ₹600

• Specific price = ₹300

• New price = ₹300, regardless of the original

Great for VIP pricing, member discounts, or flash deals.

When using specific price discount type the Discount application strategy is automatically set to ALL and is not configurable.

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6. Variant Meta Field Price

Allows pricing to be pulled from a custom meta field defined at the variant level.

✅ Available in Product V1

Setup Process:

1. Go to Products > Variants in Shopify

2. Add a new meta field (e.g., custom_pricing)

3. In your discount rule, select Variant Meta Field Price

4. Enter the namespace & key (e.g., custom.custom_pricing)

The app will fetch the price from this meta field and apply it as the unit price.

Useful for:

• Per-variant pricing

• Bulk-specific discounts

• Custom pricing rules per SKU

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🧪 Quick Reference Table

Discount Type	Applies To	Based On	Notes
Percentage	Product, Order	% of item/order total	Most flexible, works everywhere
Fixed Amount	Product, Order	Fixed amount off subtotal	Applies a fixed amount on the line subtotal
Fixed Amount per Item	Product Only	Per unit	Best for per-item level discounting
Product Cost Multiplier	Product Only	Fractional discount	Works like “X items for free”
Specific Price	Product Only	Override product price	Good for VIP or flash sales
Variant Meta Field Price	Product Only	Price from meta field	Allows pricing per variant via Shopify meta fields

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❓Need Help?

If you're unsure which discount type is right for your use case, or need help setting it up, we're here to assist.

📩 Reach out to our team via chat or email ([email protected]) — we’ll help you create discounts that work exactly how you need them to.

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