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Free Swatches Discount

Overview​

Provides up to $12 in free swatches for eligible customers during checkout.

Eligibility​

Customers WITHOUT the "swatch-buyer" tag

This means:

  • First-time customers automatically qualify
  • Guest customers automatically qualify
  • Once a customer purchases swatches, they receive the "swatch-buyer" tag and no longer qualify

Discount Details​

  • Maximum Discount: $12
  • Swatch Price: $2 each
  • Maximum Free Swatches: 6 swatches

How It Works​

Normal Case (≤6 swatches)​

  • All swatches are free
  • Total discount ≤ $12

Edge Case (>6 swatches)​

  • Discount is capped at $12
  • Customer pays for additional swatches
  • Example: 15 swatches = $12 discount + $18 charge = $18 total

Product Tagging​

Products must be tagged with "Swatch" to qualify for this discount.

Discount Message​

Customers see: "Free Swatches"

Technical Implementation​

Logic Flow​

# Tracks cumulative discount across all swatch line items
cumulative_swatch_discount = 0

Input.cart.line_items.each do |line_item|
  if line_item.variant.product.tags.include?("Swatch")
    quantity = line_item.quantity
    discount = [quantity * 2, 12 - cumulative_swatch_discount].min

    if discount > 0
      apply_swatch_discount(line_item, quantity, discount, "Free Swatches")
      cumulative_swatch_discount += discount
    end
  end
end

Helper Method​

def apply_swatch_discount(line_item, quantity, discount, message)
  original_line_price = line_item.line_price
  new_line_price = original_line_price - (Money.new(cents: discount * 100))
  line_item.change_line_price(new_line_price, message: message)
end

Configuration​

Adjusting the Free Swatch Limit

Current limit: $12 (appears in script lines 23, 27, 31, 34)

To change, update all instances throughout the free swatch section.

Guest Handling​

✅ Guests qualify for free swatches since they don't have the "swatch-buyer" tag.