CasperVend 2/Vendor Discounts

Setting Group Discounts on a Vendor

1) Rez the vendor under the group you want to give the discount to.

2) Click the vendor's logo area (or "Admin" on the touch/popup menu).

3) You'll get a popup with the config link, and something in local chat also with the link.

4) Take that link to the website. Log in if necessary. You'll end up on the vendor configuration page.

5) Look for the line saying "Group Discount".

6) Click "Change" - you'll get a white box you can type a discount into.

7) Input the desired group discount. Click "Save".

8) Website will think for a few seconds, then refresh the vendor's configuration page.

9) All done!

Group Tag Must Be Worn

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CasperTech products are only able to "see" the group tag that is being worn. This is a restriction from Linden Lab itself, as the function of "scraping" the user profile on the SL website would cause a excessive site load for LL.

Setting Discounts for Everyone on a Vendor

1) Rez the vendor under the group you want to give the discount to.

2) Click the vendor's logo area (or "Admin" on the touch/popup menu).

3) You'll get a popup with the config link, and something in local chat also with the link.

4) Take that link to the website. Log in if necessary. You'll end up on the vendor configuration page.

5) Look for the line saying "General Discount".

6) Click "Change" - you'll get a white box you can type a discount into.

7) Input the desired group discount. Click "Save".

8) Website will think for a few seconds, then refresh the vendor's configuration page.

9) All done!

Setting a Price Override on a Vendor

1) Rez the vendor under the group you want to give the discount to.

2) Click the vendor's logo area (or "Admin" on the touch/popup menu).

3) You'll get a popup with the config link, and something in local chat also with the link.

4) Take that link to the website. Log in if necessary. You'll end up on the vendor configuration page.

5) Look for the line saying "Price Override".

6) Click "Change" - you'll get a white box you can type a price into.

7) Input the desired override price. Click "Save".

8) Website will think for a few seconds, then refresh the vendor's configuration page.

9) All done!

Remember: Price overrides will charge ONE price for EVERYTHING in that vendor! Be certain that's what you want to do!

Setting A Vendor to Group Only

1) Click the admin button / logo area on the vendor

2) Log in to the website, if necessary

3) You should arrive at the configuration page for THAT vendor

4) In the "Options" section is a tick box for Restrict this vendor so it can ONLY be used by group members

5) Tick that, and the vendor should update shortly. If it doesn't, click the "Force Update" link on the same page.

All set!

Checking Land Options

In order to be able to set a vendor to a specific group that will get the group discount, you must check to be sure you can set the vendor TO that group, and that it will stay rezzed after doing so.

If you are in a shopping mall, it will always depend on the land options the mall owners have set.

You need to look at the "About Land" floater - you can get to it by either clicking the region name in the top bar of the viewer, or (if you're on Viewer 3 style) by going to World > About Land in the top menus.

Once you have the "About Land" floater visible, check the "Objects" tab - if autoreturn is "0" then your vendor will not be returned. The "Options" tab will tell you whether you need the land group tag active or not when you rez the vendor (you're looking to see if "build" is set to group only.)

Order Discounts Are Applied In

Customer discounts:

1) Customer discounts (i.e., if they got to a certain spending level)

2) Customer balances (i.e., spend x, get y store credit type balance)

CasperTech Fees, if applicable

3) Is it a free vendor? Then the free vendor fee applies.

4) Is it an affiliate vendor? Then the affiliate vendor fee applies.

Affiliate Gets

5) Affiliate commission

Partner Splits, if applicable

6) Vendor profit shares

7) Product profit shares, if applicable

You

8) Whatever is left

FAQ / Troubleshooting

Q. I set a vendor for xx% discount for group members only. The vendor is set to the correct group and I'm wearing the correct group tag. I reset the vendor, but there's still no visible discount.

A1. Pay menus now offer the discounted price in addition to the regular price. This may be disabled if you choose, as sometimes customers may find this confusing. If you disable this option, then the next answer will apply.

A2. The vendor gives a discount via a refund. It will NOT change the visible price you pay to the vendor initially, but it will refund the difference to the customer.

A3. Alternately, you can set up group discount profiles (with appropriate discounted pricing), group them into a separate vendor, and rez that under the group you want to give the discount to.

Q. I want to use a vendor to give group gifts. I tried setting the vendor to L$0, but the lowest it will go is L$1. Is there a way to do this totally free and only for members of my group?

A1. The vendor WILL refund the L$1 that they pay (to make it free.)

A2. Alternately, your group members should be able to "touch" (click) the vendor and select "Deliver" from the menu.

A3. Casper Warden writes: "You can also disable the touch menu, then they can just get the object by touching the vendor."

Q. If you have two discounts (one set for all, and one set for a group) - does the larger one override the smaller, or do they both apply?

A. The largest discount applies to the transaction, the other(s) do not.

Q. Can a vendor be set to be only available for people under 30 days old?

A. Not at this time.

Not What You Were Looking For?

If this doesn't answer the "How do I...?" question you have, perhaps you need the page on setting a storewide sale or the one for profile discounts and overrides instead?