How to Set Up a Buy 3 Get 1, Buy 5 Get 1 Offer?

Buy more, save more! That’s what quantity discounts are about. The average cost per item becomes less. In the lure of getting more discounts or products at cheap prices, customers end up buying more.

If you have set up a buy 2 get 1 free offer in WooCommerce, you can easily set up buy 3 get 1, buy 5 get 1 and other buy more get one offer combinations.

The trick is to keep the discounts limited to certain products and increase their sales. You can’t run a buy 1 get 1 free mobile phone deal!!

Here’s a fact: Every major WooCommerce store uses this promotional offer to increase sales in one go. So, what’s stopping you from using the most common tactic?

If you haven’t figured out how to set up these awesome offers on your WooCommerce site yet, keep reading to discover how Smart Coupons can be your must-have tool for making it happen.

How to set up a buy 3 get 1 free offer?

This deal works by giving customers an extra product for free when they purchase three of the same or specified products, or products from a particular category. This is especially useful for online stores selling fashion items and FMCGs.

For example:

• Buy 3 T-shirts and get 1 free
• Buy 3 lipsticks and get 1 free
• Buy 3 juice tetra packs and get 1 free

and so on…

You can also offer the fourth product at a cheaper price – Buy 3 T-shirts and get another at 50% off.

All you need is the Smart Coupons plugin, that helps you create targeted Buy X Get Y offers. This means you can allow either all or specific customers to claim the offer.

Smart Coupons has an amazing track record of performance, with over 24,000 active users and over 150 five-star ratings.

Let’s look at the different buy 3 get 1 offer combinations and steps.

Buy 3 get 1 free for the same product

On the purchase of 3 blue Nike T-shirts, the customer gets another blue Nike T-shirt for free.

• Once you install and activate the Smart Coupons plugin, go to your WordPress Admin panel > Marketing > Coupons > Add coupon.
• Under the General tab, select Discount type as Fixed cart discount. Since we are offering the product for free, set the coupon amount as ‘0’.



• Tick the Auto apply checkbox to apply the coupon automatically.
• Now click on the ‘Usage Restriction’ tab and under Products, search and enter the product.



• Scroll down to the Product quantity based restrictions section.
• Under Validate quantity of, select the Product option. Your product name will show up automatically. Set the quantity as 3.



• Next, click on the Actions tab. Under Add products to cart, search and choose the same product (blue Nike T-shirt).
• Since we are offering ‘Buy 3 get 1 free’, select ‘1’ under each with quantity and enter 100% under with discount of.



• Publish your coupon.

That’s it. Whenever a customer adds 3 blue Nike T-shirts to their cart, another blue Nike T-shirt will be automatically added with a 100% discount.

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Buy 3 get 1 at 50% off for the same product

In this case, we do not want to offer the product for free, but at 50% off. Repeat the same above steps, except for:

• Under the Actions tab, enter the discount amount as ’50’ under with discount of.

Buy 3 get 1 free on a different product

For example, on purchase of three soaps, you want to offer a shampoo. Again the same steps, with the following exceptions:

• Under Product, select ‘Soap’ instead of the T-shirt.
• Under the Actions tab, select the product ‘Shampoo’ under Add products to cart.

Buy 3, get 1 free – across categories

Let your customers mix and match any three products from one category and reward them with a fixed free product from another category.

For example, when a customer buys any three clothing items, they get a pair of eyeglasses for free.

Set the rules with some exceptions:

• Under the Product category, select ‘Clothing’.
• Under Validate quantity of, select the Product option. Your product category will show up automatically. Set the quantity as 3.
• Under the Actions tab, select the required product (Eyeglasses).

How to set up a buy 5 get 1 free offer?

Like buy 3 get 1, you can follow the same steps to create a buy 5 get 1 free offer and various combinations.

For example, consider we want to offer a watch for free on purchase of any five products from the clothing category.

• Go to your WordPress Admin panel > Marketing > Coupons > Add coupon.
• Under the General tab, select Discount type as Fixed cart discount. Since we are offering the product for free, set the coupon amount as ‘0’.
• Tick the Auto apply checkbox to apply the coupon automatically.
• Now click on the ‘Usage Restriction’ tab and under the Product category, search and enter Clothing.



• Scroll down to the Product quantity based restriction section.
• Select the Category option. Your category name will show up automatically. Set the quantity as 5.



• Next, click on the Actions tab. Under Add products to cart, search and choose the Watch.
• Since we are offering ‘Buy 5 get 1 free’, select ‘1’ under each with quantity and enter 100% under with discount of.



• Publish your coupon.

That’s it.

To set up other Buy X Get Y offer combinations, watch the video below.

Get gift cards, discount rules and more with Smart Coupons

Here’s a preview of what you can accomplish with this WooCommerce coupons plugin:

• Create BOGO deals for different product combinations, such as purchasing a watch and receiving a matching bracelet at a discount.
• Sell gift cards of any amount, fixed amount, fixed denominations and at a lower price to attract new customers.
• Bulk-generate and send unique coupon codes.
• Print coupons to create physical gift cards.
• URL coupons – create shareable links that automatically apply coupon offers.
• Send fixed amount cashback as store credit to customers.
• Give discounts to new users to reduce cart abandonment.
• Personalize coupon promo codes with custom prefixes and suffixes.
• Set up an Amazon Prime-like service to offer free shipping to customers.
• Apply the store credits on shipping costs and taxes.
• Allows customers to spend credit for subscription renewals.

Smart Coupons packs a punch without breaking the bank! For a budget-friendly $10.75 per month (billed annually at $129), you get a comprehensive suite of coupon features.

Wrapping things up

Now that you know “buy 3 get 1” or “buy 5 get 1” offers and how to use the Smart Coupons plugin for your WooCommerce store, here’s a key point to consider:

Many bogus tools mimic the Smart Coupons branding. These inferior tools lack the robust functionalities of Smart Coupons, developed by the official WooCommerce vendor StoreApps.

Use the Smart Coupons plugin for your business to boost sales and retain customers with features like gift cards, store credits, bulk coupon generation, BOGO deals, advanced restrictions, and more.

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