Create a Combo Discount

In this Article:

• Combo Discounts Overview
• Combo Discount Setup Guide
• Single Item Combo vs. Fixed Discount
• Size Triggers
• Modifier Triggers
• Bulk Discounts 
• Ring in a Combo on the POS
  
  

Combo Discounts Overview

Combo discounts allow customers to purchase items or groups of items at a specific discounted price. To learn more about other discount types, see the Get Started With Discounts article.

A pizza slice and a soda can be discounted to $5 total as long as a check has both items. 
 

The combo discount can also be used to price a single item at a specific value (for example, any burger = $5.00).

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Combo Discount Setup Guide

1. In Toast Web , navigate to Payments > Comps and promos > Discounts and promo codes.
2. Select + Add a Discount.
3. Name your discount. 
4. Select Combo from the Discount type drop-down.
5. Enter the Value for the combo discount. This is the total price of any and all items that will be part of this combo group. 
6. Now it's time to build your combo group. Start by selecting + Add a New Combo Group. You can now search for any items or groups that you'd like to be part of the combo. You can add as many combo groups to this discount as you needed-- just use the + Add a New Combo Group button.
7. Configure your other discount settings as desired, and then save and publish your discount. 

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Single Item Combo vs. Fixed Discount

Combos can also be configured for single items instead of a combination of items/groups. While fixed discounts take a certain dollar or percentage amount off a check/item total, single item combos can discount certain items/checks to a specific dollar value. 

For example, you might choose to create a combo discount for your Burgers group, so that all burgers are discounted to $5.00 (or whatever price you want), regardless of their individual prices. If you used a fixed discount instead, all burgers would be $5.00 off, resulting in different prices per burger.

Size Triggers

Size-based discounts can be used when creating combos. When choosing items that have size pricing, you will be prompted to select which sizes are eligible for the discount. 

If you choose Select All, the smallest size will be the base combo value. If a larger size is ordered, an upcharge will be applied to the item. 

If you select a particular size as the eligible item, other sizes will not be eligible for the discount. 

For example, large sandwiches are eligible for the discount, but small and medium sizes are not. 
 

Modifier Triggers

Modifier triggers are used in discounts that contain items with add-ons (modifiers). Using modifier triggers ensures that items with upcharges (modifiers with an additional price) can still be discounted appropriately. For example, toppings on pizzas, sandwiches, or salads. 

Note that modifier triggers function ONLY for combo discounts. While visible in fixed discounts, they are not supported at this time. 

1. Select the name of the item you added to your combo group.
2. On the pop-up window, select + Add Modifier Groups.
3. Choose which modifier group you'd like to include. You can select + Add Modifier Groups again to select multiple modifier groups. There are two types of triggers: Up to and Must have.
   1. Set the Up to modifier trigger to define how many modifiers are included in the discount before additional charges are applied. Note that to access this trigger you will need to add a single item to the discount, NOT a menu group or menu. For example, you might have a sandwich where you want to offer up to 1 modifier from the Pick Cheese modifier group included in your discount.
   2. Set up the Must have modifier trigger to define how many modifiers are required in order for the item to be eligible for the discount. In the same Pick Cheese example, the discounted sandwich must have cheese selection in order to qualify for the discount. 

Bulk Discounts 

Items can be discounted in bulk for single item combos discounts - not for multi-item discounts. Enabling bulk discounts allows multiple qualified items on a check to be discounted at once. 
 

A minimum quantity is the number of items required on the check to receive the bulk discount. The maximum quantity is the greatest amount of items that are eligible to receive the discount. For example, you could use this if items are being offered at $5.00 each if you buy at least 2. You can buy up to 10 at this price. 

You can pair auto-apply with bulk discounts for single item combo discounts. 

Note: If bulk discount is not configured, auto-apply will only apply to a single qualifying item on a check instead of all qualifying items. For example, if you’re offering specialty subs for $3.00 off and a family comes in and purchases four subs. Without bulk discount applied, auto-apply will only discount one sub. 

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Ring in a Combo on the POS

To ring in a Combo discount, ring in the eligible items for the combo discount and select Discount at the bottom of the check details (next to the Pay button). Then, choose the relevant discount to apply. Note that the discount button will not appear until the eligible items are on the check. 

After a combo discount is applied, items can no longer be edited. To edit items once a discount has been applied, highlight all items and select Remove.  Then, edit the individual items and reapply the discount.