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Meal deals, combos, and promotions

An introduction to multipricing, price triggers, coupons, and product variant combos

Written by Kevin Cheav

Quick answer: You can create a meal deal or combo with a manual discount on the POS, product variants (a set combo price), price triggers, or multipricing. Pick the method that matches how you want it to show on receipts and reports. Then follow the steps below.

There are several methods you can use to create a meal deal, combo, or promotion.

Method

Description

Examples

Change a price manually on the POS.

"Discount" visible on receipts/reports.

Any percentage decrease within the price change range

Set a price for a combo, regardless of the original products' prices.

Combo shown as a distinct product of its own on receipts/reports, with parts of combo shown as product variants.

  • $6 for a coffee and a muffin combo

  • $15 meal deal for a burger, fries, and a drink

Price triggers

Trigger a discount based on:

  • Product tags/categories

  • Customer tags

  • Days/periods

and other parameters.

"Discount" visible on receipts/reports.

  • $3 off when you buy any coffee and muffin!

  • $5 drinks during "Happy Hour"

  • Discounted range - buy 3, get the 4th free

Multipricing

Manage alternative prices based on:

  • Locations

  • Customer Tags

  • Days/periods

  • Eat-in/takeaway

and other parameters.

No "discount" visible on receipts/reports.

  • $3 coffees on Wednesdays

  • $8 drinks at the bar only

  • $2 surcharge for eating in

Grant a discount by:

  • Scanning a coupon QR code on the POS

  • Pressing a coupon button on the POS

  • Entering a code in online orders

Limit the number of times that coupons can be redeemed.

"Discount" visible on receipts/reports.

  • $2 off ice cream for the first 50 customers when you scan your QR code at the counter

  • Half-price croissants when you enter the code "CROISSANT" upon checkout


Set up a meal deal price trigger (categories)

Follow these steps:

  1. Go to Sales > Price Triggers

  2. Click New Price Trigger

  3. Enter the name of your price trigger, eg. meal deal

  4. Click the pencil button to go to the Price Trigger Details

    Click the pencil button to go to the Price Trigger Details
  5. Set the Run Type to Run Multiple

    Nomni POS Console Run Type dropdown with Run Multiple selected
  6. Under Categories, click Add New Record

    click Add New Record
  7. Select the category of the product that you would like to be part of the meal deal

  8. Repeat steps 6 and 7 for all the categories that you would like to be part of the meal deal.

    Note: The quantity will be 1 by default. Change this if you wish the meal deal to include more than one product of the same category, eg. Family meal - buy any 4 burgers and 2 sides for $5 off your total order.

  9. Under Outcome, select Discount Value and enter the value that you wish to be discounted in this meal deal.

    Nomni POS Console promotion Outcome options

    eg. a "discount value" of $5.

    Note: You can also make this a percentage discount.

  10. Save.

  11. Perform a master sync on Nomni POS.


Apply multipricing from the Products page

Follow these steps:

  1. Go to your Products page > Tick all the products that you want to edit the pricing

    Go to your Products page > Tick all the products that you want to edit the pricing
  2. Click Settings

  3. Go to the Multipricing tab

  4. Select your rule
    ​

    Click Settings Go to the Multipricing tab Select your rule ​
  5. Set the outcome of the rule

    1. Discount Value - eg. $5 off

    2. Discount Percent - eg. 10% off

    3. Increase Value - eg. $5 more

    4. Increase Percent - eg. 10% off

    Full guide: Multipricing.

    Note: Price Triggers are still in beta mode and should only be used with the recommendation of the Nomni Team for your specific pricing needs.


Need help?

Email support@nomni.ai or call 1300 445 483.

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