Shopify volume discounts. Buy more, pay less.
Quantity breaks like 3+ for 5% off and 6+ for 10%. The more customers buy, the less each item costs.
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Buy 3+
$24$22.805% off each
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Buy 6+
$24$21.6010% off each
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Buy 12+
$24$20.4015% off each
Watch the price drop as the cart grows.
- Buy 3+
- Buy 6+
- Buy 12+
What is a volume discount?
A volume discount lowers the price of each item as the customer buys more of them: say 5% off at three, 10% off at six. Merchants also call it quantity breaks, bulk pricing or tiered pricing. It lifts average order value and moves stock faster, without marking down single-item orders.
- Name in the app
- Volume discount
- Reward types
- % off · $ off · fixed price
- Tier logic
- Highest tier wins
- Counts
- Every qualifying item
- Runs as
- Automatic or code
- Currencies
- Set amounts per market
Where Shopify's built-in discounts fall short
Each Shopify discount takes one minimum quantity, so a three-tier offer means three separate discounts to build, schedule and keep in sync. Shopify's own quantity price breaks exist, but only in B2B catalogs for company customers. And a native discount can take a percentage or an amount off, but it can't set a fixed price per item.
Shopify's built-in discounts
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Tiers in one discount
One minimum quantity per discount
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Quantity price breaks
B2B catalogs only
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Fixed price per item
Not available
With Nex Discount
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Tiers in one discount
Every tier in a single discount
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Quantity price breaks
Any customer, or the groups you pick
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Fixed price per item
"$20 each at 6+"
How volume discounts work in Nex Discount
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Choose the products
Pick products, collections or tags, and leave out anything that shouldn't count toward a tier.
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Set your tiers
Add each quantity break and one reward for the whole ladder: % off, $ off or a fixed price per item.
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Customers save at checkout
The highest tier the cart reaches applies to every qualifying item. Tiers never add up.
Ways merchants use volume discounts
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Everyday basics
Tees, socks and underwear that people already buy in multiples.
3+ for 5% off, 6+ for 10% off
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Consumables and refills
Coffee, candles and skincare refills that run out on a schedule.
4+ refills, $2 off each
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Team and group orders
Club kits, uniforms and event merch ordered in bulk.
10+ at $18 each
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Clearing overstock
Move last season's colors without marking down the whole store.
2+ for 15% off each
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Common questions, answered.
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What is a volume discount on Shopify?
A volume discount lowers the price per item as the quantity in the cart goes up, for example 5% off each at three items and 10% off each at six. It's also called quantity breaks or bulk pricing. -
Can I create volume discounts in Shopify without an app?
Partly. You can create a separate automatic discount for each minimum quantity, but every tier is another discount to maintain, and Shopify's built-in quantity price breaks only work in B2B catalogs. Nex Discount keeps every tier in one discount. -
What's the difference between volume discounts, quantity breaks and tiered pricing?
Most merchants use them to mean the same thing: the per-item price drops as the quantity rises. Tiered pricing is sometimes used for spend-based tiers too, like 10% off orders over $100. In Nex Discount, quantity tiers are volume discounts and spend tiers are a separate discount type. -
Do volume discount tiers stack?
No. The highest tier the cart reaches applies to every qualifying item. Six items at a 10% tier get 10% off each, not 5% plus 10%. -
Can customers mix products to reach a tier?
Yes. Tiers count every qualifying item in the cart, so a customer can reach the six-item tier with different sizes, colors or products from what the offer covers. -
When will volume discounts be available in Nex Discount?
Soon. Leave your email on this page and we'll tell you the day it goes live.