There are two ways we can set up the coupon to appear on the receipts.
Manually adding a coupon on a receipt for a selected customer
- Can be tracked and the same coupon will not be able to be used twice
- Displays a unique coupon code per each coupon (or barcode)
- You can choose who receives this coupon
Go to Managers Menu > Discounts Gratuity and Maintenance
- You MUST select the category as “Issue Coupon”. All other fields are customizable to whichever you would like them to be. You can limit the days/times it is available. You can limit it to certain items as well.
To print the coupon, select the Discount button on the order screen and select the coupon. It will add it as a zero priced item (this does not print to the kitchen or receipt printer). When the check is tendered, it prints the coupon at the bottom of the receipt.
To redeem the coupon, create another discount just as you did to issue the coupon on the receipt but this this time the Category needs to be set to 'Coupon' and you need check the box for the option that says 'Coupon Number Tracking'. When the customer is ready to redeem the coupon you select the discount you created to redeem the coupon under the discounts button on the order screen. When you do you'll be prompted to scan or type in the coupon code.
Automatically adding a coupon on all receipts
- Automatically prints on all customer receipts
- These coupons cannot be tracked individually and all customers receive the same coupon code
Go to Managers Menu > Discounts Gratuity and Maintenance
- You MUST select the category as “Issue Coupon”. All other fields are customizable to whichever you would like them to be. You can limit the days/times it is available. You can limit it to certain items as well.
- Assign a “Discount ID” to the coupon
- Then click on the “Have One on Me Menu” button on that same screen. Create a name for it and assign an access level. Be sure type in your “Discount ID” that we entered earlier into the “Link Code Number” box. This will assure that our coupon gets a barcode assigned to it when it prints.
- Next, go to the Manager’s Menu -> Messages Menu > Random Messages/Coupons
- Create a new one by entering a name for the “Transaction Event”; in this case I just named it “Two Dollar Coupon”. You can select “All Registers” or a specific one. Decide how frequent you want the coupon to print (Example: Every 2 checks). Then select a timed event for it (if you do not have one, you will want to create one from the Menu Maintenance area). Then select our coupon and SAVE.
To redeem the coupon, create another discount just as you did to issue the coupon on the receipt but this this time the Category needs to be set to 'Coupon' and you need check the box for the option that says 'Coupon Number Tracking'. When the customer is ready to redeem the coupon you select the discount you created to redeem the coupon under the discounts button on the order screen. When you do you'll be prompted to scan or type in the coupon code.